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UX Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Park National Bank 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design strategy for digital banking experiences across web, mobile, and emerging channels. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, secure, and consistent user journeys that align with brand and regulatory standards.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Beverly Hills, California, United States of America
Dnam Brands 🇺🇸 Beverly Hills, California, United States of America
The UI/UX Designer will lead the design and optimization of digital experiences across a portfolio of fashion brands to drive e-commerce performance. Responsibilities include creating wireframes, conducting UX audits, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve conversion rates and customer engagement.
Lead Visual Designer, Brand and Product
🇺🇸 United States of America
Step 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will own and evolve the visual identity of the company across all customer touchpoints, including product, marketing, and physical brand experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive visual language while producing high-impact creative assets for various digital and physical channels.
Lead Product Designer, Banking
🇺🇸 United States of America
Step 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the overall product, design, and UX strategy for the core banking platform while collaborating with cross-functional teams to define roadmaps. Design high-quality interactive experiences across mobile and web platforms while mentoring other designers to maintain quality standards.
Structure Design Manager
🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Parsons Corporation 🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Lead a large team of structural engineers and digital delivery specialists to oversee the full lifecycle of major infrastructure projects from concept to construction. Ensure technical excellence, compliance with international codes, and effective coordination across multidisciplinary project teams.
MEP Design Manager
🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Parsons Corporation 🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Lead MEP planning, technical oversight, and multidisciplinary integration for large mission-critical facilities. Ensure MEP solutions align with operational readiness, constructability, and performance requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Architectural Design Manager
🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Parsons Corporation 🇸🇦 Tabuk, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Lead the planning, design, and technical delivery of complex architectural projects across commercial, infrastructure, and transportation sectors. Manage the full project lifecycle from concept through construction while ensuring compliance with safety standards and client requirements.
UX/UI Interaction Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jay Analytix 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end UX design process for complex financial systems, from initial concept to final delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct user research, create prototypes, and implement innovative digital solutions.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Button 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for product initiatives from discovery through launch, transforming complex business challenges into intuitive user experiences. Partner with Product Managers and Engineers to define solutions, evolve the design system, and synthesize user research into actionable insights.
Design Engineering Services Manager
🇺🇸 Hampton, Virginia, United States of America
Amentum 🇺🇸 Hampton, Virginia, United States of America
The Design Engineering Services Manager will lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering departments, overseeing project scope, budget, and schedule. They will serve as the primary point of contact for clients while directing team members in the execution of complex design and construction projects.
Sr Product Designer, Amazon Robotics, Amazon Robotics
🇺🇸 North Reading, MA 01864, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 North Reading, MA 01864, United States of America
Lead the design of digital and physical experiences for robotic workstations, ensuring seamless interaction between screen interfaces and physical workflows. Conduct field research and collaborate cross-functionally to define interaction models that prioritize safety, efficiency, and ergonomics for a diverse workforce.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lseg 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end user experience across a complex ecosystem of internal operational tools, bridging current systems with a new target-state platform. Develop scalable design solutions and interaction patterns while collaborating with product and engineering teams to reduce operational complexity.
UX Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Park National Bank 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
The UX Design Manager will lead the end-to-end design strategy for digital banking experiences across web, mobile, and omnichannel platforms. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure intuitive, secure, and accessible user journeys while maintaining consistent design standards.
Position - Graphic Designer - Senior
🇮🇳 Pune City Subdistrict, India
Elephant Design Pvt Ltd 🇮🇳 Pune City Subdistrict, India
The senior graphic designer will lead design projects, mentor team members, and ensure high-quality visual solutions that align with client expectations. They are responsible for managing multiple projects independently while effectively communicating design strategies to clients and stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Nextiva 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design from discovery through delivery across desktop and mobile platforms. Partner with product managers and engineers to solve complex customer problems using modern design, rapid prototyping, and AI-assisted 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.