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Senior Interaction Designer
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Crown Commercial Service 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design of complex, high-impact transactional services while mentoring team members and ensuring inclusive digital experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate policy and technical constraints into intuitive, evidence-based user journeys.
Product Designer (UX/UI) - London
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Apple 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The designer will lead the user experience evolution for a suite of messaging platform products across Apple Services. They are responsible for translating complex business requirements into functional, high-fidelity web interfaces while collaborating with engineering and product teams.
MGR DESIGN ENGINEERING 2
🇺🇸 Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
Huntington Ingalls 🇺🇸 Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
The role involves designing major components for shipbuilding operations and leading quality assurance functions to ensure technical accuracy. You will oversee the development and review of technical drawings while collaborating with engineering and design teams to maintain compliance standards.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Blwn 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lead end-to-end design projects from concept to final delivery across print and digital mediums. Establish brand standards and mentor junior designers to ensure high-quality visual output and consistency.
UI/UX Designer
🇨🇭 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Ampstek 🇨🇭 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Collaborate with product managers and developers to translate user needs into high-quality design solutions within an agile environment. Lead the user-centric design process and maintain a cohesive brand identity through the development of a digital design system.
MEP Design Manager - Data Centres Construction
🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Turner & Townsend 🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
The MEP Design Manager will lead the design management plan and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams including civil, structural, and MEP engineering. They are responsible for managing design risks, facilitating design reviews, and ensuring all deliverables meet project requirements and safety standards.
Product Design Manager (UX/UI)
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Axis Group Vietnam 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead and mentor a team of 20+ product designers and UX writers to drive design velocity and consistency. Optimize end-to-end design processes and integrate AI toolsets to enhance team efficiency and experience metrics.
Lead Graphic Designer
🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Bjak 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
You will shape the visual language of the product by designing UI components and patterns for web and mobile. You will collaborate with product and UX designers to ensure AI-driven interfaces are clear, accessible, and trustworthy.
Lead Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Bjak 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will shape the visual language of the product by designing UI components and patterns for web and mobile. You will collaborate with product and UX teams to ensure AI-driven interfaces are clear, accessible, and structured.
Architectural Design Manager - DfMA Construction Innovation
🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Laing O'rourke 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Lead the development of industrialised construction products and configurable building systems using DfMA principles. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, digital, and manufacturing to transition traditional construction into scalable product platforms.
Product Design Manager - (They/She/He)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Glovo 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead and mentor a team of Product Designers to drive cohesive, user-centered solutions for the Customer App. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define UX strategy and ensure high design standards through hands-on execution and stakeholder management.
Product Design Manager - (They/She/He)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Delivery Hero 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Product Design Manager will lead and mentor a team of designers while collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive user-centered product strategy. They will actively participate in project execution, define design objectives, and ensure the adoption of the company's design system.
UX Researcher
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aj Bell 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead end-to-end generative and tactical discovery research to shape product direction and inform decision-making. Collaborate closely with designers and product teams to synthesize complex findings into actionable insights.
Head of Design - Tiles
🇮🇹 Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Love Pangolin 🇮🇹 Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Lead the end-to-end design and development of premium tiles and surfaces from trend sensing to commercial launch. Manage the design studio and collaborate with R&D and manufacturing to ensure design fidelity and commercial success.
Product Designer
🇩🇪 München, Brandenburg, Germany
Zero To One Search | Recruitment Agency 🇩🇪 München, Brandenburg, Germany
The Product Designer will bridge the gap between field workers, office managers, and project leads by conducting onsite research and synthesizing data. They will create user journeys and rapid prototypes to improve a SaaS platform for field professionals.
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.