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Principal, Design Engineering - Technical Program Lead (TPL)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Celestica 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Lead the design and implementation of next-generation hardware architectures for high-performance AI data center solutions. Act as the primary technical contact for strategic customers to drive innovation and recommend industry best practices.
Sr. UX Designer, Security
🇺🇸 California, United States
Cribl 🇺🇸 California, United States
Lead end-to-end design for security product experiences, covering detection, investigation, and AI-assisted workflows. Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to deliver cohesive, high-fidelity solutions within the Cribl platform.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Fanduel 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design and evolution of FanDuel's product experiences from concept to delivery. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and ensure design solutions meet both user and business needs.
Staff Product Designer, Enterprise
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Scale Ai 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The designer will lead end-to-end product design for the AI for Enterprise Data business unit, creating flows, wireframes, and prototypes. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and data scientists to solve complex business challenges.
Graphic Design Manager - Corrugated Packaging
🇺🇸 Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
International Paper 🇺🇸 Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Lead, coach, and develop a team of designers and specialists while managing workload, budgets, and vendor relationships. Establish creative direction, quality standards, and efficient workflows for corrugated packaging and digital content across the customer portfolio.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
Take Command Health 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives, including discovery, research, and prototyping to deliver intuitive user experiences. Partner with product and engineering teams to define strategy, evaluate tradeoffs, and maintain high design standards across the organization.
Senior Manager Mechanical Design Engineering, GI Robot
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Intuitive 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Senior Manager will lead a team of mechanical engineers to design, develop, and launch new robotic surgical products while managing personnel and project objectives. They will serve as the primary R&D liaison to senior leadership and ensure cross-functional alignment throughout the product development lifecycle.
Aviation Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Hill International 🇺🇸 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
The Aviation Design Manager will lead the planning, design, and execution of airport terminal projects while coordinating between stakeholders, consultants, and regulatory agencies. They are responsible for managing all project phases from conceptual design through construction administration to ensure operational continuity.
UX / UI Designer Mid.
🇲🇽 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Paynau (formerly Red Efectiva) 🇲🇽 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Lead the end-to-end design of digital experiences for a Payment Service Provider (PSP) platform, from conceptualization to high-fidelity prototypes. Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure scalability, usability, and alignment with business goals across multiple markets.
Senior Design Technologist
🇨🇦 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Wsp In Canada 🇨🇦 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Lead the development of complex Civil 3D models and design packages while establishing project setup requirements and corporate standards. Mentor junior staff and perform QA/QC reviews to ensure accuracy and compliance across civil infrastructure projects.
Senior Design Technologist
🇨🇦 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Wsp In Canada 🇨🇦 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Lead the development of complex Civil 3D models and design packages for civil infrastructure projects. Drive technical excellence by enhancing CAD standards, mentoring junior staff, and performing QA/QC reviews.
Lead Product Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Cleo 🇪🇸 Spain
Lead the end-to-end design process for financial assistant features, from early-stage ideation and prototyping to polished UI execution. Collaborate with cross-functional squads to identify product opportunities and communicate a strategic vision based on user data.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States
Dcca 🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States
The Graphic Designer creates tailored communication products and visual graphics for senior leadership and stakeholders within the Mission Center. Responsibilities include developing logos, briefings, and other media using customer systems and image libraries.
Senior UX UI Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Ascendum Solutions 🇺🇸 United States
Lead the visual direction and strategic vision for user experiences while maintaining design systems and style guides. Mentor other designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce wireframes, prototypes, and developer specifications.
Principle UI Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Fanduel 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Define and elevate the visual and interaction language for FanDuel's Sportsbook across iOS, Android, and Web platforms. Lead the evolution of design systems and AI-assisted workflows while coaching other designers to ensure high production quality.
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.