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Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 Salford, England, United Kingdom
Northrop Grumman 🇬🇧 Salford, England, United Kingdom
Lead small teams in creating high-quality UX artefacts such as wireframes and prototypes to support software features in an Agile environment. Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to deliver user-centric designs that support national security data analysis.
3D Web Designer
Remote (🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines)
Di Rezze Family Office Remote (🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines)
Lead the visual design and front-end experience for the Sphere Technology website by building immersive 3D web experiences. This includes creating interactive animations, optimizing 3D assets, and maintaining design consistency across digital touchpoints.
Design Engineering Manager 1
🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Manage the day-to-day workload and performance of an ECAD drafting team, including staffing plans and employee development. Act as a dual-role manager handling both functional leadership and technical responsibilities for hardware mechanical projects.
Electrical Design Engineering Manager 2 (AHT)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead a multidisciplinary team of electrical engineers in the design, development, and integration of complex electrical subsystems for missile systems. Manage department budgets, resource allocation, and technical roadmaps while ensuring compliance with performance and security standards.
Marine Design Manager
🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Saronic Technologies 🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Lead a team of marine designers and drafters to develop autonomous surface vessels and establish technical drawing standards. Coordinate with engineering teams to manage design-to-build handoffs and ensure regulatory compliance.
3D Web Designer
Remote (🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines)
Di Rezze Family Office Remote (🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines)
The 3D Web Designer will lead the visual design and front-end experience for the Sphere Technology website, focusing on creating immersive 3D web experiences. This role involves collaborating with the product and development team to ensure seamless integration of 3D assets and optimizing performance across devices.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Bakery Agency 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Graphic Designer will oversee the creation and production of campaigns and design solutions for clients. They will conceptualize, develop, and design across various mediums while leading the design team.
Mechanical Design Engineering Department Manager 3 (18691)
🇺🇸 Roy, UT 84067, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Roy, UT 84067, 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 engagement, and the development of high-performing engineering teams.
Product Design Lead - Design Systems
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Pebl 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Own the end-to-end architecture, strategy, and evolution of the design system across web and mobile surfaces. Partner with engineering to ensure design-to-code parity and integrate AI-powered design tooling into workflows.
Senior Product Designer, Craft & Systems
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Tastytrade 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the creation and maintenance of the design system foundations, including token architecture and component standards, across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. Drive high-quality design execution and mentor other designers to ensure visual consistency and scalability across the core platform.
Senior Product Designer, Craft & Systems
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Tastylive 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the creation and maintenance of the design system, including token architecture and component standards across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. Drive high-quality design execution and mentor other designers to ensure scalability and visual coherence across the core platform.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Bakery Agency 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Oversee the creation and production of multi-medium design solutions and marketing campaigns for high-profile lifestyle brands. Lead the design team in executing brand identities and innovating visual looks while managing rapid project timelines.
Design Manager - Structural
Nova By Korn Ferry
Lead and manage structural design coordination and technical engineering activities for projects in Abu Dhabi. Ensure all deliverables comply with local authority regulations, international design codes, and project specifications.
Senior Product Designer
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Timeleft 🇫🇷 Paris, France
Own end-to-end design across the mobile app, web surfaces, and design system to translate product goals into high-quality UX. Lead design discovery and execution while partnering with product managers and engineers to balance user needs and business goals.
Senior Workplace Design Manager
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Applied Materials 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Drive project design solutions for office, lab, and amenity spaces across North America in alignment with global guidelines. Partner with cross-functional teams and business leaders to deliver high-quality workplace experiences and manage design consultants.
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.