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UX Designer
🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
Dnv 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
The UX Designer will convert the digital customer experience strategic direction into end-to-end designs and lead the digital design process at the Group level. They will also establish a group-wide digital design system and champion user-centered design principles across the organization.
Contract UX Designer (3-months)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Tecovas 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Lead UX design for priority projects from discovery through final handoff to engineering. Conduct user research and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create customer-centered solutions.
Lead Product Designer, Growth
🌍 Remote
Circle.so 🌍 Remote
The Lead Product Designer will own the design strategy for growth across key surfaces like sign-up, onboarding, activation, and revenue flows, while designing end-to-end experiences optimized for conversion and long-term engagement. This role involves owning the billing and checkout experience, translating data and research into design decisions, and leading A/B testing efforts.
Lead Product Designer, Applied AI
🌍 Remote
Circle.so 🌍 Remote
Own the design strategy for Applied AI surfaces and provide thought leadership in this area. Design end-to-end AI experiences and collaborate closely with engineering and ML teams.
Senior Product Designer - Software Platform
🇳🇴 Mo i Rana, Norway
Tive 🇳🇴 Mo i Rana, Norway
The Senior Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process for complex product areas, translating user needs and business goals into intuitive experiences for data-heavy use cases like alerts and dashboards. They will partner closely with Product Managers on scope and timelines while collaborating with engineers to ensure technical feasibility and production readiness.
Senior Product Designer - Software Platform
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Tive 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process for complex product areas, translating user needs and business goals into intuitive experiences for customer-facing products, mobile applications, and underlying design systems. This involves designing and optimizing workflows for data-heavy use cases like alerts, dashboards, and configuration flows while ensuring technical feasibility and accessibility.
Sr. Product Designer - Mobile
🇺🇸 Redlands, California, United States
Esri 🇺🇸 Redlands, California, United States
The Sr. Product Designer will take ownership of design work from brainstorming to implementation, producing high-fidelity visuals and collaborating closely with developers. They will also facilitate design exercises and work with leadership to shape the future direction of Esri’s field applications.
Sr. Product Designer - Mobile
🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
Esri 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
The Sr. Product Designer will take ownership of design work from brainstorming to implementation, producing high-fidelity visuals and collaborating closely with developers. They will also facilitate design exercises and work with leadership to shape the future of Esri’s field applications.
Sr. Product Designer - Mobile
🇺🇸 Portland, Maine, United States
Esri 🇺🇸 Portland, Maine, United States
The Sr. Product Designer will take ownership of design work from brainstorming to implementation, producing high-fidelity visuals and collaborating closely with developers. They will also facilitate design exercises and work with leadership to shape the future of Esri’s field applications.
Senior Product Designer, Air & Ground Deterrence
🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Anduril Industries 🇺🇸 Costa Mesa, California, United States
You will plan and run research to understand end operators' needs and craft experiences that work for them in various environments. Additionally, you will lead the definition of high-impact product experiences and mentor design peers.
Senior Product Designer (Reviews and core)
🇬🇧 City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Trustpilot 🇬🇧 City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
The role involves leading design strategy and execution for high-impact features, taking ownership from problem framing through delivery, and optimizing user experiences, including leveraging AI-powered features for tools like inboxes. This person will also partner closely with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy and drive contributions to the design system.
Senior Product Designer (Reviews and core)
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Trustpilot 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Lead the design strategy and execution for complex, high-impact features, taking full ownership from initial problem framing through to delivery. Partner closely with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy and conduct user research to validate design decisions.
UX Designer
🇺🇸 Roswell, Georgia, United States
Pga Tour Superstore 🇺🇸 Roswell, Georgia, United States
The UX Designer will lead design initiatives, set creative direction, and deliver high-quality design solutions across various customer and associate applications like POS, mobile, and e-commerce. This involves optimizing high-traffic flows, conducting user research, and creating detailed design artifacts using advanced Figma features.
Sr. Product Designer
🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Atrato 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Lead and execute strategic design initiatives to meet business objectives and address user needs across Atrato's ecosystem. Conduct usability testing to identify friction points and optimize the credit application and payment flow.
Lead Product Designer, Health AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Openai 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Lead Product Designer will contribute to the overall design and product direction of OpenAI's healthcare products, creating user-friendly and visually appealing designs. They will collaborate with various teams to define strategies and engage in user research to refine products.
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.