Design Leadership Jobs
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Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Principal UX Designer will facilitate cross-functional workshops to drive product strategy and align senior stakeholders on complex design directions. They are responsible for mentoring design teams, scaling UX standards, and ensuring high-quality product experiences from concept through delivery.
Principal Engineer, Mixed Signal Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Analog Devices 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Own the full development cycle of complex analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks for automotive high-speed SerDes products. This includes architecture definition, transistor-level design, silicon validation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure robust production.
Principal, UX Designer - Homepage, Navigation, and Events
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Walmart 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Lead user research initiatives and cross-functional collaboration to develop intuitive, scalable interaction designs for Walmart's digital platforms. Drive design strategy through prototyping, usability testing, and data-driven insights to enhance the customer shopping experience.
Principal, UX Designer - Homepage, Navigation, and Events
🇺🇸 San Bruno, CA 94066, United States of America
Walmart 🇺🇸 San Bruno, CA 94066, United States of America
Lead the development of user-centered design strategies for Walmart's homepage, navigation, and events across digital platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable interaction designs and conduct usability testing to optimize customer engagement.
Principal Engineer, Mixed Signal Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Analog Devices 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Principal Engineer will own the full development cycle of complex analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks for high-speed SerDes products. This includes architecture definition, transistor-level design, silicon validation, and cross-functional collaboration with systems and manufacturing teams.
Principal Design Manager
🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
The Principal Design Manager will lead and manage project delivery for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects while fostering client relationships. They are responsible for providing technical leadership, overseeing quality assurance, and mentoring junior staff to ensure project success and strategic growth.
Principal Design Engineering Specialist Piping
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Fluor Corporation 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The role provides technical direction and oversight for piping engineering projects, ensuring accuracy in execution across all phases. Responsibilities include developing estimates, reviewing specifications, and mentoring less experienced engineers while managing project schedules and material quantities.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lseg 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end user experience across a complex ecosystem of internal operational tools, bridging current systems with a new target-state platform. Develop scalable design solutions and interaction patterns while collaborating with product and engineering teams to reduce operational complexity.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ifs 🇬🇧 Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Own the end-to-end design process for feature areas, from problem framing and research to production-ready Figma files. Collaborate with cross-functional squads to design AI-driven interfaces and evolve the IFS design system for complex enterprise environments.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lseg 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the user experience across the Phoenix platform ecosystem by developing end-to-end workflows that bridge current BAU systems and future-state capabilities. Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to create scalable, system-level design solutions that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Ifs 🇬🇧 Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
You will own the end-to-end product design for specific feature areas, working within a cross-functional squad to solve complex problems for maintenance and field service industries. This includes conducting user research, creating production-ready designs, and integrating AI-driven features while maintaining high accessibility standards.
About Design Leadership careers
Design leaders in 2026 set the strategic vision for design organizations navigating an AI-saturated market. This role requires a balance of craft expertise and high-level business acumen to advocate for design's value at the executive level.
Effective leaders foster a culture of technical agency, establishing systems that allow human creativity and machine efficiency to coexist.
Companies like Stripe and Airbnb seek VPs and Directors of Design who can scale teams and align design strategy with long-term business objectives.
We feature senior leadership positions including Design Directors, Heads of Design, VP of Design, Chief Design Officers, and design team leads at companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Stripe, and fast-growing AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These roles span product design, brand, and cross-functional design organizations.
Many companies offer remote design leadership roles, including distributed-first companies like Notion, Linear, GitLab, and Vercel. AI companies like Midjourney and Anthropic also hire remote design leaders. Some companies prefer hybrid arrangements for VP+ positions.
Most positions require 8–15+ years of design experience with 3–5+ years managing teams. Strong candidates demonstrate strategic thinking, team building, stakeholder management, and a track record of shipping successful products at companies like Figma, Spotify, Netflix, or emerging AI startups. Browse leadership portfolios to see how experienced designers showcase their impact.
Design leadership salaries are highly competitive: Design Directors earn $160k–$240k, VPs of Design $220k–$350k+, and CDOs at major companies can exceed $400k with significant equity packages. AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks often offer premium total compensation. Consult our salary guide for detailed breakdowns.