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MTS Analog I/O Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Globalfoundries 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the end-to-end development and delivery of IO IPs such as GPIO and LVDS across multiple technology nodes. Collaborate on architecture design, simulation verification, and post-silicon testing while supervising layout engineers.
Product Designer - International Wealth and Premier Banking
China, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Yau Ma Tei, Austin Road West 1
Hsbc Global Services Limited China, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Yau Ma Tei, Austin Road West 1
Lead the vision and strategy for customer experience design within International Wealth and Premier Banking. Translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into intuitive, inclusive, and high-quality digital experiences across native and responsive platforms.
Technical Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mace 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves shaping project design strategy and leading internal and external design teams to meet time, quality, and budget targets. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder relationships, design governance, and championing net-zero carbon principles throughout the project lifecycle.
Product Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maintainx 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead and grow a team of 4-6 product designers to create intuitive, AI-powered workflows for maintenance and asset management. Partner with Product and Engineering leads to translate strategy into high-quality design execution across web and mobile platforms.
Associate, Design Manager
🇦🇺 Victoria, Australia
Aurecon 🇦🇺 Victoria, Australia
Lead the design and technical coordination of complex mission-critical data centre facilities across multiple engineering disciplines. Oversee the project lifecycle from concept design through to detailed engineering and delivery while acting as a technical partner to clients.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aurecon 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex infrastructure and defence projects from planning to completion. Coordinate architects, engineers, and subconsultants while managing project interfaces and quality assurance processes.
LEX Delivery Design Manager
🇺🇸 Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
The Delivery Design Manager oversees design and engineering activities for Capital Improvement Programs, managing the transition from design to construction. This includes leading multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets and schedules, and acting as a liaison between owners and consultants.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States of America
New Era Cap Llc 🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the Marketing Creative Design team in developing and executing digital creative assets while ensuring brand consistency. Collaborate cross-functionally to guide art direction and provide mentorship to designers to foster team growth.
Senior Front-End Developer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Bank Of New York Mellon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the development and evolution of a scalable design system, focusing on reusable web components and advanced theming solutions. Collaborate with designers and engineers to translate design principles into technical guidelines and maintain comprehensive documentation.
Senior Product Designer, Identity
🇵🇦 Panama City, Distrito de Panamá, Panama
Netflix 🇵🇦 Panama City, Distrito de Panamá, Panama
Lead the design of end-to-end identity, access, and account initiatives to support the broader Netflix ecosystem. Create scalable platform patterns and frameworks while balancing user needs with critical business objectives.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)1
🇨🇴 Colombia
Outsourcing Advantage 🇨🇴 Colombia
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects from concept to final delivery for diverse clients. Develop visual identities and create marketing collateral while collaborating directly with clients to ensure brand consistency.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)1
🇪🇬 Egypt
Outsourcing Advantage 🇪🇬 Egypt
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects to shape the visual identity of diverse clients. Create marketing collateral and collaborate directly with clients to present professional design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)1
🇵🇭 Philippines
Outsourcing Advantage 🇵🇭 Philippines
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects from concept to final delivery for diverse clients. Develop visual identities and create marketing collateral while collaborating directly with clients to ensure brand consistency.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)1
🇿🇦 South Africa
Outsourcing Advantage 🇿🇦 South Africa
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects to shape the visual identity of diverse clients. Create marketing collateral and collaborate directly with clients to present professional design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)1
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Outsourcing Advantage 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects to shape the visual identity of diverse clients. Create marketing collateral and collaborate directly with clients to present professional design 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.