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Senior UX Designer, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States
Lead the end-to-end product design lifecycle to improve safety and productivity for Amazon's global fulfillment workforce. Manage a strategic portfolio and roadmap while collaborating with product managers and engineers to implement scalable UX solutions.
Senior UX Designer, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Lead the end-to-end product design lifecycle to improve safety and productivity for Amazon's global fulfillment workforce. Manage a strategic roadmap and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate physical environments with virtual AI-mediated interfaces.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers. Lead cross-functional teams through the project lifecycle from conception to implementation while optimizing facility-equipment integration.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers while leading cross-functional teams. Oversee the full project lifecycle from conception to implementation, including budget management and performance monitoring.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers. Lead cross-functional teams through the project lifecycle from conception to implementation, including budget management and performance monitoring.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States
Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for next-generation data centers. Lead cross-functional teams through the full project lifecycle from conception to implementation, including budget management and performance monitoring.
UX & Product Designer
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Neofacto 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
Lead the end-to-end UX design process to create intuitive digital solutions for the banking sector. Collaborate with stakeholders and development teams to maintain the design system and optimize user experiences through research and testing.
Graphic Designer (Philippines, Remote)
🌍 Remote
Growthassistant 🌍 Remote
The Graphic Designer will lead website redesigns in Squarespace and produce digital assets for social media, newsletters, and display ads. Additionally, they will create print materials and adapt designs across multiple brands to serve a Gen-Z and millennial audience.
Motion Graphic Designer & Video Editor
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
York Towers 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Create high-quality motion graphics and video content to strengthen brand identity and support lead-generation campaigns across GCC and international markets. Manage the full creative journey from concept and storytelling to final production and adaptation for various social platforms.
Sr UX Product Designer
🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States
The Walt Disney Company 🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States
Lead end-to-end product design for enterprise filmmaking tools, partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex workflow challenges. Conduct user research, create high-fidelity prototypes, and contribute to the design system to ensure scalable and intuitive user experiences.
Principal Product Designer, Consumer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Flex 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead design for a full business vertical by shaping the vision, strategy, and end-to-end execution of consumer-facing financial products. Align multiple cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive user experience while setting high quality standards across all design artifacts.
Staff Product Designer, Consumer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Flex 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead end-to-end design strategy and execution for consumer financial products, ensuring a cohesive and intuitive user experience. Partner with cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps, conduct experiments, and translate complex financial constraints into simple, user-friendly solutions.
Product Designer CPO
🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Electra 🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Shape the end-to-end charging experience for electric vehicle drivers across digital interfaces and physical infrastructure. Lead the design scope for the Stations and Roaming product teams to ensure intuitive journeys and high-quality governance.
Head of Design
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (bno) 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Translate client briefs into creative visions and lead the design process from concept and storytelling to final realization. Direct multidisciplinary teams of designers and specialists while ensuring a consistent and compelling user experience.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bmo 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Product Designer creates intuitive, customer-centered digital journeys for lending, investments, and insurance portfolios. They lead complex initiatives from concept to launch, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into visual designs and prototypes.
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.