Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer (Principal-Level)
Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Synthesia Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Lead complex and ambiguous design initiatives to define the long-term UX vision and product direction for the AI video platform. Act as a strategic partner to Product and Engineering leads while mentoring senior designers to raise the overall craft bar.
Product Designer, AI-Native Products (Senior/Staff-Level)
Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Synthesia Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Lead the design of AI-native product surfaces for Skills and Dubbing & Localisation, focusing on conversational avatar experiences and AI-driven workflows. Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to set the design vision, influence roadmaps, and raise the overall craft bar for the product.
Junior UI/UX Designer
Remote (🇮🇩 Indonesia)
Sterry Remote (🇮🇩 Indonesia)
Support the end-to-end design process by creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and maintaining design systems. Collaborate with developers and product leads to translate user research and feedback into intuitive digital experiences.
Junior UI/UX Designer
Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Sterry Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Support the end-to-end design process by creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and maintaining design systems. Collaborate with developers and product leads to translate user research and feedback into intuitive user experiences.
Design Manager Data Centres
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Goodman 🇫🇷 Paris, France
Lead the multidisciplinary design process for hyperscale or colocation data centres from inception through construction. Manage external engineering firms, oversee contractor design efforts, and ensure compliance with technical standards and sustainability goals.
Lead UI Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Global Relay 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Lead UI Designer will own the visual and interaction design for information archiving and AI platforms. They are responsible for setting craft direction, maintaining design standards, and mentoring other UI designers to ensure high-quality user experiences.
Senior UX Designer | Bangalore
🇮🇳 India
Photon 🇮🇳 India
Lead end-to-end UX design for web and mobile applications, translating business requirements into intuitive user flows and high-fidelity designs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design systems and mentor junior designers.
Principal, Design Engineering - Power
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Responsible for architecting, implementing, and supporting power system solutions for networking, storage, and server systems. This includes leading the design of DC-DC switch-mode power supplies and ensuring they meet thermal and safety requirements.
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 program progress, and develop construction concepts to meet business goals.
UX Researcher
🇮🇪 Ireland
One Identity 🇮🇪 Ireland
Lead full-cycle UX research across the Identity Security domain to inform product strategy and reduce risk. Partner with Product and Design leaders to synthesize findings and operationalize research practices across a complex ecosystem.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Wise 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Set the vision for a scalable global KYC onboarding platform by creating reusable design components for regional teams. Collaborate with cross-functional leads to balance complex regulatory compliance with a seamless user experience.
Principal Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey
Analog Devices 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey
Lead the design and development of complex mixed-signal integrated circuits for automotive high-speed serial data communications. Responsibilities include RTL design, verification planning, and managing IC projects from definition to series production.
Civil Design Manager - Site Design
🇺🇸 Kansas, United States of America
Olsson 🇺🇸 Kansas, United States of America
Lead quality assurance and senior-level design reviews for land development projects while managing technical project staff. Act as a consultative resource for clients and oversee the production of high-quality project deliverables.
Senior Product Designer II POS Hospitality (all genders)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design of complex native iOS experiences for the POS Hospitality squad to improve operational efficiency for restaurant staff. Collaborate with cross-functional partners and mentor junior designers to raise the overall quality of the product's design and usability.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cmc Markets 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design of next-generation trading products and evolve the Figma-based design system for global web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to translate complex financial data into intuitive, high-performance user interfaces.
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.