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Senior Graphic Designer

🇵🇱 Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the production of various creative assets, including digital ads and promotional materials. They will collaborate with the marketing team to develop concepts that enhance brand identity and ensure timely delivery of polished designs.

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Senior Graphic Designer

🇨🇳 Daishan County, Zhejiang, China

The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the production of diverse creative assets and partner with the marketing department to execute creative concepts. They will oversee the print process and ensure all deliverables are polished and on-brand.

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Senior Graphic Designer

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lead and execute creative design projects across various platforms while maintaining brand consistency. Collaborate with multiple teams to produce impactful visual solutions that align with business objectives.

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Senior Graphic Designer

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

This role involves leading graphic and motion creative delivery, managing the design, production, and final delivery of static, motion graphics, and video edits from brief to launch. The Senior Graphic Designer will also participate in pitching and concepting campaigns and promotions, bringing motion-first thinking to the table.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

The Senior Product Designer will make autonomous design decisions that contribute to key metrics and partner with product leadership to influence the roadmap. They will also conduct user research, transform complex ideas into simple solutions, and contribute to the design system.

Hybrid$80,000 - $110,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior to Staff Product Designer

🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

You will drive design across a strategically important product area, developing a world-class consumption experience of qualitative insights. You will lead projects end-to-end, from discovery through execution, optimization, and scaling, partnering closely with engineering.

Hybrid$80,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. UX Designer

🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

The Senior UX Designer will collaborate with various teams to deliver engaging user experiences across web and mobile platforms. They will advocate for end-users and lead internal design initiatives to improve the shopping experience.

Hybrid$100,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Lead UI/UX Designer

🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel

The Lead Product Designer will collaborate closely with product owners, engineers, and user research to define the vision for the Field Service product area and guide its implementation through documentation and presentations. They will also work cross-functionally to represent design, facilitate discussions, and ensure high-quality, polished product delivery.

OnsiteFull-timeSenior
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Seniot Product Designer

🌍 Remote

Lead the design of user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes for complex projects. Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to align design goals with business objectives.

Remote$65,000 - $90,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - Digital Lending

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

The Senior Product Designer will lead design work across key lending journeys and contribute to both discovery and delivery phases. They will translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into clear, usable experiences that support user outcomes and business performance.

Hybrid$80,000 - $110,000Full-timeSenior
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Product Designer – Home Decor/Hard Bath Level

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

The Product Designer will lead the design vision for home décor collections, focusing on Decorative Accessories and Wall Decor, driving concept, materiality, and aesthetic direction from initial idea through commercialization. This involves independently managing projects, translating brand strategy into product reality, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure creative execution aligns with commercial success.

Onsite$85,000 - $154,000Full-timeSenior
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Staff Product Designer (Event Gateway)

🌍 Remote

The Staff Product Designer will lead complex design projects from concept to final UI, ensuring alignment with design standards and applying systems thinking across the product experience. They must champion customer needs by deeply understanding jobs-to-be-done and driving alignment among stakeholders using customer data and business impact rationale.

Remote$120,000 - $180,000Full-timeStaff
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Bike Footwear Product Designer

🇨🇭 Givisiez, Fribourg, Switzerland

The designer will lead all design aspects of bike footwear collections, from trend research to final product. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure designs meet performance needs and align with SCOTT’s design philosophies.

Full-timeMid-level
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Staff Product Designer - Regulatory

🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States

The Staff Product Designer will own regulatory build outcomes for eBay Live's global expansion, ensuring scalable and flawless experiences across buying and selling flows. This involves leading end-to-end build processes from discovery through delivery while collaborating with legal, policy, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into clear solutions.

Onsite$127,600 - $214,700Full-timeSenior
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Humanlearning Ltd

Lead Product Designer

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

The Lead Product Designer will partner with Product and Engineering teams to create world-class user experiences and implement cutting-edge interactions for AI products. They will also coach junior team members and establish a culture of design excellence.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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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.