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Senior Environmental Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States
True Anomaly 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States
Lead the conceptualization and installation of environmental graphics across workplaces, R&D spaces, and events to make the brand tangible. Establish a scalable environmental design language and manage relationships with external fabricators and vendors.
产品设计师 Product Designer (UI/UX)
🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China
上海软件有限公司 🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Lead the UI/UX planning and interface design for AI Studio and other web-based product matrices. Collaborate with PMs and developers to transform complex workflows into intuitive experiences using Figma and AI tools.
Senior Product Designer - Technology
🇵🇦 Panama
Truelogic 🇵🇦 Panama
Lead the end-to-end design of complex AI and platform experiences, focusing on accounts, activation, monetization, and permissions. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate business requirements into scalable, intuitive SaaS workflows.
Project Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Transgrid 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Project Design Manager leads multidisciplinary design activities for high-voltage infrastructure projects from concept through to commissioning. They are responsible for managing engineering teams, ensuring design governance, and acting as the primary interface between stakeholders and contractors.
Lead/Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Cvninja 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
The role involves creating high-quality graphics, motion assets, and visual strategies across digital and print platforms. Additionally, the candidate will maintain brand consistency and mentor junior designers to ensure quality output.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Jacobs 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary detailed design teams for major UK water and wastewater infrastructure programs to ensure safe and buildable outcomes. Manage design scope, technical interfaces, and assurance while fostering trusted client relationships and mentoring staff.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australiansuper 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
You will lead the end-to-end design of complex member experiences, from discovery through to delivery and developer handover. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and stakeholders to shape product direction and ensure high-quality, user-centred outcomes.
Lead Product Designer
🇭🇺 Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
Colossyan 🇭🇺 Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
Lead the design function across four cross-functional teams and own the design of key product initiatives. Mentor designers, drive qualitative research, and integrate AI into the design workflow to improve craft and efficiency.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Sphere Solutions 🇬🇧 Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead the coordination of the design process across multiple disciplines to ensure accurate and efficient delivery. Key duties include managing RFIs, resolving design clashes, and liaising between consultants, contractors, and the client.
Staff Product Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Blinq 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead end-to-end product design across iOS, Android, and Web to shape real-world connection experiences. Drive cross-platform bets by evolving design systems, visual language, and iterating based on real-world feedback.
Staff Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Blinq 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead end-to-end product design across iOS, Android, and Web to shape the experience of real-world connections. Partner with PMs and engineers to evolve design systems, visual language, and human-first user journeys.
Staff Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Blinq 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will lead end-to-end product design across iOS, Android, and Web platforms to shape the user experience for millions of customers. You will also champion design craft, consistency, and visual language while collaborating closely with product managers and engineers.
Customer Transformation – CX & Service Design Manager
🇳🇿 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Pwc New Zealand 🇳🇿 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Lead end-to-end customer transformation and service design engagements by facilitating workshops and translating research into executive-ready outputs. Manage multiple workstreams and junior team members while partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver human-centred outcomes.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Silosmashers, Inc. 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The Graphic Designer will lead data visualization solutions and create a wide range of visual assets including charts, infographics, and publication designs. They will collaborate with customers to define project requirements and provide advice on the best production processes for visual presentations.
Experienced Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Flywheel Partners 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead the visual strategy and end-to-end execution of high-stakes healthcare communications, transforming complex medical concepts into clear visual resources. Responsibilities include designing detail aids, eLearning modules, and sales materials while maintaining strict brand frameworks.
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.