Design Leadership Jobs
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Project Engineering Manager (Design Manager)
🇬🇧 Risley, Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Amentum 🇬🇧 Risley, Warrington, England, United Kingdom
The Project Engineering Manager is responsible for coordinating engineering design for utilities and infrastructure modifications, acting as the CDM Principal Designer. They lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient delivery across the full project lifecycle from feasibility to handover.
Principal Graphic Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Curemd 🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Lead the creative direction and execution of high-impact digital and print assets to strengthen the organization's brand identity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex technical concepts into compelling visual stories and innovative multimedia assets.
Principal Product Designer (Canada OR EMEA)
🇨🇦 Canada
Q4 🇨🇦 Canada
Lead the end-to-end product design and UX strategy for an AI-driven Investor Relations platform. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define AI interaction paradigms and mentor other designers to scale team capabilities.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Stardust 🇺🇸 United States of America
Own the full design layer of the Stardust app, including the design system and core product experiences for millions of users. Collaborate with engineering and growth teams to ship end-to-end features and optimize conversion through design experiments.
Principal UX Designer – Clinical AI Experiences
🇺🇸 United States of America
Oracle 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the experience design for complex AI-enabled clinical workflows to reduce clinician cognitive burden and administrative work. Define experience strategies and evolve the Oracle Health Design System to ensure cohesive end-to-end user experiences.
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Senior Principal Product Designer
🇨🇴 Colombia
Slalom 🇨🇴 Colombia
Lead design direction for complex client engagements and mentor a high-performing design team in Colombia. Drive product strategy through research, stakeholder alignment, and the integration of AI-assisted design workflows.
Principal UX designer - Monopoly GO!
🇪🇸 Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Scopely 🇪🇸 Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Lead the end-to-end UX strategy and execution for product areas within Monopoly GO!, driving initiatives from discovery to implementation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative gameplay experiences while evolving UX frameworks and design patterns.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stantec 🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead technical teams to develop and deliver integrated technical solutions for water and wastewater projects while managing multidisciplinary activities. Coordinate studies, investigations, and design processes to ensure high-quality outputs are delivered on time and within budget.
Principal UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Salesforce 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Set the design vision for Agentforce for Service by connecting complex workstreams into a coherent, forward-looking direction. Drive the evolution of design standards and the Salesforce Design System while mentoring designers to elevate organizational craft.
Principal UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Salesforce 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Set the design vision for Agentforce for Service by connecting complex workstreams into a coherent, forward-looking direction. Drive the evolution of design standards and the Salesforce Design System while mentoring designers to elevate organizational craft.
Principal UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
Salesforce 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
Set the design vision for the Agentforce for Service domain by connecting complex workstreams into a coherent direction. Establish high standards for craft and drive the evolution of the Salesforce Design System through mentorship and leadership.
Principal AI Design Technologist
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Onset 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Build and scale an AI-native design practice by designing production work and developing tooling to improve team workflows. Shape the design-technology strategy across the organization through hands-on leadership and system-level thinking.
Principal Product Designer, Games Discovery
🇺🇸 United States of America
Yahoo 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the discovery and acquisition experience for Yahoo Games by designing entry points and surfaces that convert casual visitors into engaged players. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize promotional surfaces and integrate AI tools into the design workflow.
Principal UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Salesforce 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Set the design vision for Agentforce for Service by simplifying complex enterprise systems and defining high-quality UX benchmarks. Lead the evolution of the Salesforce Design System while mentoring other designers to elevate the overall craft of the organization.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stantec 🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead technical teams in the development and delivery of water and wastewater projects in Queensland, ensuring outputs are on budget and high quality. Coordinate multi-disciplinary activities, manage subcontractors, and maintain strong relationships with utility clients.
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.