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Staff Product Designer - Contract
🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Digicert 🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Lead the design of scalable, end-to-end user experiences and platform capabilities across DigiCert products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product strategy and translate complex technical concepts into intuitive workflows.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Tag - The Aspen Group 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end UX design process and establish a scalable design system with a focus on token architecture. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive digital products and mentor junior designers.
Senior Manager, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Waddell, Maricopa County, AZ 85355, United States of America
Ermco Phoenix 🇺🇸 Waddell, Maricopa County, AZ 85355, United States of America
Oversee the design, development, and manufacturing of three-phase distribution transformers while leading teams of managers and senior engineers. Drive tactical execution of engineering strategies and collaborate cross-functionally to align product designs with business goals and customer needs.
Senior UX Writer and Content Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Drive the development of innovative UX writing and content design solutions to solve complex user and business problems. Lead the establishment of holistic content processes and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop product narratives.
Mechanical Design Engineering Department Manager 3 (17535)
🇺🇸 Roy, Utah, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Roy, Utah, United States of America
Provide oversight and management for multiple programs within the SDS portfolio, focusing on ICBM sustainment and hardware modifications. Lead the design department in hiring, employee development, and the execution of complex engineering programs.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
160over90 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Develop and execute innovative creative solutions across experiential, integrated, and digital channels from brief to final product. Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and present strategic creative decisions to leadership and clients.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Wise 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design of region-specific features and journeys for US customers to grow market share in North America. Collaborate with a cross-functional team to create scalable, high-quality experiences that align with global patterns and local needs.
Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Wyoming County, New York, United States of America)
South Geeks Remote (🇺🇸 Wyoming County, New York, United States of America)
Design and manage a government tech platform across the full product cycle, from customer research to shipping final specs. Collaborate with engineers and product leaders to iterate on workflows using AI-native development tools.
Senior Product Designer | Finster.ai
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hirehire 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end UX design for an AI-powered financial research platform, creating intuitive interfaces for complex, data-heavy workflows. Collaborate with product owners and engineers to maintain the design system and translate requirements into high-fidelity designs.
Lead Web Designer
Remote (🇲🇹 Malta)
Growth Leads Remote (🇲🇹 Malta)
Lead the end-to-end web design process from concept to delivery, creating user-friendly digital experiences across various brands. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish design standards, maintain style guides, and mentor junior designers.
Electronics Product Design Engineering - Senior Professional
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Schneider Electric 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the definition, decomposition, and validation of hardware requirements while ensuring bi-directional traceability throughout the V-model. Translate these requirements into architectural choices for PCBs and guide teams through design analysis, validation, and regulatory compliance.
Copy of Lead Product Designer - Remote
Remote (🇦🇱 Tirana, Tirana County, Albania)
Replika Remote (🇦🇱 Tirana, Tirana County, Albania)
The Lead Product Designer will create high-quality user journeys and interactive interfaces across mobile and web platforms. They will own the design process from ideation to final delivery, collaborating with product managers and engineers to evolve the design system.
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, LVDS, and MIPI across multiple technology nodes. Collaborate on architecture design, simulation verification, and post-silicon testing while supervising layout engineers.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Spendesk 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead end-to-end design for AI-powered and automation-driven financial workflows within a cross-functional squad. Conduct independent user research and collaborate with product managers and engineers to simplify complex operational tasks.
Graphic Designer II
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Fanatics 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead the creative development of original apparel graphics by translating market trends and consumer insights into production-ready designs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency and technical accuracy across various sports-licensed product lines.
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.