Design Leadership Jobs
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Junior Art Director (Graphic Designer)
🇵🇭 Philippines
Clozette Group 🇵🇭 Philippines
Create social media graphics, paid advertisements, lifestyle and product visuals, physical event collateral, and animated content. Coordinate with the Singapore headquarters to align creative production with its marketing schedules.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mott Macdonald 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Design Manager will oversee and coordinate a team of digital designers to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure projects while ensuring adherence to budgets and engineering standards. They will also mentor junior staff, collaborate with external partners, and provide technical support for new bid opportunities.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
Straightforward (365 Designs Retailing Inc.) 🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
Create digital advertising, campaign, promotional, event, and other marketing materials, while setting creative direction and guiding junior designers. Review designs for quality and brand consistency, and use performance data and creative insights to improve future work.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Anthem 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Design and roll out campaigns across digital and print channels, including social media, advertising, websites, email marketing, outdoor advertising, and print collateral. Collaborate with creative, digital, and account service teams to develop concepts, maintain brand consistency, and prepare artwork for publishing and production.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Haystack 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process, including research, wireframing, prototyping, and final delivery, while translating business goals into user-friendly designs with product managers, developers, and stakeholders. Conduct research and usability testing, maintain design systems and component libraries, mentor junior designers, and keep current with UI/UX trends and practices.
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Principal UX Designer, Senior Talent and Transformation (STT)
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Principal UX Designer will set the UX vision and strategic product roadmap while leading the design of end-to-end product experiences. They will also facilitate executive work sessions, mentor junior designers, and drive the adoption of design best practices across the organization.
Graphic Designer
🇰🇭 Cambodia
Hds Advertising Agency 🇰🇭 Cambodia
Create visual concepts and design assets for events and advertising, producing print and digital materials from initial concept through final production. Maintain brand consistency, manage multiple projects and design assets, collaborate with clients and internal teams, incorporate feedback, and mentor junior staff or interns.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇱🇰 Western Province, Sri Lanka
Abans Group Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Western Province, Sri Lanka
Develop creative concepts, graphics, layouts, product illustrations, and logos, producing high-quality visuals with Adobe Creative Suite. Edit e-commerce websites to improve their visual appeal and user experience.
MEP Design Manager / ADM – Luxury Villas & Bungalows
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Isprava 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Lead the design and coordination of MEP systems for luxury residential projects, working with architects, consultants, contractors, clients, and internal teams. Review design submissions, ensure code compliance, manage budgets and schedules, resolve coordination issues, mentor junior staff, and support projects through commissioning.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Media & Entertainment (nzme) 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
Develop concepts, storyboards, and mock-ups, then produce digital creative assets and integrated client campaigns across social, print, and other platforms. Contribute to presentations and project reviews, share industry insights, and manage creative files accurately.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
Nzme 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
Develop concepts, storyboards, and mock-ups while managing final asset production for digital and client campaigns. Collaborate with the creative team to deliver effective designs across social, print, and other platforms while maintaining precise file management.
Deputy Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Idom Consulting, Engineering, Architecture 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead architectural design projects and design-contract proposals from concept through completion, producing detailed drawings, plans, and 3D models. Ensure compliance with building codes, collaborate with project stakeholders, and mentor junior architects.
Solutions Design Manager
🇵🇭 Laguna, Philippines
Dhl Supply Chain 🇵🇭 Laguna, Philippines
Lead the end-to-end design of complex supply chain solutions, developing commercially sound business cases, cost models, pricing strategies, and investment assessments aligned with customer needs and DHL standards. Advise customers and senior stakeholders, promote innovation and continuous improvement, and mentor junior Solutions Design team members.
Junior Product Designer
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Clera 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Design end-to-end product flows, screens, and prototypes while defining how AI agents interact with procurement professionals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to iterate on features based on customer feedback and maintain design system consistency.
Deputy Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Idom, S.a.u. 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead and manage architectural design projects from concept to completion while ensuring compliance with building codes. Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior architects to achieve project objectives.
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.