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Sr. Product Designer (MGA Living)
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Mga Entertainment, Inc. 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Lead the translation of strategic product visions into manufacturable, market-ready lifestyle products from concept to production. Partner with factories and cross-functional teams to ensure design integrity, safety compliance, and cost targets are met.
Sr. Product Designer (MGA Living)
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Mga Entertainment, Inc. 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States of America
Lead the translation of strategic product visions into manufacturable, market-ready lifestyle products from concept through production. Partner with factories and cross-functional teams to ensure design integrity, safety compliance, and cost targets are met.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Radar 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design of web experiences for internal onboarding tools and customer-facing analytics dashboards. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to translate complex workflows into scalable, intuitive interfaces.
Sr Product Designer, Growth & Experimentation
🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Lead the design strategy for growth surfaces such as onboarding and engagement loops to drive user acquisition and retention. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to run rapid experiments and integrate AI-driven efficiencies into the design workflow.
Design Engineering SSM - Gear & Rotor Drive System
🇺🇸 Bedford Park, Stickney Township, Illinois, United States of America
Northstar Aerospace 🇺🇸 Bedford Park, Stickney Township, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the design engineering team for aeronautical mechanical transmission systems from concept through certification and entry into service. Manage team operations, talent growth, and technical execution while collaborating with global teams to deliver competitive product solutions.
Director of Design Engineering
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Willdan 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the planning, design, and technical execution of complex mechanical infrastructure and energy systems for commercial and institutional facilities. Oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensure technical excellence through QA/QC, and support strategic business growth and client development.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Aerovect 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Establish the design function from the ground up, defining vision and standards for the Autonomous Ground Support Equipment Service. Lead the end-to-end design of fleet operations tools and customer-facing dashboards for airline and airport stakeholders.
Product designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Watershed 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design of the ESG reporting application to build a competitive end-to-end reporting platform. Partner with engineering and product teams to ship AI-powered experiences and drive product strategy based on customer feedback.
Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Red Badger 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The role involves leading UX activities, facilitating design sprints, and managing stakeholders to deliver user-centric digital products. Responsibilities include conducting user research, prototyping at various fidelities, and coaching teams in Lean UX and Human Centred Design principles.
Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Analog Devices 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead block-level digital designs and verification efforts while ensuring timing closure and power optimization. Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with customers to define technical requirements and solutions.
Platform Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Jazzx Ai 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the end-to-end systems design for an AI-native platform, focusing on complex workflows, orchestration, and explainability. Define reusable UX abstractions and integrate evaluation and debugging experiences into the builder workflow.
Lead UX Designer - Figma - Chennai
🇩🇪 66346 Püttlingen, Germany
Ups 🇩🇪 66346 Püttlingen, Germany
Lead the full systems life cycle management, including analysis, design, and implementation of applications software. Direct component and data architecture while guiding junior team members and collaborating with stakeholders to meet business requirements.
Offshore Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Philippines
Prism+ 🇵🇭 Philippines
Produce compelling visuals for gaming and professional monitors, including product pages, ads, and packaging. Lead creative direction through style guides and collaborate with external stakeholders for graphic assets.
Motion Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Noida, Dadri, India
Gedu 🇮🇳 Noida, Dadri, India
Lead the creation of high-quality motion graphics and animations for digital platforms from concept to final delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance brand storytelling and provide mentorship to junior designers.
Senior Electrical Design Engineer, APAC Data Center Design Engineering
🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Amazon 🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Lead the electrical design of data centers across the APAC region, focusing on critical infrastructure like MV systems, generators, and UPS. Collaborate with internal teams, utilities, and vendors to ensure designs meet quality, budget, and regulatory requirements.
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.