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Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
Bi Worldwide 🇺🇸 Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will define and design features within a Figma design system, partnering with product owners and engineers to optimize usability. They will co-lead the UX practice, conduct user testing, and champion accessibility and internationalization across products.
Design Manager - Water
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Wharton-smith 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Lead the planning, coordination, and budgeting for municipal water and wastewater projects from early pursuit through GMP development. Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure constructability and successful project delivery.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cosm 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Define and drive the design direction for internal and B2B backend tools, focusing on information architecture and production-ready interfaces. Lead features end-to-end by collaborating with product managers and engineers to translate complex workflows into actionable designs.
Founding Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Fitmatch 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Founding Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design of a clinical platform and establish the company's first design system and visual identity. They will collaborate with engineering and clinicians to create high-stakes user experiences for Body AI products across healthcare, sports, and retail.
Design Engineering Manager (Mining and Minerals)
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Lycopodium 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Design Engineering Manager directs multi-discipline engineering and drafting teams to produce fit-for-purpose outputs for mining and minerals projects. Key duties include managing budgets, schedules, and design deliverables while providing technical leadership and facilitating design reviews.
AI Interaction Designer_Q2 27
🇮🇳 Chennai, India
Infosys 🇮🇳 Chennai, India
Lead the design of AI-integrated experiences by creating interaction models, conversational journeys, and high-fidelity prototypes. Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to ensure the technical feasibility and ethical implementation of AI-powered products.
Senior Product Designer, AI & Emerging Technology Focus
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Whoop 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-first product experiences, translating complex data into intuitive and trustworthy interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to create human-centered workflows and prototypes that enhance member health and performance.
Senior UX Product Designer - Stores
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Target 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Lead the design of intuitive native handheld applications to support store operations and team member productivity. Partner with product and technology teams to deliver high-quality UX solutions from discovery through production.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Scott Township, PA 15106, United States of America
Wolfe, Llc 🇺🇸 Scott Township, PA 15106, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of consumer, corporate, and merchant platforms, from initial research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototypes. Maintain and evolve the design system while collaborating with engineering to ensure pixel-perfect implementation across the Wolfe ecosystem.
Principal Designer, Brand & Design Systems
🇺🇸 United States of America
Edmentum 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the development and governance of Edmentum's design systems, Figma libraries, and brand guidelines to ensure visual consistency. Create scalable web experiences and marketing assets while integrating motion graphics and AI-enhanced design practices.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Captivateiq 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the design vision for the Incentive Compensation Management product line and drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. Partner with executive leadership to define product strategy and mentor other designers to raise the overall execution bar.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Captivateiq 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design vision for the Incentive Compensation Management product line, driving high-impact initiatives and establishing quality standards for enterprise-scale systems. Partner with executive leadership to influence product strategy and mentor other designers to elevate the organization's execution bar.
Senior Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Fivetran 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Lead the dbt product design team by managing designers and defining the UX strategy for technical data products. Drive the integration of Fivetran and dbt Labs design cultures while shaping AI-powered and agentic product experiences.
Founding Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Odin 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design direction and visual brand identity for a private markets infrastructure platform. Translate complex, regulated workflows into intuitive user experiences while establishing scalable design systems and research practices.
UX Fintech Product Designer
🇲🇽 29120 Monterrey, CHP, Mexico
Crediclub 🇲🇽 29120 Monterrey, CHP, Mexico
Lead the end-to-end design of internal operational tools, including flows, wireframes, and prototypes. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to evolve the design system and iterate based on user feedback and metrics.
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.