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Senior Product Designer UX
Remote (🇵🇱 Poland)
Connectis_ Remote (🇵🇱 Poland)
You will design comprehensive user experiences for a mobile fitness platform and lead end-to-end design processes from research to implementation. Additionally, you will build and maintain design systems while collaborating closely with product, engineering, and international stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Didomi 🇫🇷 Paris, France
Lead end-to-end design processes from discovery to delivery for privacy and consent management products. Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to shape product strategy and establish research practices.
Director, Electronic Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 🇺🇸 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Director provides strategic and technical leadership for RF and microwave GaN MMIC product development, managing multiple design teams from concept through production. This role involves aligning technology roadmaps with business objectives and serving as a senior technical interface for key customers.
Senior Network Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
At&t 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design, validation, and deployment of enterprise network solutions with a focus on Aruba WLAN technology. Serve as a senior technical leader and trusted advisor to commercial and strategic customers throughout the project lifecycle.
Senior Staff UX Designer, AI Systems, Core
🇺🇸 Kirkland, Washington, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Kirkland, Washington, United States of America
You will drive UX strategy for executive dashboards and AI-powered analytical tools while establishing design disciplines within a nascent product area. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, and data science to architect human-centered experiences for agentic workflows.
Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey
Analog Devices 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey
Lead block-level digital design and verification activities while ensuring performance, timing closure, and power optimization. Mentor junior engineers and interface with customers to provide technical solutions and gather requirements.
Senior Packaging Graphic Designer
🇮🇹 Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy
General Trade S.p.a. 🇮🇹 Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy
The designer will develop visual identities and packaging systems, transforming commercial needs into effective graphic solutions. Responsibilities include creating packaging concepts, managing product photography, and preparing final files for production.
Senior Design Manager
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Archetype Group 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead and manage the architectural design team to deliver major real estate developments in Vietnam from concept through construction. Coordinate with multidisciplinary consultants and manage client relationships to ensure high-quality, compliant design outcomes.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Tilbury Douglas 🇬🇧 Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will provide strategic leadership for design functions on complex construction projects from tender to completion. They are responsible for managing consultants, driving design excellence, and ensuring projects meet commercial, safety, and compliance objectives.
Senior UX Product Designer (with e-commerce or marketplace experience)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Babel Profiles 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
You will own the end-to-end design lifecycle for the Marketplace ecosystem, from discovery to high-fidelity delivery. You will also act as a strategic partner to product and engineering teams to define roadmaps and drive business growth through data-informed design.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Optibus 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
You will own the end-to-end design of a core product area while building the agentic tools and workflows that reshape the design team's processes. This involves orchestrating AI agents to build prototypes, defining quality standards, and fostering a culture of innovation through documentation and pairing.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems, Windows
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
You will lead the visual design and systems work for Windows, establishing visual direction and scalable components. You will partner with engineering and product teams to solve complex UI challenges while ensuring high-quality, consistent experiences across the platform.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Cbts 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design from discovery to delivery while collaborating with product and engineering teams. Drive design quality through mentorship, critique, and the creation of scalable, user-centered digital experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America
Digikey 🇺🇸 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead creative initiatives to evolve the brand experience and design high-performing digital assets for marketing campaigns. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor fellow designers to foster innovation.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America
Digi-key Electronics 🇺🇸 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the development of creative concepts and campaigns while overseeing the brand's visual identity across all touchpoints. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create compelling digital designs and acquisition ads that drive customer engagement and growth.
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.