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Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Lead the visual identity, brand strategy, and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution. Create high-fidelity mockups and marketing materials while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the visual identity, brand strategy, and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution. Create high-fidelity mockups and marketing materials while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Powertech 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The role involves designing and optimizing gas-turbine static and rotating systems, including components like disks, shafts, and bearing systems. Additionally, the candidate will lead technical reviews, mentor junior engineers, and manage technical risks and design assurance activities.
Design Manager - Water & Wastewater
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead the multi-disciplinary technical delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects from feasibility to asset management. Act as the primary technical interface for clients and contractors while mentoring team members and overseeing work packages.
UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Htc Global Services 🇺🇸 United States of America
The role involves partnering with an Experience Lead to review data, identify pain points, and map user experiences to support business objectives. You will also create presentation-style deliverables and facilitate design thinking workshops to communicate experience strategies.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Fanalysis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design of the mobile app and website to create intuitive and engaging experiences for football fans. Collaborate with product, tech, and marketing teams to transform user insights into polished, functional designs.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Ox Tools 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design and development of innovative tools from concept through to commercial launch. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure products are functional, durable, and aligned with market needs and brand standards.
Senior Product Designer – TikTok Shop, Seller Platform
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Tiktok 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for the TikTok Shop seller platform, translating complex, ambiguous concepts into intuitive product experiences. Partner with cross-functional teams to drive product strategy and evolve the long-term vision of the seller ecosystem.
Director - Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Qualcomm 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the planning, optimization, and testing of complex electronic systems and hardware components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement design guidelines and improve production yield and quality.
Architectural Design Manager
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Highland Homes 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager leads the development of residential floor plans, elevations, and design packages while ensuring alignment with product strategy and timelines. They also manage custom renovation projects, mentor junior designers, and collaborate with construction and purchasing teams to ensure design integrity and cost-effectiveness.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Evolve 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of financial experiences, building intuitive dashboards and reports for property managers and investors. You will collaborate with engineers to implement production-ready interfaces using React and TypeScript while evolving the core design system.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Forbes Technical Consulting 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Define and execute the UX vision and strategy across multiple digital products and platforms. Lead end-to-end design processes including research, prototyping, and the creation of design systems while leveraging AI tools.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Forbes Technical Consulting 🇺🇸 United States of America
Define and execute the UX vision and strategy across multiple digital products and platforms. Lead end-to-end design processes including research, prototyping, and the maintenance of design systems while mentoring other designers.
Graphic Designer - Window Furnishings
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Window Shading Association Of Australia 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Develop product positioning, messaging, and value propositions for enterprise and SMB audiences. Lead go-to-market strategies and partner with product teams to create compelling customer-facing stories.
Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver impactful water projects from initial concept through to detailed design. Act as the technical lead to ensure service excellence and successful project delivery while collaborating closely with clients and project managers.
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.