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Senior Quantitative UX Researcher, Material Design

🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Define and measure quantitative UX and business goals by developing statistical models and code to understand user experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct live experiments and use AI to transform data processes for Material Design.

$112,000 - $115,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan

Lead the creation of brand-aligned visual assets across digital and print platforms to support global marketing objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain and evolve the company's brand identity and visual storytelling.

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Senior Interaction Designer - NPPV3 and UK SC

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Lead interaction design for a critical programme during the GDS Beta stage, ensuring the service meets required standards for assessment. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to make informed design decisions in a complex, fast-paced environment.

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Senior Basketball Apparel Graphic Designer [210547]

🇺🇸 Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America

Create innovative graphics for basketball apparel and footwear collections while translating basketball culture and athlete insights into compelling visual designs. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, development, and design teams to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

$54.51 - $60.57ContractSenior
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Senior Product Designer (UI/UX)

🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan

The Senior Product Designer will design modern, scalable user interfaces and conduct user research to enhance user experiences. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with user needs and business goals.

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Senior Product Designer (Figma + Cloud Cursor) - Remote - Latin America

Remote (🇦🇷 Mar del Plata, Partido de General Pueyrredón, Argentina)

As a Senior Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. You will be responsible for designing complex digital products from concept to delivery.

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Senior Data Centre Design Manager (Building Services)

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lead teams in the design of data centre critical infrastructure and facilitate design forums to resolve issues and mitigate risks. Set and manage capital design budgets while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

You will lead the User Experience strategy for a major BNPL brand, designing end-to-end product experiences across web and mobile. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to create intuitive user journeys and validating ideas through research and data.

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Senior Product Designer

🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel

Design intuitive, user-centered solutions and drive the evolution of the design language for intelligent systems. Collaborate with various stakeholders and advocate for user trust and transparency in AI design.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel

Design intuitive, user-centered solutions for AI-driven cybersecurity products and evolve the design language for intelligent systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex workflows into accessible product experiences from concept to execution.

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Senior Product Designer

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Lead the design process from discovery to final handoff, collaborating with product managers and engineers to define problems and shape solutions. Champion user-centered design and facilitate workshops to align teams.

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Senior Product Designer, Business & Transaction Platform

🇮🇩 East Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

As a Senior Product Designer, you will own product design outcomes and lead projects within a cross-functional team. You will explore user needs and create impactful solutions while collaborating with stakeholders.

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Senior Visual Designer

🇮🇳 Chennai, India

The Senior Visual Designer will create high-quality visual designs for various digital platforms, ensuring brand consistency and polished outputs. They will collaborate closely with content, marketing, and development teams to convert ideas into professional designs.

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Senior Web Designer

🇨🇾 Larnaca, Δήμος Λάρνακας, Cyprus

Design and develop landing pages that effectively communicate marketing campaigns and engage the target audience. Ensure all landing pages are optimized for functionality, usability, and visual aesthetics across all devices and platforms.

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Senior UX Researcher

🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary

The Senior UX Researcher will run structured customer discovery conversations and translate findings into opportunity maps that shape product direction. They will work closely with strategic PMs to ensure research findings inform product investment decisions.

$143,800 - $231,900Full-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.