Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Popl 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will own end-to-end design for the Popl web and mobile platforms while evolving the design system and processes. They will also simplify complex B2B workflows and conduct user research to ensure intuitive and elegant user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Trustedhousesitters 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
You will shape the core user experience across iOS, Android, and web by designing mobile-first features and owning the discovery research process. You will collaborate with cross-functional squads to define problems, build AI-powered solutions, and contribute to the evolution of the design system.
FLEX Director of Design Operations, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott International 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
The Director of Design Operations will lead the vision, strategy, and governance of the Marriott Associate Design System to ensure scalable and consistent digital experiences. They will manage DesignOps practices, including intake, resource planning, and cross-functional collaboration between design and engineering teams.
Senior Product Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Payjoy 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
The Senior Product Designer will lead visual design, UX, and product strategy across iOS, Android, and web platforms. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to elevate visual quality, define design systems, and influence end-to-end product development.
Web Designer / Developer
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Braven Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
You will build, maintain, and optimize responsive websites across various platforms while ensuring high performance and accessibility. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate design systems into functional digital experiences.
Senior Product Designer (Temporary)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Instride Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead design initiatives across active product streams to improve clinical efficiency and patient outcomes. They will partner with cross-functional teams to refine complex workflows and maintain scalable design systems within the digital platform.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Adapt.com 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will own the design process from customer conversations through prototypes, implementation, and launch for agent-based products. You will also build a code-backed design system and collaborate with engineers to refine core flows and visual details.
Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Makeship 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will design intuitive and visually engaging experiences for a fan-facing platform throughout the full product development cycle. This involves conducting user research, maintaining the design system, and partnering with engineering and product teams to ship high-quality solutions.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Bogota)
Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇴 Colombia)
You will own the architecture of client design systems by building token structures, variables, and core component libraries in Figma. You are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed predictably by developers or automated pipelines.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Futurefit Ai 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Lead Product Designer will own the visual language, design system, and interaction coherence across the entire FutureFit AI platform. They will lead end-to-end design for complex feature initiatives and ensure accessibility standards are met across all user surfaces.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Popl 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end design for web and mobile platforms while evolving the company's design system and processes. They will simplify complex B2B workflows and advocate for design excellence through user research and cross-functional collaboration.
UX Designer
🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores 🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
The UX Designer will create intuitive and visually consistent experiences for the Love's mobile app while collaborating with cross-functional teams. They will also contribute to the design system, conduct usability research, and ensure high-quality implementation through UI QA testing.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Leon)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
You will build and maintain scalable design system architectures using Figma variables and semantic naming. You are responsible for shipping core component libraries that ensure structural rigor across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Mexico City)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
You will own the architecture of client design systems, building token-based structures and core component libraries in Figma. You are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed predictably by development pipelines.
Product Design Systems Designer (Remote, Ciudad Juarez)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
You will build and maintain scalable design systems using Figma tokens, variables, and semantic naming. You are responsible for shipping core component libraries that function reliably across multiple client brands.
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.