Design Leadership Jobs
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Motion Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Keka Hr 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Design and animate premium motion pieces for various departmental needs while mentoring junior motion designers. Collaborate with multiple teams to build scalable motion systems and maintain Keka's motion design system.
UX Designer Junior (H/F) - Alternance
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Institut F2i 🇫🇷 Paris, France
The main responsibilities include conducting user research to understand user needs and behaviors, and designing user experiences through personas, user journeys, and wireframes. The role also involves collaborating with UI designers and other teams to ensure design alignment with business needs.
Design Manager, BLS
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
益科德(上海)有限公司 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
The Design Manager is responsible for verifying and clarifying design drawings for mechanical systems and assisting the engineering team in producing various design documents. They also manage subcontractors, ensure CAD/BIM standards are met, and mentor junior CAD designers.
Senior Vice President, Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Hackajob 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Vice President, Product Designer will provide guidance and technical expertise for complex user experience activities, including user research, interactive design, and visual design. They will also mentor junior designers and advocate for user experience across the firm.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Pasig, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Satellite Office 🇵🇭 Pasig, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
The Junior Graphic Designer will produce high-quality design work while maintaining brand consistency across various channels. Responsibilities include creating marketing collateral, adapting campaign assets, and collaborating with the Marketing Team.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Pasig, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Satellite Office 🇵🇭 Pasig, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
The role involves producing high-quality creative assets for digital, print, and social media while maintaining strict brand consistency. Responsibilities include designing marketing collateral, managing brand assets, and collaborating with the marketing team to execute campaigns.
Design Manager
🇮🇳 Kolkata, India
Skipper Limited 🇮🇳 Kolkata, India
The Design Manager will perform structural design and analysis of transmission structures and manage design activities for transmission projects. They will also lead and mentor junior engineers while ensuring compliance with design standards.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
As a Senior Physical Security Engineer, you will lead security design across AWS Data Centers, owning complex design programs and shaping security architecture. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure integrated and compliant security designs while mentoring junior engineers.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
The Senior Physical Security Engineer will own the end-to-end security design process for AWS data centers, ensuring compliance and integration across multiple projects. They will lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and evaluate emerging technologies for applicability to AWS infrastructure.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇯🇵 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇯🇵 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Lead the design of advertising materials, CI/VI, packaging, and digital assets for global brands. Ensure design quality, manage project progress, and provide mentorship to junior designers.
Motion Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
The role involves independently executing end-to-end creative projects, including 2D animations and video editing for global brands across various media. Responsibilities also include collaborating with project managers on planning and mentoring junior motion designers.
Motion Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
The role involves independently executing end-to-end creative projects, including 2D animations and video editing for global brands. Responsibilities include collaborating with project managers on planning and mentoring junior motion designers.
Junior Visual Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Create visual assets across retail, digital, print, and presentation formats while maintaining brand consistency. Support layout builds, adaptations, and the preparation of production-ready files for a large financial institution.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mnp 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Junior Graphic Designer will process marketing requests, manage vendor relationships, and support translation requests. They will also monitor workflow and contribute to the development of new ideas to improve work processes.
UI-UX Designer (92799-1)
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Infyshine, Inc 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The UI-UX Designer will lead the entire UX design lifecycle, from research to final UI delivery, while driving a design strategy that aligns with business goals. They will also mentor junior designers and collaborate with product managers and developers to create intuitive digital 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.