Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States of America
H.w. Kaufman Group 🇺🇸 Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States of America
Lead the design and production of marketing assets across various channels while ensuring high standards for design quality and brand alignment. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to support larger initiatives and maintain brand consistency.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Maven Clinic 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own end-to-end member experiences across complex initiatives and define how AI should behave in women's and family health contexts. Additionally, you will mentor designers and non-design partners while resolving cross-functional tensions.
Senior Product Designer (R4854)
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Shield Ai 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Engage in end-to-end design of HMI systems for UAV ground control station displays and translate complex system requirements into clear, intuitive user interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize usability and conduct usability testing.
Senior Product Designer, Marketplace Global App
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Ticketmaster 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Senior Product Designer, you will take ownership of projects from concept to final deliverables, focusing on creating innovative solutions for fan experiences. You will collaborate with team members and stakeholders to ensure design specifications are met and user needs are addressed.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
Uline 🇺🇸 Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will conceptualize and design layouts for various marketing materials while collaborating with different departments. They will also mentor team members and oversee creative projects to ensure quality and adherence to deadlines.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Waukegan, Illinois, United States of America
Uline 🇺🇸 Waukegan, Illinois, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will conceptualize and design layouts for various marketing materials while collaborating with the photography team to execute creative direction. They will also mentor junior designers and oversee creative projects to ensure quality and adherence to deadlines.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Uline 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will conceptualize and design layouts for various marketing materials while collaborating with different departments. They will also mentor team members and oversee creative projects to ensure quality and adherence to deadlines.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Uline 🇺🇸 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will conceptualize and design layouts for various marketing materials while collaborating with different departments. They will also mentor team members and oversee creative projects to ensure quality and adherence to deadlines.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
Remofirst 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
As a Senior Product Designer, you will be responsible for crafting effective and intuitive interfaces by understanding stakeholder needs and conducting user research. You will create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, focusing on onboarding flows and AI feature interactions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇦 Kamianskyi raion, Ukrainka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 52313, Ukraine
Tenengroup Ltd. 🇺🇦 Kamianskyi raion, Ukrainka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 52313, Ukraine
The Senior Graphic Designer will evolve the visual language of the brand and lead visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns. They will design various digital assets including homepage banners, landing pages, and email newsletters.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
Tenengroup Ltd. 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
The Senior Graphic Designer will evolve the visual language of the brand and lead visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns. They will design various digital assets including homepage banners, landing pages, and email marketing newsletters.
Senior Frontend Engineer (Design Systems)
🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Fairmarkit 🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
You will design and build a variety of platform features and reusable components. Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to ensure robust and scalable core functionalities.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Bolt 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Own and evolve the safety experience across both the Rider and Driver apps while leading design initiatives related to market expansion and regulatory compliance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality execution of design solutions.
Senior UI/UX Designer ( IR-530 )
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Intellectsoft 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Design user-centered interfaces for web and mobile applications from concept to final handoff. Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and other designers to deliver polished solutions.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Lead the end-to-end design process for client projects and the NineTwoThree brand, from concept to developer-ready handoff. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to translate complex requirements into usable designs.
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.