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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.
Project Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Project Design Manager will lead the design and project management process for Nontraditional restaurant environments, ensuring solutions reflect brand standards while adapting to unique constraints. They will manage the project team, serve as the primary design liaison, and evaluate existing conditions to provide creative design solutions.
Design Leadership - Future Opportunities
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
You will partner with Founders and Product Directors to define the design vision and product strategy. Additionally, you will lead a team of designers, ensuring high-quality design outputs and fostering a culture of excellence.
Design Leadership - Future Opportunities
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The role involves strategic leadership in defining and driving the long-term design vision and product strategy, while also leading hands-on design work. Additionally, it includes building and mentoring a team of designers and championing the value of design across the organization.
Design Leadership - Future Opportunities
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lead the long-term design vision and product strategy while remaining hands-on in creating high-fidelity mockups and prototypes. Build and mentor a team of designers and collaborate with executive leadership to drive design as a strategic business driver.
Project Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead the design and project management process for non-traditional restaurant environments, ensuring brand standards are met across various atypical sites. Act as the primary liaison between architecture, kitchen design, and construction teams to translate operational needs into technical design solutions.
[Produto] Product Designer Pleno
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Totvs 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
The Product Designer will work within the Design & UX Chapter, focusing on the Customer Journey and collaborating with Product Owners and Team Leaders to enhance products and systems. Responsibilities include managing the design process from discovery to delivery, ensuring usability and accessibility, and facilitating collaboration across teams.
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.