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Senior Network Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
At&t 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Design, validate, and lead production deployment of scalable Aruba wireless LAN and broader enterprise network solutions for large commercial and strategic customers. Advise customer technical teams and executives, troubleshoot and optimize network environments, coordinate cross-functional engagements, and establish design standards and best practices.
AI Senior Graphic Designer | B2B
🇪🇬 Nasr City, 11765, Egypt
Tawzef For Recruitment & Hr Consultancy 🇪🇬 Nasr City, 11765, Egypt
Create professional visual assets for B2B marketing campaigns, social media, presentations, sales materials, websites, and digital advertising, using AI tools to support ideation and production. Collaborate with marketing and business teams to develop brand-aligned designs that communicate business messages clearly while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
Senior Graphic Designer & Website Manager DACH (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 65451 Kelsterbach, Germany
Selecta 🇩🇪 65451 Kelsterbach, Germany
Create print and digital marketing and sales materials, manage branding projects across the DACH region, and maintain a consistent brand identity across customer touchpoints. Manage and improve regional websites and Shopify stores, including content, layouts, basic technical updates, and SEO, while coordinating with marketing, sales, digital, and e-commerce teams.
Senior Product Designer (M/F/*)
🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Amber 🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
You will lead the design process from concept to implementation, balancing user needs with business goals while shaping the long-term design vision. Additionally, you will mentor team members, collaborate closely with engineering and product management, and ensure high-quality, intuitive user experiences.
Mid-Senior Graphic Designer / Illustrator (Freelance)
Remote (🇱🇹 Kaunas, Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Lithuania)
Omnisend Remote (🇱🇹 Kaunas, Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Lithuania)
You will create consistent product illustrations, banners, and marketing assets across various digital and print channels. The role involves owning projects from initial sketches to final files while collaborating closely with the Communications & Creative team.
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Senior Product Designer, New Ventures & Consumer UX (f/m/x)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Hellofresh 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design process for consumer-facing products, ensuring high-quality execution from concept to shipment. Influence product strategy and roadmaps by leveraging consumer insights and evidence-based design decisions within a cross-functional squad.
Senior Visual Designer
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Beyond 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
You will design intelligent, adaptive experiences by translating complex business problems into bold, differentiated ideas. You will also create world-class client-facing deliverables, including UI designs, prototypes, and visual systems for digital products and AI interfaces.
Junior/Mid 3D & Motion Graphic Designer
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Hytech 🇲🇾 Malaysia
You will create 3D visuals, animations, and motion graphics for fintech campaigns while collaborating with senior designers and marketing teams. The role involves adapting creative assets for various digital platforms and contributing to the development of visual concepts.
Senior UX & Product Designer
🇱🇺 Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Smile 🇱🇺 Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Design exceptional user experiences and lead the product vision within an agile environment for a major partner. Responsibilities include managing the end-to-end design process, enriching the design system, and conducting user research to iterate on innovative solutions.
Product Designer (Remote | $50–$90/hr)
Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
Synthires Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)
The role involves designing realistic scenarios for rapid prototyping and AI-assisted development to improve next-generation AI systems. You will also develop evaluation rubrics and reference solutions to assess senior-level design and product judgment.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kpmg Uk 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lead the design of user-centred web and mobile experiences while maintaining a shared design system for consistency and accessibility. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, engineers, and quality assurance to translate requirements into scalable design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer (12 Months Contract)
🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Informa Group Plc. 🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
The Senior Graphic Designer will develop and deliver high-quality creative assets across print, digital, and environmental formats for a portfolio of B2B events. They will collaborate with creative leads to interpret briefs and ensure all designs align with established brand guidelines.
Lead Product Designer (Remote | $50–$90/hr)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Synthires Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Design realistic scenarios for rapid prototyping and cross-functional product-design-engineering collaboration. Develop evaluation rubrics and reference solutions to assess senior-level design judgment and AI-assisted development workflows.
Graphic Designer, Sr.
🇺🇸 United States of America
Sundayy 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will own the visual strategy and execution for flagship marketing campaigns and brand initiatives. They will integrate advanced AI tools into daily workflows to enhance visual depth and optimize performance based on data metrics.
Senior UX Researcher/ Designer
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Genio 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
You will lead foundational generative research to build an evidence-based understanding of learner needs while translating insights into production-ready design solutions. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product direction and mentor colleagues to improve research maturity.
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.