Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Hunkemöller 🇺🇸 Deerfield, Illinois, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the design of high-quality visual assets for print, packaging, and retail, ensuring brand consistency across all touchpoints. They will also mentor junior designers and manage day-to-day design tasks while fostering a high-performing team culture.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Marsh Mclennan 🇵🇭 Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
The Senior Graphic Designer will spearhead the creation of graphics for various materials and keep stakeholders updated on project progress. They will also lead the proofing process and ensure designs transition smoothly to production.
Senior Product Designer (Growth)
🌍 Remote
Atlassian 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer will partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to improve AI First experiences for Flywheel Monetization. They will also lead strategic growth design work to enhance customer experiences and mentor other designers.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Automattic Careers 🌍 Remote
Design exceptional products from start to finish, participating in all phases of design. Collaborate regularly with engineers to ship high-quality experiences.
Senior Product Designer (Hybrid or Remote)
🇨🇾 Limassol, Cyprus, Cyprus
Vivid 🇨🇾 Limassol, Cyprus, Cyprus
The Senior Product Designer will work closely with a Product Manager, analysts, developers, and key stakeholders to contribute to strategic decisions and product design. They will generate and validate hypotheses, propose solutions, and design products that address customer and business needs.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Kaizen Labs 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead design work end-to-end, including driving research sessions, writing product requirement documents, and collaborating with engineers. They will also partner with the implementation team and contribute to the internal design system.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States
Steampunk 🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia, United States
The Senior UI/UX Designer will guide government clients through the Design Intelligence™ framework and execute UI/UX initiatives from discovery to interface design. Responsibilities include conducting user research, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Senior Product Designer, Mobile
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Bubble 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of mobile app creation and experiences on the Bubble platform, focusing on both the mobile runtime and the web-based editor. This role involves collaborating with PMs and engineers to ensure usability for non-technical builders.
Senior Product Designer (12 month fixed-term)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Xero 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
As a Senior Product Designer, you will design experiences that solve customer problems and work closely with Product and Technology teams on medium to large-scale projects. Your role will involve creating frameworks, prototypes, and detailed interfaces to enhance user experiences for small businesses and their advisors.
Experienced UX Designer
🇸🇰 Bratislava, Region of Bratislava, Slovakia
Eset 🇸🇰 Bratislava, Region of Bratislava, Slovakia
As a senior member of the User Experience team, you will lead and own the design of user experiences across multiple products or complex touchpoints. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to define the best possible experience for users.
Senior Product Designer, CIA - Insights Team
🌍 Remote
Netflix 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer will partner closely with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance business operations and insights. They will work across all stages of the design process, from user research to final visual design and implementation support.
Senior Product Designer, Training
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Rover.com 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead design for Training experiences, balancing customer needs and operational requirements. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to establish product requirements and enhance user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Microsoft 🇮🇳 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Drive the end-to-end design process for key product features in SharePoint Admin Center, ensuring solutions are user-focused and meet business standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define strategy and deliver engaging user experiences across multiple screens.
Product Designer – Client Experience, Private Bank Digital, Senior Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Product Designer will execute UX/UI design work for the digital experience of US private banking clients, focusing on creating user-centered solutions. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement design solutions that align with business goals and enhance client-advisor relationships.
Product Designer – Client Experience, Private Bank Digital, Senior Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Product Designer will execute UX/UI design work for the digital experience of US private banking clients, focusing on creating user-centered solutions. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement design solutions that align with business goals and enhance client experiences.
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.