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Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
Dcs Corp 🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
The Graphic Designer will lead high-impact visual communications efforts and serve as a creative lead responsible for conceptualizing and delivering compelling visual products. This role involves collaborating with program teams and senior leadership to translate technical content into engaging graphics and digital assets.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, 601 McDonough Boulevard Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30315, United States of America
Floor & Decor 🇺🇸 United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, 601 McDonough Boulevard Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30315, United States of America
Lead the UX vision and strategy for flooranddecor.com, managing a team of designers to align digital experiences with business goals. Oversee the end-to-end research program and evolve the design system to ensure consistency and accessibility across all touchpoints.
Sr Product Designer
🇺🇸 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States of America
Homeservices Of America 🇺🇸 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for complex features from research and ideation to final delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure user-centered design principles and maintain consistency across platforms.
Digital Product Designer
🇬🇧 Coulsdon, England, United Kingdom
Tjarks And Tjarks Design Group 🇬🇧 Coulsdon, England, United Kingdom
The successful candidate will support senior leadership in evaluating and testing new technology tools and assist in the implementation and optimisation of internal systems. They will also analyse processes for automation opportunities and conduct research into emerging technologies.
Senior UX / UI Product Designer - SaaS and AI
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Fortinet 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design process including discovery research, ideation, and usability testing. Advocate for users and collaborate with product management and engineering to create user-centered solutions.
Product Designer
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Tamara 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Translate conceptual ideas into tangible product features and lead end-to-end design processes from research to polished UI/UX designs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch.
Senior Design Manager – Interior Design
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Buro Happold 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead the interior design management process across various design stages and manage coordination with consultants and teams. Ensure successful project execution and delivery while maintaining luxury standards and client interface.
Lead Retail Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Unibail-rodamco-westfield 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Lead Retail Design Manager will lead the roll-out of Retail Design Guidelines and manage design reviews, ensuring compliance with Westfield’s design criteria. They will also collaborate with various teams to attract new brands and maintain design excellence across projects.
Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Bunch 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will lead UX and UI for core product areas from discovery through delivery, shaping conversational interfaces and building a design system from scratch. Your role will involve prototyping rapidly and ensuring quality assurance for the live experience.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Tilbury Douglas 🇬🇧 Northampton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lead the design function on complex construction projects, ensuring strategic design leadership from bid stage to project completion. Drive design excellence and innovation while managing relationships with clients and stakeholders.
Date Centre - Design Manager
🇫🇷 94260 Fresnes, France
Osmii 🇫🇷 94260 Fresnes, France
The Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary design efforts for data centers, managing external engineering firms and ensuring compliance with client requirements. Responsibilities include overseeing design integration, procurement, contractor oversight, and compliance with industry standards.
Head of Design - Decarbonisation
🇬🇧 Banbridge, BT32 3DB, United Kingdom
Alternative Heat Ltd 🇬🇧 Banbridge, BT32 3DB, United Kingdom
The Head of Design – Decarbonisation leads the development and delivery of MEP design strategies for large-scale decarbonisation projects. This includes managing a multidisciplinary team and ensuring compliance with regulations while driving the creation of net zero solutions.
Product Designer
🇵🇪 Lima, Lima Metropolitan Area, Peru
Banco Pichincha Perú 🇵🇪 Lima, Lima Metropolitan Area, Peru
Lead the design and evolution of digital products, ensuring user-centered experiences that provide tangible value. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and technical teams to implement improvements and maintain product functionality.
Senior Interaction Designer - NPPV3 and UK SC
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Necsws 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Lead interaction design for a critical programme through a GDS Beta Assessment. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to make informed design decisions and ensure services meet required standards.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Devsinc 🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the design and execution of brand-aligned visual assets across various platforms. This includes collaborating with multiple teams to translate business objectives into compelling visual concepts.
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.