Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Trimble Inc. 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-driven product solutions from concept to launch, focusing on complex workflows and user experiences for the construction industry. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to maintain the design system and mentor other design team members.
Senior Visual Designer
🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Onsemi 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Lead the creation of compelling, scalable visual designs for global campaigns, immersive events, and digital experiences. Collaborate with global teams to shape a cohesive and modern brand experience for onsemi.
Head of Design Bureau
🇮🇳 Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, India
Ismg Careers 🇮🇳 Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, India
Lead and scale the APAC-based global Design Bureau, overseeing the delivery of high-quality creative services across multiple regions. Manage a team of designers while optimizing workflows and maintaining brand consistency across all business units.
Senior Visual Designer - (Advanced English) - Chile
Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Referrals Only Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Lead the end-to-end visual strategy and architectural decisions for complex product design systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-fidelity UI elements while mentoring junior designers and ensuring WCAG compliance.
Lead Visual Designer - (Advanced English) - Chile
Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Referrals Only Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Lead the visual direction and scalability of product aesthetics across multiple teams while mentoring senior designers. Create and evolve accessible design systems and conduct UX research to transform insights into high-fidelity digital products.
Lead Product Designer (LMTS), AI Products
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Qualified 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the design of Piper, an AI agent, focusing on its reasoning brain and conversational presence across chat and video. Define new design patterns for autonomous agents in enterprise sales through rapid prototyping and close collaboration with engineering.
Product Development and Design Manager
🇺🇸 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America
Meijer 🇺🇸 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America
Lead the design and product development of apparel and accessories to ensure a cohesive brand vision and quality integrity. Manage the seasonal development calendar and coordinate with sourcing and quality assurance teams to execute product assortments.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Akqa 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Design and execute intuitive digital experiences for a leading quick-serve restaurant brand. This includes performing research, ideating, and prototyping to ensure customer experiences are delightful and on-brand.
Senior UX Researcher, LearnX
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead a research agenda to identify product opportunities and user needs for LearnX initiatives across Gemini, NotebookLM, and YouTube. Partner with cross-functional teams to inform product decisions and advocate for user-focused perspectives through storytelling.
Transit Design Manager - Bus Rapid Transit
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead the design and management of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, overseeing multidisciplinary teams through planning, preliminary, and final design phases. Responsibilities include preparing engineering calculations, reviewing multimodal street designs, and managing project budgets and schedules.
Sr. Graphic Designer - 3D Specialist
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Nbcuniversal 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead the creative execution of broadcast, digital, and special project graphics for Noticias Telemundo Network. Collaborate with leadership to deliver high-impact 3D motion graphics within a fast-paced, 24/7 news production environment.
Web Designer | Remote | LATAM Only | 83164
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Remote Talent Latam Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Lead website improvement initiatives from concept to launch, focusing on UI/UX reviews and responsive design. Implement updates across various platforms including WordPress, Elementor, and Webflow while utilizing AI tools for efficiency.
Web Designer | Remote | LATAM Only | 83164
Remote (🇳🇮 Nicaragua)
Remote Talent Latam Remote (🇳🇮 Nicaragua)
Lead website improvement initiatives from concept to launch, focusing on UI/UX reviews and responsive design. Build and update websites across multiple platforms while utilizing AI tools to increase productivity.
Web Designer | Remote | LATAM Only | 83164
Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Remote Talent Latam Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Lead website improvement initiatives from concept to launch, focusing on redesigning pages and enhancing user experience. Implement updates across various platforms including WordPress, Elementor, and Webflow while ensuring responsive design and brand consistency.
UI/UX Product Designer
Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Double The Donation Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Lead app design projects in Figma for a core nonprofit software application, focusing on continuous improvements and additions. Ensure the product vision is aligned with developer operations through strong and dynamic design implementation.
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.