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Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth Bank 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead end-to-end product design from discovery to delivery for business banking digital and staff experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional squads to translate complex requirements into intuitive, accessible, and scalable solutions.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Simple Life App 🇵🇹 Portugal
Enhance the customer journey by integrating AI technologies and gamification into a behavior change methodology for weight loss. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design innovative UI/UX solutions that drive user engagement and long-term loyalty.
SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Entain Nce 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
You will lead end-to-end design projects for online casino and sports betting products while mentoring a team of UI/UX designers. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to advocate for the player using data-driven insights and user research.
Senior Graphic Designer - B2B, Financial Services
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Creative Circle 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to develop strategic design solutions for corporate marketing and business development. Responsibilities include conducting design consultations, creating creative briefs, and mentoring junior team members while managing project timelines and budgets.
Senior UX Designer
🇳🇱 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
I2d Consulting 🇳🇱 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Lead user-centered design activities to translate user needs and business goals into intuitive digital experiences. Conduct qualitative and quantitative research while designing wireframes and prototypes within agile teams.
Senior Product Designer
The Senior Product Designer will bridge editorial storytelling and technology by designing end-to-end product flows and internal newsroom tools. Additionally, the role involves creating high-converting promotional campaigns and subscription journeys to support business growth.
Senior UX Designer
The Senior UX Designer will own the user experience for key reader-facing product areas, including reading experiences, information architecture, and subscription journeys. They will conduct independent user research and partner with product teams to translate data-driven insights into effective design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Adinb - Advertising In Business 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The role involves shaping the brand's visual direction and leading creative projects to develop innovative concepts. Responsibilities include creating high-quality designs for branding, marketing campaigns, and event materials across digital and print media.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Dexcare 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Product Designer will define the experience vision for web-based patient care booking and search journeys. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver prototypes, design patterns, and data-driven product enhancements.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Philippines
Petra Brands 🇵🇭 Philippines
The role involves crafting high-converting digital experiences, websites, and brand identities for global eCommerce brands. You will also produce multi-channel digital assets, print collateral, and utilize emerging tech like 3D rendering and AI-assisted workflows.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇷 Argentina
Petra Brands 🇦🇷 Argentina
The role involves crafting user-centric websites, landing pages, and digital assets while supporting brand identity systems. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate 3D rendering and motion graphics into high-impact visual content.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico
Petra Brands 🇲🇽 Mexico
The role involves crafting high-converting digital experiences, websites, and brand identities while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also produce multi-channel digital assets, print collateral, and utilize emerging tech like 3D rendering and AI to elevate design quality.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Colombia
Petra Brands 🇨🇴 Colombia
The role involves crafting high-converting digital experiences, websites, and brand identities while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also produce multi-channel digital assets, print collateral, and utilize emerging tech like 3D rendering and AI to elevate design quality.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇧🇷 Brazil
Petra Brands 🇧🇷 Brazil
The role involves crafting high-converting digital experiences, websites, and brand identities while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also produce multi-channel digital assets, print collateral, and utilize emerging tech like 3D rendering and AI to elevate design quality.
Senior Solutions Design Manager Europe & MEA – Warehouse Design (UAE)
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Dhl Supply Chain 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead and strategize complex warehouse design projects across Europe and MEA, collaborating with commercial teams to develop technical solutions. Responsibilities include modeling operational scenarios, conducting cost-benefit analyses, and driving sustainability and innovation for customers.
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.