Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer (Maternity Cover)
🇷🇸 Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Learnupon 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Design and deliver end-to-end UX/UI solutions while collaborating with product managers and engineers to align priorities. Responsibilities include conducting user research, maintaining design system components, and advocating for accessibility compliance.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
Info Origin Inc 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States
The consultant will design intuitive UI/UX for complex applications while collaborating with business users, developers, and project managers in an agile environment. They are responsible for creating wireframes, prototypes, and design systems while ensuring compliance with security and accessibility standards.
UX Designer - Design systems
🇮🇹 Italy
Joinrs 🇮🇹 Italy
Build and evolve Canonical's design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and accessibility across all products. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate user needs into reusable components and design tokens.
Product Designer (Maternity Cover)
🇷🇸 Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
Learnupon 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia
You will design and deliver end-to-end UX/UI solutions while collaborating with product managers and engineers to define and solve design challenges. Additionally, you will conduct user research, maintain design system components, and advocate for accessibility across product features.
Lead UI Designer
🇫🇷 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France
Pluxee 🇫🇷 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France
The Lead UI Designer will own the vision, governance, and evolution of the global Design System while managing a team of UI designers. They will collaborate across product, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure visual consistency, accessibility, and high-performing digital product experiences.
UI/UX Designer - AI Products (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Hire Feed 🌍 Remote
Design and refine intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile applications to improve usability and accessibility. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create wireframes and prototypes based on user research and data.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loblaw Digital 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Product Designer will partner with Product, Tech, and Research teams to optimize eCommerce web and app journeys for various grocery and beauty banners. Responsibilities include leading problem discovery, creating high-fidelity interfaces, and ensuring accessibility and scalability through design systems.
UX Designer - Senior
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J&m Group 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of user-centered digital experiences, ensuring alignment with accessibility and organizational standards. Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to develop UX strategies, prototypes, and performance measurement processes.
RQ11392 - UX Designer - Senior
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maarut 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior UX Designer will lead end-to-end design activities for the Common Compliance Management Platform, translating business requirements and user insights into intuitive digital experiences. They will collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to ensure accessibility and high-quality standards are met throughout the product lifecycle.
UX Designer - Toronto, ON - Canada - Long Term Contract
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arthur Grand Technologies Inc 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The UX Designer will lead end-to-end user research and design activities, including creating wireframes, prototypes, and user journeys for complex digital products. They will collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams and stakeholders to ensure designs align with accessibility standards and the Ontario Design System.
Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end UX design lifecycle, providing subject matter expertise in interaction design, accessibility, and design systems. Manage client relationships and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality user-centered design solutions.
Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
The Senior UX Designer will lead UX design strategies across the full lifecycle, providing guidance on interaction, accessibility, and service design. They will also manage client relationships, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and ensure all designs meet business objectives and user needs.
UI/UX Designer - AI Products (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Hire Feed 🌍 Remote
The role involves designing intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile applications to improve usability and accessibility. The designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create wireframes and prototypes based on user research and data.
UI/UX Designer - AI Products (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Hire Feed 🌍 Remote
Design and refine intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile applications to improve usability and accessibility. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create wireframes and prototypes based on user research and data.
UI/UX Designer - AI Products (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Hire Feed 🌍 Remote
The designer will create intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile applications to improve usability and accessibility. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine designs based on user research and stakeholder feedback.
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.