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Senior / Staff Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Linear 🌍 Remote
You will partner closely with engineering and product teams to initiate and complete roadmap projects without hand-offs. Additionally, you will create high-fidelity prototypes and refine key screens to maintain high product quality.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Blip Global 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
You will conduct product discovery and user research to transform insights into actionable design solutions. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency and evolve the company's design systems.
Senior UX Researcher
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Elekta 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
The Senior UX Researcher leads and delivers hands-on user research and usability testing for hardware and software products to ensure compliance with medical device regulations. They collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, and regulatory affairs to define usability strategies and document study results.
Senior Product Designer - Card Production Suite
Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
Fanatics Collectibles Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
You will lead the end-to-end design of internal workflow systems that power the creation and manufacturing of trading cards. This involves partnering with product and engineering teams to translate operational challenges into scalable, data-dense interface solutions.
Senior UX Designer (Algorithmic Trading)
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Drw 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the design of the next generation of automated trading platform interfaces by working closely with traders and developers. Own the full design process from discovery through production, ensuring cohesive, efficient, and error-resistant user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal)
Kevel Remote (🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal)
Define and champion a cohesive design vision while leading end-to-end product design from research through high-fidelity delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to set UX/UI strategy, mentor team members, and implement scalable design systems.
(Senior) Product Designer (all genders)
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Avelios Medical 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
You will design intuitive, user-centered solutions for hospital workflows by collaborating with product managers, engineers, and medical professionals. Your role involves creating prototypes, conducting UX research, and maintaining design systems to ensure high-quality software experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Rider Incentives
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Bolt Technology 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
You will own and evolve the incentives and Bolt Plus experience across rider and driver apps to ensure clear and motivating user journeys. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and growth to translate complex business logic into intuitive design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇪 Leinster, Ireland
Ey 🇮🇪 Leinster, Ireland
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the creation of visual identities and conceptual visuals for key campaigns while mentoring junior team members. They will collaborate with stakeholders and the creative team to ensure high-quality delivery of digital and print assets.
Senior Director, Design Engineering - AI/ML System Architect
Remote (🇺🇸 Bothell, Washington, United States of America)
Celestica International Lp Remote (🇺🇸 Bothell, Washington, United States of America)
Define and lead the architecture of complex AI/ML infrastructure platform solutions while acting as the primary technical interface for customers. Manage multi-disciplined teams through the product lifecycle, ensuring design quality and providing competitive technical guidance.
Senior Principal, Design Engineering
Remote (🇺🇸 Bothell, Washington, United States of America)
Celestica International Lp Remote (🇺🇸 Bothell, Washington, United States of America)
Define and lead the architecture of complex AI/ML infrastructure platforms while acting as the primary technical interface for customers. Manage the full product lifecycle from concept development through implementation and technical escalation support.
UX/ UI Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Hsbc 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
The Senior UX/UI Designer will influence the design strategy and roadmap to position HSBC at the forefront of customer experience. They will facilitate a culture of design excellence while translating complex financial and regulatory requirements into intuitive digital experiences.
Senior Digital Graphic Designer
Remote (🇦🇷 Argentina)
Matchnode Remote (🇦🇷 Argentina)
You will conceptualize and produce high-performing digital ad assets across multiple platforms while managing brand guidelines and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role involves iterating creative based on performance data and integrating AI tools into the production workflow.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Upstart 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will lead the design of AI-powered payment experiences, bridging platform capabilities with user needs across web and conversational interfaces. You will partner with product and engineering teams to translate complex financial workflows into intuitive, high-impact user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Okta 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to shape the product experience, including authentication SDKs and developer tools. You will also conduct user research and iterate on design solutions to transform complex workflows into elegant developer experiences.
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.