Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Designer / Strateeg
🇳🇱 Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Linku 🇳🇱 Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Lead the design and strategy process by translating broad client ambitions into clear product visions and concrete directions. Act as a strategic sparring partner for developers and designers while facilitating workshops to align user needs with organizational goals.
Senior Visual Designer
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Solino Home Private Limited 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Lead the visual direction of the brand across digital and print touchpoints to ensure a cohesive luxury aesthetic. Develop creative concepts for campaigns and product launches while leveraging Generative AI tools to optimize production workflows.
Structural Design Manager
🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
Eagle Hills 🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
The Structural Design Manager leads and coordinates all structural engineering aspects of projects from concept development through construction support. They manage design consultants, review technical deliverables, and ensure integrated, cost-effective solutions for large-scale developments.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
Eagle Hills 🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
The Mechanical Design Manager leads and coordinates all mechanical engineering aspects of projects, including HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection, from concept to construction. They manage design consultants, review technical deliverables, and ensure integrated solutions that meet project objectives and international standards.
Electrical Design Manager
🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
Eagle Hills 🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
The Electrical Design Manager leads and coordinates all electrical engineering aspects of projects, from concept development to construction support. They manage design consultants, ensure compliance with international standards, and integrate electrical solutions within multidisciplinary BIM processes.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇭 Taguig, Southern Manila District, Philippines
Pick.a.roo By Agile Digital Ventures, Inc. 🇵🇭 Taguig, Southern Manila District, Philippines
Lead the end-to-end UI/UX design process from research and ideation to final implementation across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain design systems and mentor junior designers to ensure high-quality user experiences.
Senior Visual Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Edgex Exchange 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the construction and upgrade of the brand visual system and execute high-level marketing campaigns. Integrate AI tools into the design workflow and create high-quality motion graphics for App and Web platforms.
Senior Product Designer (m/f) - German & English speaking
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Rib Software 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design process for product lines, including user research, prototyping, and implementation across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data-driven insights and maintain design system consistency.
Head of Design Technology
🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Bjarke Ingels Group 🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Lead and grow the Copenhagen Design Technology team while driving the local roadmap for BIM, computational design, AI, and sustainability. Act as a hands-on leader who develops custom tools and embeds new technological workflows into high-priority architectural projects.
Staff Product Designer, Merchant Marketing
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Doordash 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end campaign experience design for the Ads & Promos team and shape the strategic vision for marketing tooling systems. Focus on increasing team velocity by building reusable workflows, shared tools, and AI-assisted design frameworks.
Staff Product Designer, Merchant Marketing
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Doordash 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end campaign experience design for the Ads & Promos team and shape the strategic vision for marketing tooling. Develop AI-assisted workflows and reusable frameworks to increase team velocity and scale design systems globally.
Staff Product Designer, Merchant Marketing
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Doordash 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end campaign experience design for the Ads & Promos team, shaping the strategic vision for marketing tooling. Focus on scaling design processes through reusable workflows, AI-assisted tools, and mentorship to increase team velocity.
Staff Product Designer, Merchant Marketing
🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Doordash 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end campaign experience design for the Ads & Promos team and shape the strategic vision for marketing tooling. Develop reusable workflows and AI-assisted design systems to increase team velocity and business growth.
Staff Product Designer, Merchant Marketing
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Doordash Usa 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will lead end-to-end campaign experience design and shape the strategic vision for marketing tooling systems. They will drive team effectiveness by building reusable workflows and frameworks while mentoring peers on responsible AI usage.
Product Designer (AI Prototyping) - 202609
🇸🇬 Singapore
Digify 🇸🇬 Singapore
You will partner with the Platform Pod Lead to translate feature decisions into intuitive UX flows and functional, AI-built prototypes. Additionally, you will conduct user testing and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure seamless implementation of design components.
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.