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Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - China
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Astera Labs 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
The Director will establish and lead the Shanghai hardware design center, focusing on Active Electrical Cable and Smart Cable Module product design and customer engineering support. This role involves building a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with global engineering standards and customer priorities.
Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - Taiwan
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Astera Labs 🇹🇼 Taiwan
The Director of Hardware Design Engineering will establish and lead Astera Labs' Taiwan hardware engineering center, focusing on OEM customer engagement and the design of Silicon Validation Platforms and rack-scale products. This role includes building a multidisciplinary team and ensuring alignment with the Santa Clara-based engineering organization.
Staff Product Designer
South Korea, Seoul
Coupang Pay South Korea, Seoul
The Staff Product Designer will lead design projects by communicating with product, business, data, and engineering teams to create innovative financial services. They will also participate in establishing product vision and roadmap while identifying and analyzing issues in existing products and services to improve user experience.
Lead Electrical Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Streamline Search Ltd 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
The Lead Electrical Design Manager will deliver detailed electrical designs and coordinated construction information across various projects. This role includes producing high-quality design documentation and mentoring junior engineers while managing workflows and deadlines.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Solstice 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for core applications, from research and ideation to high-fidelity delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform complex biopharma marketing problems into intuitive user experiences.
Senior Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chanel 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead all phases of design coordination and project management for new projects and renovations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational requirements are met and maintain brand standards.
Senior Web Designer
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Whs Inc. Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The Senior Web Designer will lead the design of responsive, conversion-focused web experiences and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs support business goals. They will also be involved in the redesign and evolution of the Willow website.
RF/mmWave IC & SiP Design Manager (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Keysight Technologies 🇩🇪 Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Lead and develop a high-performing team of MMIC and SiP engineers while driving the design and development of advanced RF/mmWave products. Collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure successful product development and transition to production.
Product Designer - Agent+
🇧🇷 Brazil
Tempo (yc S23) 🇧🇷 Brazil
As a Product Designer, you will lead the design of user interfaces and experiences for an AI-powered visual IDE. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and create user-centric design solutions.
Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - China
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Astera Labs 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Establish and lead the Shanghai hardware design center, overseeing the end-to-end design and production of Active Electrical Cables (AEC) and Smart Cable Modules (SCM). Serve as the primary technical partner for China-based hyperscale customers and OEMs to enable the integration of Astera Labs silicon into their infrastructure.
Hardware Design Engineering, Director - Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Business - Taiwan
🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Astera Labs 🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Establish and lead the Taiwan hardware engineering center, serving as the primary hub for OEM engagement and silicon platform design in Asia. Lead the development of Silicon Validation Boards (SVB/EVB) and rack-scale AI infrastructure products including chassis and switch trays.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Instrumentl Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead end-to-end design for the Manage product area, focusing on discovery, research, and iteration. Shape financial data visualization and design complex workflows for cross-team collaboration.
Staff Product Designer (Grant OS)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Instrumentl Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Staff Product Designer will own the design of GrantOS, leading the design process from discovery to iteration. This role involves shaping how grant professionals interact with Instrumentl and setting design standards across the organization.
UI/UX Designer
🇲🇽 Querétaro, Mexico
Ansell 🇲🇽 Querétaro, Mexico
The UI/UX Designer will lead the end-to-end experience for Ansell.com, ensuring a premium and consistent global website. Responsibilities include conducting user research, developing design systems, and implementing UX improvements.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Teleskope 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design process for products, balancing user experience, feasibility, and business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product direction and maintain a high standard for design quality.
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.