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Senior UX Researcher
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Adib 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The Senior UX Researcher will lead research planning and execution to support the design and development of digital banking products. They are responsible for gathering user insights through various methodologies and presenting actionable findings to stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
American Express 🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
The Senior Product Designer creates user-centered experiences, interfaces, and end-to-end user journeys for company products. They also analyze user research and business data to continuously improve customer experiences while maintaining design guidelines.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Whitewall 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end delivery of multidisciplinary creative projects across brand, digital, and motion channels from brief to execution. Provide creative leadership by mentoring junior designers and ensuring high standards of visual and written communication.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada
Newcross Healthcare Solutions Limited (1) 🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Product Designer will collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex workflows into intuitive digital experiences. They will lead the full product lifecycle, from user research and prototyping to delivery and continuous improvement.
Senior Product Designer (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Impower Gmbh 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
You will own and drive product design across key areas of the core platform, translating complex data-heavy workflows into intuitive user experiences. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to turn concepts into shippable features while contributing to the design system.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Macquarie Group 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves crafting innovative UX/UI solutions and advancing design standards for B2B banking platforms across desktop and mobile. The designer will lead user-centered design activities, facilitate workshops, and mentor junior designers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gameloft Brisbane 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Create high-quality visual assets for game marketing and user acquisition across multiple digital and print platforms. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure all creative work aligns with brand, IP, and licensing guidelines.
Senior Product Designer
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
All Gravy 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
You will own the end-to-end design process, from initial discovery and ideation to high-fidelity execution. You will partner with product managers and engineers to transform complex user needs into intuitive, AI-native product experiences.
Senior Product Designer || 4+ Years || Bangalore || Immediate Joiner
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sketch Brahma Technologies 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Lead the design of mission-critical supply-side experiences and operational products for partners and field teams. Simplify complex workflows into intuitive mobile-first experiences while building scalable design systems and mentoring other designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Jpmorganchase 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Drive product design excellence within a dedicated squad by translating complex business requirements into user-friendly digital experiences. Lead discovery and delivery research through workshops and design sprints while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design with business goals.
Senior Graphic Designer
🌍 Remote
Bruntwork 🌍 Remote
The role involves owning and delivering high-end visual assets across digital marketing, paid media, and web layouts with a sharp editorial aesthetic. The designer will collaborate with stakeholders to create polished, commercially effective brand-led designs and production-ready assets.
Senior Product Designer / Senior Strategic Product Manager
🇨🇳 Nanjing City, Jiangsu, China
南京金斯瑞生物科技有限公司 🇨🇳 Nanjing City, Jiangsu, China
Define the long-term strategic product portfolio and roadmaps for life science reagents over a 3-5 year horizon. Translate customer insights and emerging technology trends into high-impact product specifications and business cases for executive leadership.
Senior UX Designer
🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
Huxley 🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
The role involves designing end-to-end customer experiences for international shipping by translating complex regulatory requirements into intuitive digital solutions. You will collaborate with global stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Operations while driving strategic initiatives and exploring AI-powered innovation.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇯🇵 Japan
Bjak 🇯🇵 Japan
Create high-impact design assets for marketing campaigns, social media, and web while translating creative briefs into conversion-driven visuals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain brand consistency and mentor junior designers for team growth.
Senior Product Designer
🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Timescapes 🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Lead UX design and usability efforts for core and new AI-powered products through end-to-end design and research. Collaborate with customers, product managers, and engineers to iterate on solutions and scale the design system.
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.