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Senior Product Designer - Subscriptions
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
Spotify 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
Lead the design process for subscription experiences from initial exploration through to launch and iteration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and research to translate complex user needs into intuitive product solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer - AM (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Feazer 🌍 Remote
Manage and execute diverse design projects across digital, print, and branding while integrating AI tools into workflows. Mentor junior designers and conduct training sessions to foster creative growth and maintain industry standards.
Senior UX Researcher
🌍 Remote
Swoon 🌍 Remote
Conduct UX research to uncover user needs and pain points to inform product decisions. Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers to translate findings into actionable healthcare solutions within two-week sprints.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Tendios 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Own the end-to-end product experience for Tendios Bid and Create, from problem definition to high-fidelity UI and production monitoring. Design AI-first interaction patterns and maintain the design system while collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineering.
Senior UIUX Developer Accessibility Design Systems Angular WCAG
🇺🇸 Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Rose International 🇺🇸 Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Develop and maintain a scalable, accessible enterprise design system and reusable component library using Angular and USWDS. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure all front-end assets meet federal WCAG 2.1/AAA accessibility standards.
UX Designer Senior H/F
🇫🇷 Saint-Ouen, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Inetum 🇫🇷 Saint-Ouen, Centre-Val de Loire, France
The Senior UX Designer will lead the complete redesign of a strategic internal banking application, creating mockups and prototypes in Figma. They will collaborate within an Agile Scrum team to ensure interfaces meet accessibility standards and align with the existing design system.
Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Propel 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Establish the foundations of product design by introducing human-centred design and creating design guidelines and handbooks. The role involves end-to-end execution from customer discovery and wireframing to prototyping and presenting solutions to senior stakeholders.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Xploy Solutions 🇨🇴 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
The role involves architecting and evolving the global brand identity and design systems across all audience touchpoints. The designer will lead multi-channel campaigns and mentor junior designers while partnering with executive leadership.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Stonex Group Inc. 🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Lead the design of product features and user journeys for financial platforms and mobile applications from discovery to delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to simplify complex, data-heavy workflows while maintaining design system consistency.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kev Group 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end design of the ePay digital disbursements product, from initial discovery and user research to polished delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to simplify complex financial workflows into intuitive, accessible interfaces for web and mobile.
Senior Integrated Design Manager
🇫🇷 Portiragnes, Occitania, France
Aligned Data Centers 🇫🇷 Portiragnes, Occitania, France
The Senior Integrated Design Manager leads technical programs for data center builds, overseeing preconstruction, design, and construction phases. They coordinate with internal teams, third-party consultants, and customers to ensure project delivery meets technical, budgetary, and operational requirements.
Senior Graphic Designer - Buzzy Beauty & Wellness Brand - New York, NY
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Monday Talent 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the creation of social content, PR mailers, and visual identities for brand collaborations. They will translate high-level creative direction into polished designs across various touchpoints from concept to execution.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Strella 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead end-to-end product design projects from problem definition through launch while collaborating with engineering and leadership. Design intuitive AI-powered experiences and maintain high standards for visual and interaction craft.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Dexters 🇬🇧 Greater London, England, United Kingdom
You will own key parts of the platform by designing complex operational workflows and shaping digital solutions to replace manual processes. Additionally, you will conduct user research and collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate AI-assisted features.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Zip 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will contribute to the design of product features from concept to launch while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and go-to-market teams. Additionally, you will conduct UX research and iterate on designs based on user feedback to build consumer-grade experiences for complex enterprise workflows.
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.