Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer - Growth
🌍 Remote
Magicschool Ai 🌍 Remote
You will own the end-to-end design process within your squad, shaping feature direction and iterating quickly based on feedback. Additionally, you will lead user research and create impactful user experiences that balance user goals with business priorities.
Senior Product Designer - Search
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ebay 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will lead the design and execution of end-to-end product experiences, balancing customer needs with technical feasibility and business priorities. The role involves creating high-quality product experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 United States
You will lead the production of visual designs and improve product UX through interaction models. Additionally, you will guide communication with cross-disciplinary teams and influence key stakeholders.
UX Designer (MNSITE-3656)
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Integres, Llc 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Lead user research activities and design intuitive interfaces for an IT team. Collaborate with stakeholders to refine designs and ensure compliance with accessibility guidelines.
Senior UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Seatgeek 🌍 Remote
The role involves defining strategies and providing end-to-end craft and thought leadership while partnering with cross-functional teams to evolve the platform into the best-in-class ticketing solution. Responsibilities include deeply understanding user needs and setting direction through clear strategies while executing details through launch.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Encora 🌍 Remote
Lead design across the full lifecycle from discovery to delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Synthesize user research data to shape product direction and create high-fidelity prototypes for validation.
Remote Lead E-commerce UI/UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves crafting high-performing Shopify website experiences focused on conversion, ranging from homepage layouts to promotional assets, based on business and marketing goals. Responsibilities also include building scalable design systems in Figma and ensuring accurate implementation through close collaboration with developers.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The Lead Product Designer will drive the design vision and execution for a complex platform, collaborating with various teams to create scalable solutions. This role includes ownership over feature design, user experience, and long-term product evolution.
Senior Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Browserstack 🌍 Remote
As a Senior Lead Product Designer, you will contribute to the design direction of initiatives and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams. You will be responsible for creating user-centered design solutions and ensuring a cohesive product experience.
Product Designer - UI/UX
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Beonic 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
As a Product Designer, you will create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for Beonic’s applications. You will lead user research initiatives and collaborate with product managers and developers to align design efforts with business goals.
Product Designer
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Seismic 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The Product Designer will uncover customer insights to create best-in-class user experiences and lead concept ideation through various design processes. They will collaborate with product management and executives to prioritize the product roadmap and work on features throughout their entire lifecycle.
Product Designer - REMOTE
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
Design intuitive and scalable solutions for digital asset management while collaborating with Product and Engineering teams. Lead complex design projects and initiatives to enhance client interactions with digital assets.
Senior Product Designer, Mobile
You will lead the re-imagination and evolution of Kickstarter's mobile apps, owning the full design lifecycle for iOS and Android platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver seamless experiences for the global community.
Product Designer - India
🇮🇳 India
Bitgo 🇮🇳 India
Lead end-to-end design work, from defining user needs to shipping polished product experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring designs to life and contribute to the design system.
Lead UX / UI Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Clarion Housing Group 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Lead UX/UI Designer will be responsible for leading a small team of designers, mentoring them, and collaborating closely with Product, Change teams, engineers, and external agencies. Key tasks involve designing websites, portals, and internal tools while owning and evolving the design system using Figma and Storybook.
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.