Design Leadership Jobs
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Lead Specialist, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
Lead the design of complex, end-to-end user experiences and platform-level initiatives for higher education products across web and mobile. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product strategy, evolve design systems, and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product Designer, Android
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Superhuman 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the design vision for Superhuman on Android, focusing on the integration of the Go AI agent and the evolution of the Grammarly floating assistant. Establish the Android design foundation, including patterns and components, while ensuring a coherent multi-product AI experience.
Senior Design Manager
🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Majid Al Futtaim 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Lead the creative direction for an e-commerce brand across product design, media campaigns, and UX. Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary design team to translate global brand guidelines into high-quality local digital experiences.
Sr. Design Manager
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Entrust Solutions Group 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lead the substation layouts design team by providing technical guidance, managing workloads, and overseeing project budgets and schedules. Responsible for detailed design of major projects, equipment procurement, and maintaining client relationships.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Stocktwits Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead the design of new feature innovations and design systems across iOS, Android, and Web platforms. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to create intuitive, data-dense interfaces for financial data and social interactions.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Broadcom 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Drive the design strategy and end-to-end user experience for the VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention solution. Collaborate with senior leadership to simplify complex enterprise security workflows into intuitive management processes.
Product Designer I
🇺🇸 Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
Bosch-homecomfort 🇺🇸 Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
The Product Designer I is responsible for generating complete product designs, solid models, and layouts for complex programs. They will lead design teams, manage bill of materials in SAP, and develop construction concepts to meet business goals.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden)
Seenthis Remote (🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden)
Lead the discovery and execution of the media and advertising product suite, transforming complex workflows into intuitive tools. Collaborate closely with engineering and product management to take ideas from initial sketches to shipped products using AI-native tools.
Product Designer
🇨🇿 Brno, 384, 664 71 Brno, Czechia
Lear Corporation 🇨🇿 Brno, 384, 664 71 Brno, Czechia
The role involves the technical leadership of assigned projects, including product development through 3D modeling, drawings, and testing. The designer will also handle technical communication and product presentations for international automotive customers.
Senior UX Researcher
Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Investengine Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Establish and lead the UX research practice from scratch, focusing on testing flows and concepts to inform product decisions. Partner with Design, Product, and Marketing teams to set evidence standards and maintain research quality.
Senior Product Designer - Agentic AI Solutions
🇪🇬 Egypt
Lucidya 🇪🇬 Egypt
Lead the end-to-end design of Agentic AI experiences to ensure trust, transparency, and intuitive workflows for enterprise users. Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns that support both Arabic and English environments.
Senior Product Designer - Agentic AI Solutions
🇵🇱 Jordanów, Sucha County, Poland
Lucidya 🇵🇱 Jordanów, Sucha County, Poland
Lead the end-to-end design of Agentic AI experiences to ensure trust, transparency, and intuitive workflows for enterprise users. Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns that support both English and Arabic-first environments.
Senior Product Designer - Agentic AI Solutions
🇶🇦 Qatar
Lucidya 🇶🇦 Qatar
Lead the end-to-end design of Agentic AI experiences to ensure trust, transparency, and intuitive workflows for enterprise users. Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns that support both Arabic and English environments.
Senior Product Designer - Agentic AI Solutions
🇧🇭 Bahrain
Lucidya 🇧🇭 Bahrain
Lead the end-to-end design of Agentic AI experiences to ensure trust, transparency, and intuitive workflows for enterprise users. Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns that support both English and Arabic-first environments.
Senior Product Designer - Agentic AI Solutions
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Lucidya 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Lead the end-to-end design of Agentic AI experiences to ensure trust, transparency, and intuitive workflows for enterprise users. Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns that support both English and Arabic-first environments.
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.