Design Leadership Jobs
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Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
24 Seven Talent 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead design projects across brand, digital, packaging, and retail channels while developing multiple creative directions. Partner with leadership to refine concepts and maintain visual consistency across all campaigns.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Outreach 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
You will define elegant product experiences and craft industry-leading interaction models for AI-powered sales execution features. You will also partner with product managers and engineers to conduct research, shape product vision, and iterate on solutions to deliver measurable impact.
Lead Product & UX Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Think Of Us 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Lead Product & UX Designer will own the end-to-end design strategy, interaction patterns, and research practice for the ConnectMe platform and other initiatives. This role involves collaborating with engineering, data, and program teams to create trustworthy, human-centered AI-enabled experiences for vulnerable populations.
Remote Aviation Design Manager
Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Egis Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
The Design Manager leads and manages the technical design function, overseeing a team of Design Leads to ensure project deliverables meet quality and design standards. They are responsible for resource allocation, implementing technical processes, and fostering a culture of design excellence across the organization.
Remote Aviation Design Manager
Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Hw Lochner Inc Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
The Design Manager leads and manages the technical design function, overseeing a team of Design Leads and staff to ensure project deliverables meet quality and design standards. They are responsible for resource planning, implementing technical processes, and fostering a culture of design excellence across the organization.
Sr Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Foreflight 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for complex aeronautical web products while collaborating with cross-functional teams to define solutions. Drive design strategy, mentor team members, and ensure high-quality implementation through research and data-informed decision-making.
Mechanical Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Littleton, Colorado, United States of America
Exoterra Resource, Llc 🇺🇸 Littleton, Colorado, United States of America
The Mechanical Design Engineering Manager leads the mechanical design organization, overseeing the development of spacecraft structures, propulsion hardware, and mechanisms. This role is responsible for managing department budgets, resources, and technical execution while ensuring design quality and manufacturability across all programs.
Design Manager (OHL)
🇬🇧 Motherwell, ML1 1RB, United Kingdom
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure 🇬🇧 Motherwell, ML1 1RB, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate all design activities for major overhead line infrastructure from the bid stage through to project completion. Ensure that design solutions are safe, compliant, commercially viable, and fully integrated across multidisciplinary teams.
Lead Product Designer
Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Circle Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Own a product area end-to-end by identifying opportunities, framing problems, and shipping high-quality experiences. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to drive product strategy and raise the design craft standard across the team.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Circle Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Own the end-to-end design of the Discover marketplace, focusing on AI-driven discovery experiences for both creators and consumers. You will identify opportunities, set design direction, and prototype rapidly to bridge the gap between concept and shipped product.
Project Engineer - Instrumentation Design Engineering (Onsite)
🇺🇸 Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Pratt & Whitney 🇺🇸 Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Lead the design and fabrication of instrumentation hardware for military and commercial aircraft engines. Manage project budgets, schedules, and procurement while providing leadership to the Integrated Product Team.
Staff Product Designer, Fintech Risk Experience
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Intuit 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for customer-facing Risk initiatives and develop a unified customer engagement and communications framework. Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate AI-powered features and ensure a cohesive experience across multiple personas and services.
Senior Product Designer I (Enterprise)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Housecall Pro 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will lead the design direction for key product initiatives by translating strategy into elegant, user-centered solutions using wireframes and prototypes. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct research, integrate AI capabilities thoughtfully, and evolve the company's design system.
Lead Product Designer, Marketplace
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Circle Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Own the end-to-end design of the Discover marketplace, focusing on AI-driven discovery experiences for both creators and consumers. You will identify opportunities, set design direction, and prototype rapidly to bridge the gap between concept and shipped product.
Lead Product Designer
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Circle Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Own a product area end-to-end by identifying opportunities, framing problems, and shipping high-quality experiences. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to drive product strategy and raise the design craft standard across the team.
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.