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Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Etsy 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will lead end-to-end experience design for buyer-facing journeys and drive product strategy through workshops and design sprints. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build, test, and iterate on high-impact solutions while maintaining design excellence.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
🇭🇺 Hungary
Jobgether 🇭🇺 Hungary
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype rapidly and shape the overall product strategy.
Solutions Design Manager
🇯🇵 Japan
Dhl Supply Chain 🇯🇵 Japan
Lead the solution design workstream for new business pursuits and renewals by developing warehousing and transport solutions. Collaborate with operations and business development teams to implement facility designs, optimize processes, and improve financial outcomes.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Gym Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead continuous discovery and user research to shape the end-to-end digital experience for members across web and app. Facilitate collaborative workshops and use data-driven insights to align stakeholders on product solutions and measurable outcomes.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Hr Acuity Llc 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Lead UX Designer will set the design strategy, maintain the company's design system, and lead a team of designers and researchers. They will remain hands-on with high-impact design work while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver user-centric solutions.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
🇪🇸 Spain
Jobgether 🇪🇸 Spain
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia)
Jobgether Remote (🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇫🇮 Finland)
Jobgether Remote (🇫🇮 Finland)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Jobgether Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇮🇱 Israel)
Jobgether Remote (🇮🇱 Israel)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype rapidly and shape the overall product strategy.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇮🇹 Italy)
Jobgether Remote (🇮🇹 Italy)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇸🇪 Sweden)
Jobgether Remote (🇸🇪 Sweden)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇫🇷 France)
Jobgether Remote (🇫🇷 France)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable experiences.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇬🇷 Greece)
Jobgether Remote (🇬🇷 Greece)
Own the end-to-end design direction for a two-sided discovery marketplace, focusing on AI-driven personalization and trust. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype and ship high-quality, scalable user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Platform Design
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Epicor Software Corporation 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
You will lead the design of core LUX components, own the Figma library architecture, and drive token strategy in collaboration with platform engineers. Additionally, you will manage component documentation, ensure accessibility compliance, and mentor designers on systems craft.
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.