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Senior Web Designer
🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Amply 🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Own web design projects from kickoff to launch, including concept, design systems, execution, and developer handoff. Collaborate with developers and clients to ensure high-quality, production-ready digital experiences.
UX Designer Senior H/F
🇫🇷 41100 Saint-Ouen, France
Inetum 🇫🇷 41100 Saint-Ouen, France
The Senior UX Designer will lead the design of a strategic internal banking application, creating prototypes and interfaces within an Agile team. They are responsible for ensuring design consistency, accessibility compliance, and conducting quality reviews of developed screens.
Graphic Designer Intern
🇮🇳 Lucknow, India
Alightway Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 🇮🇳 Lucknow, India
The intern will collaborate with design and marketing teams to create visual assets for websites, social media, and branding campaigns. They will also assist in developing brand identity assets and marketing collateral while incorporating feedback from senior designers.
Senior UX Researcher & Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
Addison Group 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
The Senior UX Researcher & Designer will own the end-to-end UX lifecycle, from initial discovery and research to prototyping and development handoff. They will partner with cross-functional teams to create intuitive experiences while advocating for the end user within technical and business constraints.
Senior Product Designer, User Experience & Design (Mobile App)
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott International 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for mobile app experiences, including discovery, booking, and loyalty features, from problem framing to production. Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to deliver intuitive, accessible, and data-informed mobile solutions.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Liaison Creative + Marketing 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
You will work with senior creative leadership to develop concepts and bring ideas to life across various creative projects. Responsibilities include visual problem-solving for marketing collateral, branding, and events while collaborating with internal clients.
Senior Design Manager - Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Datadog 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design systems team to define the direction, roadmap, and quality standards for the DRUIDS system. Partner with product designers, engineers, and PMs to build tools and workflows that integrate design systems into the product development lifecycle.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
D3 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will spearhead the interface design for web and mobile platforms, ensuring an intuitive user journey for Web3 and AI applications. They will collaborate with developers and product managers to translate vision into functional features while conducting user research and iterative design cycles.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States of America
Resolve Tech Solutions 🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States of America
You will evolve shared design foundations by turning complex product problems into reusable, machine-readable standards and patterns. You will partner with engineering and leadership to define system strategy, governance, and agentic interaction models.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Rockstar 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end design processes for a two-sided housing marketplace, focusing on simplifying complex user workflows. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct user research, drive product strategy, and build AI-infused experiences.
Senior Director Package Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Renesas Electronics 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Senior Director will lead the organization responsible for packaging development, new product introduction, and assembly engineering continuous improvement. This role involves establishing program governance, managing OSAT partner operations, and leading cross-functional task forces to resolve technical challenges.
Senior Product Designer, Data
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Braze 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Define and design high-impact features to improve how customers integrate and manage data within the Braze platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and researchers to deliver intuitive, scalable user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Data
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Braze 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Define and design high-impact features to improve how customers integrate and manage data within the Braze platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and researchers to deliver intuitive, scalable user experiences.
Sr. Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will act as the owner's representative to lead the planning, design coordination, and execution of hyperscale data center projects. They are responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, risk, and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
Senior Product Designer, Design Strategy (Contract)
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Catapult Solutions Group 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
Lead competitive and comparative analysis across digital products to identify market opportunities and customer experience improvements. Translate complex research insights into actionable strategic recommendations and visual frameworks for senior leadership.
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.