Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer UX/UI (Remote- based in EMEA)
🌍 Remote
Visit.org 🌍 Remote
The Product Designer will advocate for exceptional, customer-centric experiences, owning large portions of complex products and leading UX/UI design for new and existing initiatives. Responsibilities include defining requirements, designing detailed interactions, partnering with engineering for implementation, and owning/maintaining the design system.
Lead Product Designer - Design System Frameworks
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Rivian 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
The role involves designing and evolving scalable UI frameworks that power Rivian's digital experiences across in-vehicle, mobile, and web platforms, while creating cross-platform patterns that balance flexibility with brand integrity. Responsibilities also include collaborating with technical teams, documenting patterns in tools like Figma and Zeroheight, and championing accessibility and performance standards.
Senior Principal UX Designer, AI-forward Design Systems
Own and evolve foundational systems including design systems and AI workflows. Lead complex initiatives end-to-end, framing problems and driving execution.
Senior Principal UX Designer, AI-forward Design Systems
Own and evolve foundational systems such as design systems and AI workflows while leading complex initiatives end-to-end. Partner with product, engineering, and research leaders to shape product vision and act as a mentor to other designers.
Senior Principal UX Designer, AI-forward Design Systems
Own and evolve foundational systems including design systems and AI workflows. Lead complex initiatives end-to-end, framing problems and driving execution.
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Product Designer - REMOTE
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, designing UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research to gather actionable insights and mentoring contract designers.
Principal Product Designer (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research operations and mentoring contract designers.
Lead Product Designer (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include mentoring contract designers and partnering with product, engineering, and data teams.
Principal Product Designer - REMOTE
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research operations, mentoring contract designers, and partnering across product, engineering, and data teams.
Remote Principal Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The Principal Product Designer will establish and lead end-to-end product design processes, own the UX for multiple SaaS products, and be responsible for creating and scaling the company's first design system. This role also involves mentoring contract designers and driving UX strategy alignment across the organization.
Remote Principal Product Designer Position
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The Principal Product Designer will establish and lead end-to-end product design processes, own UX for multiple SaaS products, and create/scale the first design system. Responsibilities also include leading user research, mentoring contract designers, and partnering with product, engineering, and data teams.
Remote Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The Lead Product Designer will establish and lead end-to-end product design processes, own UX for multiple SaaS products, and create and scale the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research, mentoring contract designers, and partnering across product, engineering, and data teams.
Remote Product Designer Role
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating/scaling the first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research, mentoring contract designers, and partnering across product, engineering, and data teams.
Sr. Product Designer Position - REMOTE
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the company's first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research to gather actionable insights and mentoring two contract designers.
Senior Product Designer - remote
🌍 Remote
Jobgether 🌍 Remote
The role involves establishing and leading end-to-end product design processes, owning UX for multiple SaaS products, and creating and scaling the first design system. Responsibilities also include developing user research to gather actionable insights and mentoring two contract designers.
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.