Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Canberra, District of Canberra Central, Australia
Fulcrum 🇦🇺 Canberra, District of Canberra Central, Australia
Lead the concept, creative direction, design, and production of the organisation's flagship print title, while developing campaigns and assets across print, digital, social, retail, and web. Collaborate with teams across the organisation, manage concurrent projects and external contributors, and help shape creative standards and the studio's future ways of working.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Ibague)
Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Build precise, reusable design systems for multiple client brands, including token architecture, variables, modes, and core component libraries. Document systems so developers and automated build pipelines can implement them reliably.
Design Manager - Sports Infrastructure (Building Engineering)
🇦🇺 Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and integrate large multidisciplinary design teams to deliver complex sports infrastructure projects while acting as the primary client interface. Establish front-end design strategies, manage technical assurance processes, and ensure compliance with commercial and governance obligations.
Sr. Design Manager, Data Centers
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Jll 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Sr. Design Manager leads multidisciplinary design teams to coordinate and integrate mission-critical data center projects, ensuring operational reliability and scalability. This role manages BIM processes, design RFI workflows, and quality assurance to bridge design intent with construction execution.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Leon)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Build token architectures and reusable component libraries in Figma for multiple client brands, using variables, modes, and semantic naming that work reliably with the build pipeline. Document each system so developers or automated pipelines can implement it without needing clarification.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Gong 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead end-to-end product design for a key product area, from research and ideation through prototyping and polished designs, while advocating for user needs and contributing to design systems. Partner with product managers and engineers to simplify complex workflows and deliver intuitive, scalable AI-powered experiences that improve outcomes for revenue teams.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Rio de Janeiro)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Build and maintain precise, scalable design systems for multiple client brands, including token architecture, variables, modes, and core component libraries. Document systems so developers and automated build pipelines can implement them reliably.
Deputy Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Idom Consulting, Engineering, Architecture 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead architectural design projects and design-contract proposals from concept through completion, producing detailed drawings, plans, and 3D models. Ensure compliance with building codes, collaborate with project stakeholders, and mentor junior architects.
Solutions Design Manager
🇵🇭 Laguna, Philippines
Dhl Supply Chain 🇵🇭 Laguna, Philippines
Lead the end-to-end design of complex supply chain solutions, developing commercially sound business cases, cost models, pricing strategies, and investment assessments aligned with customer needs and DHL standards. Advise customers and senior stakeholders, promote innovation and continuous improvement, and mentor junior Solutions Design team members.
Product Designer（产品设计师）
100010 China, Dongcheng District, Donghuashi Subdistrict, 崇文门东大街, Beijing
Manus Ai 100010 China, Dongcheng District, Donghuashi Subdistrict, 崇文门东大街, Beijing
Lead complex software product design from concept exploration through launch, including user flows, prototypes, interfaces, and visual systems. Collaborate with product, engineering, research, and data teams to refine designs, coordinate related work, and ensure implementation and launch quality.
Product Designer (mid-level)
🇳🇴 4340 Bryne, Norway
Moveo Hls 🇳🇴 4340 Bryne, Norway
Lead end-to-end product design across multiple projects, from research and ideation through flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity visuals. Collaborate with clients, product managers, developers, and designers to shape design direction and create intuitive, accessible experiences for complex technical products.
Lead Product Designer [AQ-19624]
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Aquent 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for provider-facing products, partner workflows, and internal tools, translating complex marketplace and operational challenges into clear, trustworthy user experiences. Collaborate across functions, use research and data to guide decisions, extend shared design patterns, mentor peers, and experiment with AI tools to improve design quality and speed.
UX Designer (III) [AQ-19671]
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Aquent 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead strategic UX design initiatives and develop scalable, cohesive design systems and experiences informed by user research, data, business needs, and industry trends. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to guide implementation, evaluate product impact, improve designs through testing, and mentor or guide other UX designers.
Product Designer Sênior | Web, UI e Design Systems | Híbrido SP
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Productfy 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Design high-quality digital experiences and interfaces for the company’s public websites and products, creating scalable, consistent solutions across brands and markets while contributing to the design system. Lead design projects from problem discovery through delivery and results tracking, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and using research, data, and metrics to guide decisions.
Deputy Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Idom, S.a.u. 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead and manage architectural design projects from concept to completion while ensuring compliance with building codes. Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior architects to achieve project objectives.
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.