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Senior UX Researcher
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Edreams 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Senior UX Researcher will manage the strategic research roadmap for the Prime subscription platform and execute end-to-end mixed-methods research. They will also lead research operations, including participant recruitment and AI workflow integration, while advising executive stakeholders on product strategy.
Senior Design Manager - Bioresources
🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Egis Group 🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead the design coordination and technical integration for bioresources and sludge management projects within the AMP8 programme. They will act as a primary interface between clients, contractors, and suppliers to ensure high-quality, safe, and sustainable engineering solutions.
Senior Design Manager (Building Services)
🇬🇧 Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Wsp 🇬🇧 Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary building services design teams to ensure technical quality, compliance, and efficient delivery across major projects. Act as the central point of integration between MEP, structural, and architectural disciplines while managing design programmes, risks, and stakeholder relationships.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Avantos.ai 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end design of the Avantos mobile app and the Journey Builder tool. They will collaborate with engineering to create native platform patterns and contribute to the overall design system.
Senior Design Manager (Industrial)
🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Brasfield & Gorrie, Llc 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads project teams through the design and preconstruction phases to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, and budget. They facilitate collaboration between owners, design teams, and trade partners while mentoring staff to ensure effective project execution.
Senior Product Designer - Aviation Web/Mobile
🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States of America
Garmin International, Inc. 🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead design direction for aviation web and mobile applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to create intuitive user experiences. Responsibilities include mentoring junior designers, conducting user research, and managing the end-to-end feature development process.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Principal UX Designer will facilitate cross-functional workshops to drive product strategy and align senior stakeholders on complex design directions. They are responsible for mentoring design teams, scaling UX standards, and ensuring high-quality product experiences from concept through delivery.
Senior UI Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Senior UI Designer will own the evolution of the CORE UI design system, managing token architecture, component quality, and interaction standards. They will also build future-facing prototypes and collaborate with engineering to bridge the gap between design intent and production code.
Senior Product Designer - Harmony AI
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Monday.com 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead the end-to-end design of AI voice agent experiences, from vague business goals to shipped solutions. Partner with Product and Engineering to define strategic priorities and create intuitive interfaces for agent configuration and reporting.
UX/UI Designer Senior o Product Designer Senior (Incorporación Inmediata)
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Tecdata Engineering 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
The role involves managing client relationships, conducting UX research, and facilitating workshops to define information architecture and user flows. Additionally, the designer will create visual UI proposals and maintain design systems across multiple devices.
Senior Product Designer (Growth)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Investengine 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Own end-to-end design work within the Growth stream, from initial framing to build-ready delivery. Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to clarify requirements, minimize rework, and ensure high-quality, data-informed design outputs.
Senior UX Researcher
🇬🇧 Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Elekta 🇬🇧 Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lead and deliver user research and usability testing for hardware and software products to ensure safe and intuitive user experiences. Create necessary usability documentation for regulatory submissions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user insights into product decisions.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Alternative Payments 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Lead the end-to-end discovery and design process, from conducting user research and synthesizing insights to creating high-fidelity interfaces. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to build visually refined, accessible web applications for a financial operating system.
Senior UX Designer, Meteorological Services (NEA)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Govtech Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead end-to-end UX design for consumer and business weather platforms to create intuitive, unified user experiences. Translate complex meteorological data into clear interfaces while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to evolve UX standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Yendo 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for the Growth Team, creating everything from low-fidelity flows to high-fidelity prototypes for the application process and consumer app. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to evolve the design system and implement AI-supported product development workflows.
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.