Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Visual Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Viture 🇺🇸 United States of America
Define and evolve the visual language for AI-powered XR glasses and connected digital products. Create high-fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, and scalable design systems that bridge hardware and software experiences.
Senior Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Evenup 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of product designers while contributing hands-on to high-impact strategic design initiatives. Collaborate with engineering, product, and AI teams to architect cohesive user experiences and scale the design practice.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Heidi 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Design, prototype, and ship product features in direct response to real-world customer requests and clinical needs. Maintain product consistency by owning the design system and connective tissue across various global user contexts.
Senior Product Designer - US Market
🇨🇱 188 0000 Monte Patria, Chile
Betterfly 🇨🇱 188 0000 Monte Patria, Chile
Design and evolve AI-driven product experiences by defining interaction patterns and system behaviors. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to map user flows, prototype solutions, and contribute to the global design system.
Senior Product Designer, Insights and Reporting
🇺🇸 United States of America
Clio 🇺🇸 United States of America
Define and execute the experience strategy for real-time insights, complex reporting, and analytics within the legal practice management domain. Lead the end-to-end design process from strategic discovery and prototyping to development and launch.
Senior/Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sydecar 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end evolution of the user experience for investors and internal teams while driving high-impact design initiatives from discovery to delivery. You will also establish design systems, conduct user research to inform product strategy, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UX Researcher & Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
Addison Group 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end quantitative UX research projects and manage Qualtrics infrastructure to drive business decisions. Partner with leadership to establish research governance, standardized methodologies, and service design strategies.
Senior UX Designer, AWS Applied AI Solutions
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-native business applications and end-to-end customer experiences by defining experience strategies and interaction models. Partner cross-functionally with engineering and science teams to shape product roadmaps and drive high-quality design standards.
Senior UX Designer, AWS Applied AI Solutions
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-native business applications and end-to-end customer experiences by defining experience strategy and product direction. Partner cross-functionally with engineering and science teams to establish scalable interaction models for human-AI collaboration.
Senior UX Designer, AWS Applied AI Solutions
🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Lead the design of AI-native business applications and end-to-end customer experiences by defining experience strategy and interaction models. Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, and science teams to shape product roadmaps and drive design quality through rapid prototyping.
Sr UX Designer, Data AI, Amazon Customer Service
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for new customer service tools by transforming raw data into actionable, intuitive user experiences. Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions and present design decisions to senior leadership.
Senior/Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Sydecar 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end evolution of the user experience for investors and internal teams while driving high-impact design initiatives from discovery to delivery. You will also manage design systems, conduct user research to inform product strategy, and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Salsify 🇵🇹 Portugal
Collaborate cross-functionally with product management and engineering to deliver high-quality user experiences for the GDSN team. Conduct user research and utilize AI technologies to design intuitive solutions for complex B2B commerce workflows.
Senior UX designer -Data Visualization
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata, Partido de General Pueyrredón, Argentina
Accenture 🇦🇷 Mar del Plata, Partido de General Pueyrredón, Argentina
The role involves designing and implementing high-quality data visualization solutions, dashboards, and applications within the Applied Intelligence field. The designer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to transform complex data into actionable business insights using AI and data science.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Relay 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Own the end-to-end design process from discovery and prototyping to production-ready interfaces for a small business banking platform. Lead the design craft by mentoring peers, communicating design rationale, and simplifying complex financial workflows.
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.