Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, manage multiple projects, and develop scalable design resources while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX research and design for websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems, creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups, and delivering accessible, intuitive solutions. Coordinate design work across multiple clients and projects, collaborate with federal clients and engineers, and develop scalable design resources while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX research and design for multiple websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems, defining user needs, and creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions and scalable design resources, while guiding junior designers and incorporating customer feedback.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems through creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions and scalable design resources, while guiding junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
Lead UX research and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs to delivering high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams, create scalable design resources, and guide projects through implementation while supporting junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX design, research, and evaluation for websites and applications, including creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, manage multiple projects, and develop scalable design resources.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining requirements through wireframes and final UI mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, create scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead UX research, design, and evaluation for websites and applications, including creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions and scalable design resources across multiple projects.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs through wireframes and final high-fidelity interfaces. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, create scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior Graphic Designer
Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Jobstash Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Own visual design projects from concept through final delivery, creating brand guidelines and design systems and producing work across identity, presentations, merchandise, packaging, web, social, and environmental graphics. Collaborate with creative, hardware, and product teams to maintain a unified brand and develop storyboards and assets for animated content.
Senior Digital Product Designer | Brisbane, West End
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Fitness & Lifestyle Group 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Senior Digital Product Designer will lead the design and optimization of ecommerce journeys across multiple fitness brands to drive membership conversion. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams and offshore developers to translate business needs into effective, user-centered digital experiences.
Senior Design Manager Arch/ID
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Atkinsréalis 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will lead the architectural and interior design vision for large-scale hospitality projects from concept through construction. This role involves managing multidisciplinary teams, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring design excellence while adhering to budgets and regulatory standards.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Aqua Finance, Inc. 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design of user-centered web and mobile experiences, creating research-informed wireframes, flows, prototypes, and polished final designs. Collaborate with product, IT, and business stakeholders to turn complex requirements into accessible, usable digital products and continuously improve design practices.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for federal websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and creating user-centered, accessible solutions. Manage multiple design projects from research and wireframes through final UI delivery, collaborate with clients and engineers, and develop scalable design resources while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs to delivering high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams, create scalable design resources, and guide design work through implementation and evaluation.
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.