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Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Client Server 🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
As a Senior Product Designer, you'll lead the design process from discovery and user research to delivery and launch. You'll take ownership of the UX layer and work closely with various stakeholders to create intuitive user experiences.
UX Designer - Product Delivery
🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Banca Transilvania 🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Lead UX for complex initiatives and define UX strategies while mentoring less senior designers. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ensure UX quality and consistency.
UX Designer – Product Strategy
🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Banca Transilvania 🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Lead UX for multiple initiatives and influence product strategy through user insights and design vision. Mentor less senior designers and drive design quality across teams while partnering with product and engineering leaders.
Senior Graphic Designer - BEAUTY (904196)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Aquent Talent 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves working independently through the entire design lifecycle, from high-level branding concepts to final production execution. The designer will be responsible for both 2D and 3D production without a dedicated assistant.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Merchsource 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will execute packaging, retail POS, and in-store display projects from concept through production. This role involves translating creative direction into high-quality, production-ready deliverables while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
UX Designer - $60.10 - $69.71 per hour
🇺🇸 United States of America
7seventy Recruiting 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will own end-to-end design for features and workflows across multiple products, guiding design from initial problem definition through high-fidelity design and release. They will partner closely with Product Management and Engineering to refine requirements and resolve ambiguity.
Principal Product Designer, Partnerships
🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Lead the strategic design vision and visual architecture for partner-facing portals and brand-integrated platforms. Orchestrate AI-augmented workflows to generate high-fidelity prototypes and mentor senior designers in AI-collaborative design.
Senior Product Designer II, AI Native
Remote (🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil)
Life360 Remote (🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil)
Design high-quality, mobile-first features for international members, specifically focusing on the Latin American market. Integrate AI-native workflows into the design process and help establish AI design playbooks for the broader organization.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Staples Inc. 🇺🇸 Framingham, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer is responsible for conducting end-to-end user research and translating insights into intuitive, accessible digital experiences. This includes creating wireframes and prototypes while collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy.
Senior Product Designer (B2C Mobile)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Few&far 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead end-to-end mobile product design for the core consumer app and shape behavior change journeys to empower users in managing their health. Own and scale mobile design systems while collaborating closely with engineering teams.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Meltwater 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Manager of Product Design will lead a distributed design team to enhance Meltwater's platform experience through best-in-class design practices. Responsibilities include overseeing design execution, mentoring designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design efforts with business objectives.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Selig Enterprises, Inc. 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for designing and developing marketing content that is creatively compelling and maintains established brand standards. This role involves collaboration with the marketing team on various collateral to support marketing needs.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Meltwater 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Senior Manager of Product Design will lead a distributed design team to enhance Meltwater's platform experience through best-in-class design practices. Responsibilities include overseeing design execution, mentoring designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design efforts with business objectives.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Meltwater 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Senior Manager of Product Design will lead a distributed design team to enhance Meltwater's platform experience through best-in-class interaction and visual design. This role includes mentoring designers and ensuring alignment with business objectives while championing user-centered design principles.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Meltwater 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Senior Manager of Product Design will lead a distributed design team to enhance Meltwater’s platform experience through best-in-class interaction and visual design. Responsibilities include overseeing design execution, mentoring designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align design efforts with business objectives.
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.