Design Leadership Jobs
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Lead AI UX Designer
🇺🇸 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Epam Systems 🇺🇸 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Lead a design pod to create end-to-end AI-augmented enterprise solutions and agentic interfaces for a global financial services client. This includes establishing design systems, creating functional prototypes, and consulting with stakeholders to influence product strategy.
Lead UI/UX Designer
🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
Sigma Group 🇷🇸 Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
You will lead and mentor the UI/UX team while driving the quality and consistency of user experiences across digital products. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to conduct user research, maintain design systems, and support data-driven design initiatives.
Senior UX/UI Product Designer
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
Formlabs 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
You will own product experiences from exploration to launch, collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical problems. You will also conduct user research and maintain scalable design systems to ensure consistency across the software ecosystem.
Senior UI Designer - Design System
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Racv 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
You will design and evolve the eCommerce UI design system by creating reusable components, patterns, and interaction standards. You will also act as a bridge between UX and Engineering to ensure design solutions are technically feasible and accessible.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Carlos, CA 94070, United States of America
Beacon Ai 🇺🇸 San Carlos, CA 94070, United States of America
The Product Designer will own the end-to-end design process for the pilot assistant, including user research, wireframing, and prototyping. They will translate complex AI-driven data into clear, actionable interfaces while maintaining a scalable design system.
UX Designer
🇳🇴 4340 Bryne, Norway
Bizii 🇳🇴 4340 Bryne, Norway
The UX Designer will create intuitive and engaging user experiences for an AI agent platform. This involves designing for both web and mobile applications using design systems.
UI/UX Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Firehorse 🇵🇰 Lahore Division, Lahore City Tehsil, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
The designer will own the end-to-end design process for web and mobile applications, from research and wireframing to high-fidelity mockups. They are responsible for maintaining design systems and presenting concepts directly to clients for feedback and iteration.
Senior Product Designer(UI/UX and AI Innovation)
🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Infosys 🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design for enterprise SaaS, web, and mobile products, focusing on AI-powered experiences and intelligent workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define UX strategies, maintain scalable design systems, and mentor other designers.
Product Designer
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Luca Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Lead the end-to-end design process from problem definition to validated prototypes for teachers and students. Develop and maintain the company's design system and define interaction patterns for AI-driven educational features.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 North Township, Indiana, United States of America
Arosplatforms | Ai Consulting & Services 🇺🇸 North Township, Indiana, United States of America
Own the product design for AI systems, focusing on flows, components, and interaction patterns to build user trust. Build and maintain a scalable design system while collaborating closely with engineering to prototype in the browser.
Lead Product Designer (UI/UX)
🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Peratera 🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Own the end-to-end design process for the Digital Wallet product, transforming complex financial workflows into intuitive user experiences. Build and evolve the company's design system while collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to shape the product roadmap.
Senior Design Systems Engineer (UK SAAS, Hybrid)
🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
Connectos 🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines
Own and evolve a code-first design system using Stencil and TypeScript with bindings for React and Angular. Collaborate with UX and engineering teams to deliver accessible, high-quality UI components and technical documentation.
Designer de Produit / Product Designer (E-commerce)
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cloud Imperium Games Montreal 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Own the full UX/UI design lifecycle for e-commerce and platform experiences, focusing on optimizing purchasing journeys and conversion. Collaborate with product managers, developers, and marketing teams to implement scalable, user-centered solutions within the Orion Design System.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vish 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Own end-to-end design for major product initiatives and evolve the design system to ensure consistency across the color management app and webapp. Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to translate ambiguous ideas into polished, shippable experiences.
Senior UX Designer (remote)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Brunel Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Lead the end-to-end UX process from user research and usability testing to high-fidelity prototyping. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering to develop intuitive B2B SaaS solutions and maintain the Design System.
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.