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Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Stream Realty 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the creative execution of complex marketing projects and design high-impact marketing materials. They will also mentor junior designers and serve as a trusted creative advisor for brokers and market leaders.
Sr. E-Commerce Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Montville Township, New Jersey, United States
Maxlite Inc 🇺🇸 Montville Township, New Jersey, United States
The Senior E-Commerce Graphic Designer is responsible for creating high-impact visual assets that support MaxLite’s digital commerce strategy. This includes designing and producing digital assets for e-commerce platforms and advising the e-commerce team on visual strategy.
Senior Web Designer
🌍 Remote
Jane 🌍 Remote
The Senior Web Designer will lead the design execution behind Jane’s web experience, collaborating with engineering and marketing to build a modern web platform. This role involves setting design patterns and standards that influence how work is done across the company.
Senior Product Designer – Digital Health & AI Experiences
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Guardant Health 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Lead the end-to-end design strategy for Guardant’s digital experiences, focusing on AI-powered clinical and patient tools, and define the design vision across AI-driven platforms to present complex data insights with clarity and humanity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop high-fidelity prototypes, conduct usability tests, and ensure visualizations meet clinical accuracy, accessibility, and comprehension expectations.
Senior UX Designer I
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Rainfocus 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
You will be involved in the entire product development process, from brainstorming to launch, and will work closely with Product Managers and Developers to create elegant solutions. Your role includes pitching ideas, designing experiences, and communicating solutions within the company.
Senior Product Designer
🇲🇹 Malta
Betsson Group 🇲🇹 Malta
The Senior Product Designer will produce designs based on insights and create prototypes to inspire the organization. They will work closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure the success of products through best-in-class user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇭🇺 Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
Betsson Group 🇭🇺 Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary
The Senior Product Designer will produce designs based on insights and create prototypes to inspire the organization. They will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure the success of products through best-in-class user experiences.
Senior Product Designer - Nebius Console
🇨🇿 Prague, Prague, Czechia
Nebius 🇨🇿 Prague, Prague, Czechia
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end design of services and features within the Nebius Console, from discovery to delivery. They will work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
AI UX Designer
🇵🇭 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Lrn Corporation 🇵🇭 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
The Senior UX Designer will work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives into effective design solutions. They will lead end-to-end UX design for product features, applying Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking practices.
Senior Graphics & UI/UX Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Hazen Technologies Inc. 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Design visually appealing content for various platforms and optimize UI/UX elements for applications. Collaborate with team members to develop creative concepts and maintain design assets.
Sr. UX Writer, Amazon Advertiser User Experience
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
As a Senior UX Writer, you will craft advertiser-facing content that simplifies complex concepts and collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences. You will also define standards and guidelines to elevate UX writing across products.
Group Senior UX Researcher- Maternity Cover
🇨🇿 Capital City of Prague, Prague, Czechia
Fortunagam 🇨🇿 Capital City of Prague, Prague, Czechia
The role involves using research data to influence key stakeholders and validate design decisions across sportsbook, betting, and iGaming products on iOS, web, and Android platforms. Responsibilities include spearheading various research methodologies, defining research objectives, and turning data into actionable insights to shape product vision.
UX Researcher
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
Bonapolia 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
The Senior UX Researcher will lead user research projects and develop strategies that align with business goals. They will analyze data to generate actionable insights and present findings to senior stakeholders.
Content / UX writer
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
Bonapolia 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Estonia
The Senior Content / UX Writer will lead the creation and management of digital content across banking platforms. They will develop content strategies aligned with business objectives and collaborate with various teams to ensure cohesive user experiences.
Senior UX Researcher, New Product Innovation
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Linda Werner & Associates 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior UX Researcher will partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and deliver new products. They will lead research studies throughout the product lifecycle and contribute insights to shape product strategy.
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.