Design Leadership Jobs
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Staff Product Designer - Prague, Czechia
🇨🇿 Capital Apartments, Wenceslas Square 36, 110 00 Prague, Czechia
Outreach 🇨🇿 Capital Apartments, Wenceslas Square 36, 110 00 Prague, Czechia
Define and craft elegant product experiences and system architectures for AI-powered sales execution platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to shape product vision, conduct user research, and expand the design system.
Lead UI Designer (Commerce)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Vml Enterprise Solutions 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Lead UI Designer will create digital brand look and feel, design systems, and pixel-perfect responsive interfaces while ensuring usability and accessibility standards. They will lead and support multiple designers and communicate the design process effectively to clients.
UI DESIGNER H/F
🇫🇷 Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
As a UI Designer, you will collaborate closely with UX Designers, Product Owners, and Developers to enhance existing interfaces and create new user journeys. You will be responsible for developing the graphical version of interfaces using established components from the Design System.
Senior Product Designer - Talent Pool (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Voy 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Own end-to-end design for high-impact dermatology journeys and optimize web funnels to drive conversion and retention. Partner with Product, BI, and Engineering teams to execute A/B tests and evolve the design system for rapid experimentation.
UI DESIGNER H/F
🇫🇷 Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
The UI Designer will create graphical interfaces and user journeys using existing design systems in an agile environment. They will collaborate closely with UX Designers, Product Owners, and Developers to deliver products for both clients and advisors.
UI/UX Designer
🇮🇳 Chennai, India
Explorance 🇮🇳 Chennai, India
The UI/UX Designer will collaborate with product managers to design user-friendly interfaces and create high-quality UI/UX designs. They will also work closely with developers to ensure the implementation of designs and maintain a cohesive design system.
UX Visual Designer, Amazon Advertising - Brand Innovation Lab
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Amazon 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Design and build interactive, responsive web experiences for advertising campaigns using Webflow. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize customer journeys and maintain scalable design systems.
Senior Product Designer (UX Specialist) - Media Company
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Truelogic Software 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives, transforming complex workflows into intuitive user-centered experiences. Establish and evolve design systems while collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineers.
Staff Product Designer, TuneLab
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Biospace 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will clarify the problem space by engaging with biotech users and defining their needs. They will also design the product experience and build a design system to facilitate rapid development.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Ashby 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will take ownership of larger product features, consulting with engineers and stakeholders to create effective design solutions. They will also refine the design system and ensure high-quality design standards across the product organization.
Lead AI Design Technologist (Staff Product Designer)
South Korea, Seoul
Coupang South Korea, Seoul
Lead the strategic integration of AI to transform design workflows and create intelligent, context-aware design system patterns. Partner with engineering to bridge the gap between design intent and technical feasibility for scalable AI-driven e-commerce experiences.
Design Manager, Experiential
🇺🇸 United States of America
Stripe 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead and grow a team of experiential designers to set the creative direction for Stripe's global events and brand activations. Partner with cross-functional leaders to build scalable design systems and ensure high-quality execution of physical and digital brand experiences.
Senior UX Designer
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Vml 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior UX Designer will contribute to the definition and shaping of digital banking products, collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders. They will design user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI while applying an established design system.
Staff Product Designer (Design Systems & Operations)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ad Hoc Llc 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Staff Product Designer is responsible for the overall cohesion, scaling, and operational health of the entire portal ecosystem. This includes creating and maintaining design assets, conducting audits, and empowering UX teams through training and tooling.
Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Absorb Software 🇨🇦 Canada
The Product Designer will shape intuitive and visually compelling experiences for Absorb’s learning solutions. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to the design system.
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.