Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior UI/UX Designer -Chicago, IL
🌍 Remote
Human Agency 🌍 Remote
The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead product and web experience design, collaborating with various teams to solve complex problems and elevate usability. Responsibilities include designing user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interfaces, as well as maintaining the design system.
Senior UI/UX Designer - St Louis, MO
🌍 Remote
Human Agency 🌍 Remote
The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead product and web experience design, collaborating with various teams to solve complex problems and elevate usability. Responsibilities include designing user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interfaces, as well as maintaining the design system.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Microsoft 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The Senior Product Designer will collaborate with product teams to create high-quality design specifications and champion consumer-grade experiences. They will also mentor junior designers and maintain the Microsoft 365 mobile design system.
Senior Brand + Web Designer - Chicago, IL
🌍 Remote
Human Agency 🌍 Remote
The Senior Brand + Web Designer will lead brand storytelling and visual identity development, creating cohesive design systems and end-to-end website experiences. They will also design marketing assets and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver creative solutions.
Staff Product Designer, Visual Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Datadog 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead the visual design evolution of Datadog's design system, DRUIDS, and define new patterns and visual language. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize design tooling and ensure high-quality implementation.
Lead Winter and Urban Graphic Designer
🇨🇭 Givisiez, Fribourg, Switzerland
Scott Sports Sa 🇨🇭 Givisiez, Fribourg, Switzerland
The Lead Graphic Designer will own and evolve the visual identity of the brand, translating innovation and performance into powerful design systems. They will lead creative direction across winter and urban products while collaborating with various teams.
Senior Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Harvey 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Staff Product Designer will lead the design vision across complex product initiatives, ensuring usability and strategic alignment. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product vision and evolve the design system.
Senior Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Harvey 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead the design direction across major product surfaces and partner with cross-functional teams to shape the product vision. Evolve the design system and conduct user research to inform design strategy and improve user experiences.
Staff Product Designer - Money Movement and Agentic Commerce
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Paypal 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Design products that blend interaction design with brand identities and content design. Create clarity in undefined briefs and ensure the preservation of the broader product design system.
Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Alphasense Helsinki 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
The Staff Product Designer will lead the definition and design of the design system, ensuring it empowers product teams to deliver high-quality experiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to align product designs with business objectives and user requirements.
Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)
🌍 Remote
Marker.io 🌍 Remote
You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.
Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)
🌍 Remote
Marker.io 🌍 Remote
You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.
Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)
🌍 Remote
Marker.io 🌍 Remote
You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. You will also collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.
Senior Product Designer (First Design Hire)
🌍 Remote
Marker.io 🌍 Remote
You will own projects end-to-end, including auditing UIs, building a design system, and redesigning onboarding flows. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering and marketing to ensure design consistency across all platforms.
UX Designer
🇺🇸 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Apexanalytix 🇺🇸 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
As a UX Designer, you will conduct market and customer research, create wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with developers to deliver user-centered experiences for mobile and web applications. You will also conduct usability testing and maintain a design system for consistency across products.
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.