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Design Manager - West Midlands
🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Graham Group 🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead design and technical teams to oversee permanent and temporary works for projects and tenders across the Midlands. Key duties include managing design programmes, ensuring buildability, and fulfilling Designer duties under CDM Regulations.
Founding UI/UX & Graphic Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Clera 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will own the end-to-end UI/UX design for the iOS app and lead the visual presence across the website, social channels, and launch collateral. Your role involves defining and maintaining a unified consumer design language across all product touchpoints.
Staff/Senior Product Designer
🇦🇷 Argentina
Ryz Labs 🇦🇷 Argentina
Lead the design of an AI-powered platform for heavy civil contractors, translating user needs into buildable specifications. Collaborate closely with engineers in Linear and conduct weekly customer onboarding sessions to validate design decisions.
Product Designer - Especialista
🇧🇷 Brazil
Fcamara 🇧🇷 Brazil
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-driven features and the C6 Assistant, collaborating with cross-functional teams to simplify complex AI capabilities. Define interaction patterns for conversational UI and contribute to the Diamond Design System's AI experience chapter.
Field and Design Engineer, Field and Design Engineering, Field and Design Engineering
🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Amazon 🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
The Field and Design Engineer will lead the physical launch and modification of logistics buildings, including site layout design and construction project management. They are responsible for coordinating with stakeholders to ensure project milestones, budgets, and quality standards are met.
Regional Design Manager (GCNA) PHL
🇵🇭 Taguig, Southern Manila District, Philippines
Cushman & Wakefield 🇵🇭 Taguig, Southern Manila District, Philippines
Lead and govern the design delivery for the bank's retail and commercial portfolio across the Greater China and North Asia region. Ensure all projects align with global design standards, business strategies, and local code requirements while managing consultant and vendor communications.
Sr. UX Designer
🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
Axos Bank 🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
You will lead design strategy and drive the development of innovative, data-driven solutions for complex business problems. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to unify design standards and mentor other designers to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Senior Design Build Design Manager
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead the pursuit, planning, and execution of complex vertical building projects using alternative delivery models like Design-Build and CMAR across California. Manage integrated teams of architects and engineers while maintaining strategic relationships with contractors and clients to optimize cost, schedule, and design excellence.
Senior Design Build Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the pursuit, planning, and execution of complex vertical building projects using alternative delivery models like Design-Build and CMAR across California. Manage integrated teams of architects and engineers while maintaining strategic relationships with contractors and developers to drive growth.
Senior Design Build Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Lead the pursuit, planning, and execution of complex vertical building projects using alternative delivery models like Design-Build and CMAR across California. Manage integrated teams of architects and engineers while maintaining strategic relationships with contractors and developers to drive growth.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Abby Care 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for complex product initiatives, from discovery and user research to high-fidelity prototyping. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to build scalable design systems and AI-driven experiences for family caregivers.
4 Senior Product Designer
🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Katapult Labs 🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Design the core visual identity and user experience for an early-stage consumer product. Partner with the product lead to translate decisions into polished designs with a focus on virality and social content.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wolfe, Llc 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of intuitive experiences across consumer, corporate, and merchant platforms. This includes conducting user research, creating high-fidelity prototypes, and maintaining a scalable design system.
Sr. UX Researcher - Patient (Remote)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Rula Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead research focused on the patient journey from discovery to the first mental healthcare session to improve trust and confidence. Translate patient insights and behavioral data into clear recommendations to shape product prioritization and design.
Product Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Mjv Technology & Innovation 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
The role involves leading the end-to-end product design process, from discovery and hypothesis validation to high-fidelity prototyping. The designer will balance usability, technical feasibility, and business value while maintaining the company's 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.