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IT Product Designer
🇺🇸 Dearborn, Michigan, United States of America
Ford Motor Company 🇺🇸 Dearborn, Michigan, United States of America
Lead the design process from initial discovery and user research through to high-fidelity prototyping, testing, and developer handoff. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create accessible, scalable, and high-impact digital products.
Sr. Interaction Designer — Ion
🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Intuitive 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Lead the interaction design and product innovation for minimally invasive lung care robotic systems. Drive the end-to-end design process from early concepting and user research to final UI specifications and implementation.
Manager, Endoscope Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Intuitive 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Lead a team of mechanical and biomedical engineers in developing endoscope hardware for a novel robotic surgical platform. Manage the full design cycle from early prototypes through clinical trials and product launch, including budget and schedule execution.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
City Of New York 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of resident-facing products, from initial problem framing and user research to high-fidelity prototyping and launch. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex city regulations into accessible, user-friendly digital services.
Senior Road Design Manager- Southeast
🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
Weston & Sampson 🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
Manage and lead road design projects from concept through construction while overseeing technical design teams. Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.
Senior Bridge Design Manager- Southeast
🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
Weston & Sampson 🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
Manage and lead bridge design projects from concept through construction while overseeing technical design teams. Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.
Principal Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Nice 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
You will own the overall design quality and coherence of NiCE-Cognigy’s product ecosystem, defining and driving the design vision and experience standards. You will lead the completion and governance of the internal design system while ensuring consistency across multiple product areas.
Associate Principal Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Tekion Corp 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Associate Principal Graphic Designer will manage the brand's visual identity across digital channels and lead design projects from concept to launch. They will mentor the design team, maintain quality standards, and advocate for design in leadership discussions.
Data Center Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aecom 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead design teams in the delivery of colocation and hyperscale data center projects from due diligence through construction administration. Manage project resources, client relationships, and quality checks across multiple engineering disciplines.
Data Center Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Aecom 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams to deliver colocation and hyperscale data center projects from due diligence through construction. Responsibilities include managing project resources, hosting client meetings, and ensuring high-quality technical delivery.
Data Center Design Manager
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aecom 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Lead data center due diligence and design teams to deliver colocation and hyperscale projects on schedule and with high quality. Manage project resources, client relationships, and cross-disciplinary engineering teams while overseeing quality checks and technical proposals.
Head of Design Research
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Canva 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead, mentor, and grow the Design Research team while crafting and leading a design research strategy that informs product vision and company goals. Drive evaluative research to identify and fix user issues across Canva’s product surfaces.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barclays 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Create user-centered and visually appealing designs for digital banking products through research, UI/UX design, and stakeholder collaboration. Lead the design process from discovery to delivery, ensuring accessibility and alignment with brand identity.
UI Designer - Global Design System
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Dexian 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The role involves building and scaling an accessible UI design system. The designer will lead the Global Design System efforts.
Manager, Packaging Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Huntley, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
Espo Corporation 🇺🇸 Huntley, McHenry County, Illinois, United States of America
Lead and manage the Design Engineering function for thermoformed medical packaging solutions. Drive innovation and ensure regulatory-conscious design practices while delivering customer-centric packaging 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.