Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Designer NEX
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Patterson-uti 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for web and mobile B2B experiences, from discovery research to high-fidelity UI. Establish the company's first design system and collaborate with product managers and engineers to ship features.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Mdvip Llc 🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Design and iterate on the member enrollment funnel, including physician profiles and contact flows, to drive conversion. Own the design system for organic growth and lead the design side of the A/B testing and CRO program.
Senior UX Researcher
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Amaris Consulting 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Senior UX Researcher will own the research strategy from kickoff to insights, influencing various digital products and experiences. They will lead usability studies and facilitate workshops while mentoring junior researchers.
Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Biorce 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Product Designer will lead end-to-end design projects from research and discovery through shipping, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers. They will create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs while maintaining design systems for consistency across products.
Staff Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Affirm Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead the design of AI and agentic initiatives to create proactive, conversational consumer experiences for Affirm. Define the design language for AI-driven interactions and collaborate cross-functionally to balance short-term execution with long-term strategic vision.
Senior UX Researcher
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Moneybox 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead end-to-end mixed-methods research to drive strategic discovery and evaluative testing for product experiences. Integrate AI tools into research workflows and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align user insights with business objectives.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group 🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Responsible for the design delivery of non-infrastructure wastewater projects on the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. This includes leading Design Managers and collaborating with multiple teams to deliver carbon-efficient design solutions.
Building Envelope Design Manager
🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sto Building Group 🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Building Envelope Design Manager leads the design-assist process for building envelope systems during preconstruction and construction. This role coordinates with various stakeholders to ensure systems are constructible, code compliant, and aligned with project budgets and schedules.
UX / Product Designer (Product + Marketing)
🇵🇱 Poland
Lektra 🇵🇱 Poland
Design intuitive user experiences across multiple digital products and create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and polished interfaces. Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Leadership to maintain and evolve Lektra's design system.
Product Strategist and UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Gitwit 🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research and technical discovery to inform product strategy, UX direction, and positioning. Design and test interactive AI-enabled prototypes and define success metrics to drive iterative product refinement.
Senior/Chief Design Manager
🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Ramboll 🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Oversee and approve technical design work for airfield projects while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver cost-efficient solutions. Establish technical governance and represent the company in regulatory consultations and client meetings.
Senior Graphic Designer
South Korea, Seoul
Kiss Products, Inc. South Korea, Seoul
Lead the creative development and execution of packaging, branding, and advertising campaigns for C&H Cosmetics brands. Manage the entire design lifecycle from initial concept through final print production and vendor coordination.
Building Envelope Design Manager
🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bcci 🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead the design-assist process for building envelope systems from preconstruction through completion, serving as the primary liaison between owners, architects, and subcontractors. Ensure exterior enclosure systems are coordinated, constructible, code-compliant, and aligned with project budgets and schedules.
Working Student Product Designer (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Germany
1komma5° 🇩🇪 Germany
The Product Design Working Student will create exceptional user experiences and visually appealing user interfaces for Virtual Assembly Line tools. They will collaborate with various team members to define problems, lead research initiatives, and create high-fidelity design solutions.
Working Student Product Designer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Germany
1komma5° 🇩🇪 Germany
The Product Design Working Student will create exceptional user experiences and visually appealing user interfaces for Virtual Assembly Line tools. They will collaborate with various teams to define problems, lead research initiatives, and design user-centric solutions.
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.