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Senior Product Designer, Ads
🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Kayak 🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for web and mobile platforms, focusing on ads and partner-facing products within an agile team. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate user needs into design decisions that improve outcomes for travelers and advertisers.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Neptune Software 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Own the end-to-end design process from discovery and research to final UI delivery for the Neptune DX Platform. Build interactive, code-based prototypes using React and TypeScript to validate ideas and collaborate with engineering teams.
Senior Graphic Designer and Brand Steward
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dragons Group 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Develop and execute high-quality design work for FMCG projects while ensuring strict brand consistency. Supervise and mentor junior and mid-level designers to maintain high creative standards across all deliverables.
Senior Graphic Designer (Wellness and Healthcare)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dragons Group 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the design and execution of digital content and campaigns for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients while maintaining high visual standards. Mentor a mid-level designer and collaborate with strategy and account teams to build scalable design systems.
Senior Product Designer - Consumer (B2C) - FTC 12-months
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Zoopla 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will own the design process from problem framing to delivery, ensuring intuitive and high-quality experiences across web and mobile. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to use data and research to drive product growth and business impact.
SENIOR AI-FIRST UX DESIGNER
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Pihr 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
You will shape the user experience of a pay equity platform by translating complex regulatory requirements and data-heavy workflows into intuitive solutions. The role involves conducting user research, rapid AI-assisted prototyping, and collaborating closely with product management and engineering teams.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇵🇹 Tomar, Santarém, Portugal)
Nepsoft Portugal Unipessoal Lda. Remote (🇵🇹 Tomar, Santarém, Portugal)
You will own the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to building interactive, code-based prototypes. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex enterprise workflows into intuitive, visually compelling product experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 08787 Carme, Spain
Neptune Software As 🇪🇸 08787 Carme, Spain
You will own the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to building interactive, code-based prototypes. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex enterprise workflows into intuitive, visually compelling product experiences.
Senior Design Manager (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Equinix 🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process for a portfolio of datacenter projects, ensuring technical excellence, resilience, and cost management. They coordinate across internal and external teams to deliver projects on time while maintaining global design standards.
Senior Product Designer - Onboarding & Activation
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Ebury 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Own the end-to-end design of onboarding and activation journeys for both customers and internal operational workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to simplify complex regulatory processes like identity verification and account activation.
Senior Product & Design Manager - Mitre
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Pentland Brands 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the long-term product and design strategy for the Mitre brand while translating consumer insights into innovative product ranges. Manage the end-to-end product creation process, including design briefs, critical paths, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure market readiness.
European Senior Product Designer
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
Provident Pénzügyi Zrt 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
Lead end-to-end product design for native mobile and responsive web applications across European markets. Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver intuitive, accessible, and data-informed digital experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Canton Luxembourg
Vml 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Canton Luxembourg
The Creative Lead/Senior Graphic Designer will drive the visual vision and creative direction for e-commerce projects while managing hands-on design execution. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to translate brand strategies into compelling visual experiences across various platforms.
Senior Product Designer - Onboarding & Activation
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Ebury 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end design for onboarding and activation journeys, balancing user needs with regulatory and operational requirements. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, and Compliance to deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences across web and mobile platforms.
Senior Product Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Codex Solutions 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead end-to-end design for complex digital products, translating business goals and user insights into scalable, intuitive interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive design quality and mentor junior designers on UX practices.
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.