Design Leadership Jobs
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Junior UI/UX Designer
Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Sterry Remote (🇵🇭 Philippines)
Support the end-to-end design process by creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and maintaining design systems. Collaborate with developers and product leads to translate user research and feedback into intuitive user experiences.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Woodbury, NY 11797, United States of America
Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. 🇺🇸 Woodbury, NY 11797, United States of America
The Junior Graphic Designer creates sales and marketing collateral, including sell sheets and posters, while ensuring brand consistency. The role also involves hands-on print production tasks such as preparing print-ready files and finishing materials.
Senior UX Designer | Bangalore
🇮🇳 India
Photon 🇮🇳 India
Lead end-to-end UX design for web and mobile applications, translating business requirements into intuitive user flows and high-fidelity designs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design systems and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product Designer II POS Hospitality (all genders)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design of complex native iOS experiences for the POS Hospitality squad to improve operational efficiency for restaurant staff. Collaborate with cross-functional partners and mentor junior designers to raise the overall quality of the product's design and usability.
Senior Product Designer, iCasino
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Kaivokatu 1, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Veikkaus Oy 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Kaivokatu 1, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Lead end-to-end design for key iCasino features, creating high-fidelity UI, prototypes, and design documentation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance user needs with business goals while mentoring junior designers.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Camden, New Jersey, United States of America
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment 🇺🇸 Camden, New Jersey, United States of America
The Junior Graphic Designer creates creative graphic elements for traditional and interactive mediums to maintain the Philadelphia 76ers brand. Responsibilities include designing campaign assets, motion graphics, and collaborating with digital marketing for web and email layouts.
Lead UX Designer & Frontend Engineer
🇪🇸 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Roche 🇪🇸 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the end-to-end frontend implementation of enterprise-scale business applications and complex data dashboards for life sciences. Act as a technical bridge between UX, Frontend, and Backend teams while mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia
Highway 🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia
Own the end-to-end UX process from research to delivery for fintech products, including conducting user interviews and usability testing. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to implement designs and mentor junior designers on design system best practices.
Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Lead the technical execution and design management of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and pump stations. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients while mentoring junior engineers and performing quality assurance reviews.
Mechanical Project Engineer, Design Engineering Quality
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Oversee the mechanical design and implementation of automated fulfillment center projects from concept to completion. Lead cross-functional engineering teams, manage stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers to ensure high-quality logistics solutions.
Senior Visual Designer - (Advanced English) - Chile
Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Referrals Only Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Lead the end-to-end visual strategy and architectural decisions for complex product design systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-fidelity UI elements while mentoring junior designers and ensuring WCAG compliance.
CBS-BMC-Creative Services-Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Kanayannur, India
Ey 🇮🇳 Kanayannur, India
Conceptualize and design high-impact branding materials, including brochures, infographics, and presentations, while adhering to EY brand guidelines. Mentor junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic creative solutions for global clients.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Fuku 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves creating branding projects, social media graphics, and marketing materials for various clients. Additionally, the designer will develop website assets to support digital initiatives.
Project Manager (Design Manager) - Architecture
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Drive project delivery across all phases, managing schedules, budgets, and relationships with clients and consultants. Lead project teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality assurance of architectural documentation for educational institutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Sunnyside* 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Oversee design projects from concept to delivery across print and digital channels for retail and wholesale brands. Mentor junior and mid-level designers while ensuring brand integrity and creative excellence across all marketing assets.
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.