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Senior Agentic Product Designer - Remote - Latin America

Remote (🇪🇨 Ecuador)

As a Senior Agentic Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. You will be responsible for leading end-to-end product design initiatives.

RemoteFull-time
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Senior Product Designer (Growth & Conversion)

🇪🇸 Spain

Design and optimize user experiences across digital products, focusing on conversion and user engagement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate insights into impactful design solutions.

Full-time
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Senior UX Designer - Tieto Banktech (m/f/d)

🇱🇻 Riga, Latvia

Design intuitive digital tools for AML, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance within the banking sector. Lead the end-to-end design process from discovery and problem framing to detailed interaction design and validation.

Full-timeSenior
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CBS - BMC - Creative Services - Senior Graphic Designer

🇮🇳 Thiruvananthapuram, India

Conceptualize and design high-impact branding materials, proposals, and digital collaterals aligned with EY brand guidelines. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate strategic concepts into effective visual solutions while mentoring junior designers.

Full-time
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa

The Senior Graphic Designer will deliver impactful visual assets that elevate brand presence and engage customers across various touchpoints. This role requires balancing creativity with consistency in a fast-paced creative environment.

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Graphic Designer

🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa

The Senior Graphic Designer will support the marketing and creative function by transforming ideas into compelling visual experiences. This role involves creating assets for both digital and print environments.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering

🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Develop state-of-the-art solutions involving analog, mixed-signal, power, RF, and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Participate in the entire product development lifecycle from definition to product release, applying formal design and verification techniques.

$123,600 - $175,440Full-timeSenior
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Freelance Graphic Designer, Apparel

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

The Freelance Graphic Designer will lead the creative exploration and execution of graphic design concepts for apparel categories. They will design original artwork and present concepts to senior leadership.

ContractMid-level
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Senior Product Design Manager - HashiCorp Secure

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

The Senior Product Design Manager will guide a team of designers to simplify complex security workflows and create intuitive user experiences. They will also be responsible for building a high-performing team and aligning design strategy with product roadmaps.

$193,200 - $358,800Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

The Senior Product Designer will define experiences across SAAS software and physical products, leading user research and collaborating with cross-functional teams. They will create prototypes and design solutions that enhance customer experience and align with business outcomes.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, Agentic Vulnerability Elimination

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Design end-to-end product experiences for Agentic Vulnerability Elimination, applying First Principles Problem Solving. Partner closely with product managers and engineers to deliver high-quality, user-centered solutions that improve vulnerability remediation outcomes.

$100,000 - $123,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (Growth & Conversion)

🇩🇪 Germany

Design and optimize user experiences across web and mobile digital products, focusing on improving key business and engagement metrics. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to transform insights into impactful design solutions.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (AI Experiences)

🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

The role is responsible for defining the user experience for cutting-edge AI features within the platform. This includes designing conversational and generative interfaces for AI-powered products.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (AI Experiences)

🇫🇷 Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France

The role is responsible for defining the user experience for cutting-edge AI features within the platform. This includes designing conversational and generative interfaces for AI-powered products.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (AI Experiences)

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

The role is responsible for defining the user experience for cutting-edge AI features within the platform. This includes designing conversational and generative interfaces for AI-powered products.

Full-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.