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Lead Product Designer (Bilingual; 20M JPY; B2C Mobile)
🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
ビルドプラス 🇯🇵 Tōkyō, 1, Marunouchi 1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
This position takes complete ownership of the UX strategy, information architecture, and UI design for a global consumer platform. You will lead international user research to drive multicultural UX adaptation and build a scalable design system.
BAS Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Dlb Associates 🇺🇸 United States of America
The BAS Design Manager supports mission-critical projects with a focus on building automation systems and provides technical leadership for planning and design. They collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure systems are designed and delivered according to project requirements.
Architectural Design Manager
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Asbl 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Lead the architectural and technical design development of high-rise residential projects while ensuring coordination between design intent and execution feasibility. Drive integrated design solutions and improve coordination systems across projects.
Senior Graphic Designer (Event Agency)
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Công Ty Tổ Chức Sự Kiện Dk Entertainment Media 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the creative process for event visuals, including developing key visuals and overseeing the design implementation across various event components. They will ensure design consistency and collaborate closely with account and production teams.
Product Designer
🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Coding Ninjas 🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
The Product Designer will gather problem statements from cross-functional teams and design user-centric experiences. They will also conduct research and usability tests to inform design decisions and present ideas to teams and leadership.
Design Manager - Design Build
🇺🇸 Mendota Heights, MN 55120, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Mendota Heights, MN 55120, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and manage teams through all phases of design, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. They will also be accountable for project completion and contribute to the development of the Industrial Water Market Strategy.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Quantifind 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
In this role, you will take ownership of specific product surfaces and lead entire features from research to high-fidelity specifications. You will collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to ensure designs are user-centric and technically feasible.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sekisui House Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead and develop a design team while managing the full design production workflow for home building projects. Ensure timely completion of pre-site design and detailing to support construction schedules and manage statutory approvals.
Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Vision Contracting 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
The Design Manager leads and manages the design process on construction projects from pre-construction to completion, ensuring timely and compliant design information. They act as the main point of contact for clients and coordinate with various stakeholders to mitigate design risks and support project delivery.
Digital Product Designer
🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
Talent 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
As a Digital Product Designer, you will lead innovative design initiatives and support discovery activities to transform ambiguous requirements into intuitive user experiences. You will craft user journeys that define the next generation of the platform, leveraging AI and automation.
Design Manager (Japan)
🇯🇵 Japan
Stack Infrastructure 🇯🇵 Japan
The Design Manager will represent STACK at technical meetings and work closely with delivery teams to manage engineering and design consultants. They will also lead design reviews and ensure project requirements are met while fostering a culture of support and collaboration.
UI/UX Designer
🇮🇪 Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
Hr Duo 🇮🇪 Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
You will work closely with the Product Lead and other teams to improve the HR Duo experience across web and mobile. This includes designing user journeys, creating wireframes and prototypes, and collaborating on feature delivery.
AI Product Designer
🇫🇷 France
Pigment 🇫🇷 France
Lead the design process from problem definition to production delivery, ensuring user-centered design solutions. Collaborate with product managers and mentor a team of designers to create innovative user experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Devsinc 🇵🇰 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.
UX Designer Salesforce
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Sopra Steria 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Lead the improvement of user experience within the Salesforce ecosystem by designing intuitive and efficient digital solutions. Create high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes while collaborating with business and development teams to optimize CRM flows.
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.