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Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Resident 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design direction for Ashley Digital’s e-commerce experiences, delivering high-quality, customer-centered solutions. Collaborate with Product, Data, and Marketing teams to translate business goals and customer insights into effective digital experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fetch 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead design efforts to improve user experiences within the Fetch app. They will work closely with cross-functional teams to launch features that enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
Product Designer- San Francisco HQ
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Orb 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
As a designer at Orb, you will drive the end-to-end design process, from early discovery research through to implementation. You will lead user research sessions, iterate on solutions, and partner closely with engineers and product managers to shape new initiatives.
UX Designer NEX
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Patterson-uti 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design process across web and mobile experiences, including discovery research and usability testing. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ship features and establish a design system.
FPGA Logic Design Manager
🇺🇸 Duluth, GA 30095, United States of America
Universal Avionics 🇺🇸 Duluth, GA 30095, United States of America
As the FPGA / PLD Development Manager, you will lead a team responsible for the full PLD development lifecycle for avionics products. This includes managing technical execution, driving compliance with DO-254 processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Head of Design (m/w/d) Non-Food
🇩🇪 59199 Bönen, Germany
Kik Textilien Und Non-food Gmbh 🇩🇪 59199 Bönen, Germany
You will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Non-Food design area. This includes developing creative design strategies, managing design projects, and collaborating with various departments.
UX | Product Designer (Lead / Especialista)
🇧🇷 Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Dainai 🇧🇷 Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
The professional will be responsible for defining and directing the end-to-end product experience, translating business needs into clear and efficient user journeys. They will ensure consistency and quality in design deliverables while collaborating with product and technology teams on strategic decisions.
Produto | Senior Product Designer (APP/Mobile)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Fluency Academy Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
The Senior Product Designer will lead design initiatives for the app, from discovery and hypothesis validation to solution design and data-driven iteration. They will collaborate with PMs, learning designers, engineers, and stakeholders to create user-centered experiences that drive measurable business value.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bird Construction 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the design process from pre-award to the finalization of construction subcontracts, ensuring compliance with budgets and schedules. They serve as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, and regulatory authorities while managing the consultant team.
Senior Experiential Graphic Designer - Aviation Market
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Gresham Smith 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
The Senior Experiential Graphic Designer will provide creative leadership and deliver design solutions that enhance customer experiences. This role involves crafting visual strategies and collaborating with various design disciplines to create integrated design elements.
Equipment Design Manager
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc. (a Berkshire Hathaway Company) 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
The Equipment Design Manager leads the Equipment Design function to deliver safe and reliable DRA injection equipment while overseeing key programs for continuous improvement. This role includes managing the Equipment Design team, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Senior Mobile Product Designer — HuntWise
🇺🇸 United States of America
Kalkomey Enterprises, Llc 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead design for the Huntwise iOS and Android apps, focusing on intuitive map and location-based experiences. Own the end-to-end design process, collaborating with engineers and a Product Manager to ensure high-quality delivery.
Product Designer- San Francisco HQ
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Orb 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for revenue reporting and invoicing products, from discovery research to implementation. Collaborate with engineers and product managers to translate ambiguous problems into intuitive user experiences and maintain the design system.
Senior Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fetch 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead design efforts to improve the Fetch app experience, focusing on growth and retention features. Collaborate with product and engineering leads to launch features and influence organizational design decisions.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Ab Inbev | Growth Group 🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
The role involves leading the UX strategy and end-to-end design execution for the Fintech design team. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to create scalable, user-centered digital experiences and roadmaps.
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.