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Electrical Design Technologist

🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Electrical Design Technologist will lead the development and drafting of electrical and instrumentation project document packages. They will collaborate with engineering teams and ensure the accuracy and compliance of all drawings.

$67,625 - $89,093Full-time
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇦 Kamianskyi raion, Ukrainka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 52313, Ukraine

The Senior Graphic Designer will evolve the visual language of the brand and lead visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns. They will design various digital assets including homepage banners, landing pages, and email newsletters.

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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine

The Senior Graphic Designer will evolve the visual language of the brand and lead visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns. They will design various digital assets including homepage banners, landing pages, and email marketing newsletters.

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Senior Product Designer

🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia

Own and evolve the safety experience across both the Rider and Driver apps while leading design initiatives related to market expansion and regulatory compliance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality execution of design solutions.

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Staff/ Lead Product Designer (App)

🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

You will own the end-to-end super app experience, driving the evolution of design guidelines and ensuring a consistent user experience across products. You will also coach other app designers and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers.

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Staff/ Lead Product Designer (App)

🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

You will own the end-to-end super app experience, driving the evolution of design guidelines and ensuring a consistent user experience across products. Additionally, you will coach other app designers and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while managing resources, timelines, and budgets.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.

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Design Manager - Energy Networks

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.

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Head of Design / Design Lead

🇵🇹 Portugal

Lead and grow the design team while influencing product direction and user experience. Own the usability and experience quality across the platform, ensuring clarity and adoption.

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Senior Design Manager

🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Evaluate new real estate opportunities and make independent decisions on design feasibility. Lead the development of design packages and manage external architects to ensure high-quality, cost-effective documentation.

$115,000 - $125,000Full-timeSenior
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Design Manager, Industrial/Manufacturing

🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

The Senior Design Manager is responsible for leading the design process and ensuring successful project delivery. This includes managing design teams, collaborating with stakeholders, and overseeing compliance with project goals and technical requirements.

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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.