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Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Upbound Group 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end research initiatives using the Double Diamond framework to drive product strategy and usability. Collaborate with cross-functional squads to translate user insights into actionable recommendations and mentor designers in research practices.
Senior Product Designer - Engine by Starling
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Starling 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design lifecycle for mobile SDKs and web portals, solving complex problems across multiple product domains. Collaborate closely with product owners and engineering teams to ensure high-quality delivery and consistent user experiences.
Lead Product Designer - UI\UX
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Sigmoid 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Lead Product Designer will drive the design vision for complex products while mentoring junior designers and leading client engagements. They are responsible for creating intuitive designs, conducting user research, and establishing scalable design systems.
Senior UX Designer - Banking
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Prostaff Schweiz Gmbh 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
The Senior UX Designer will lead the end-to-end UX process, including research, ideation, prototyping, and testing for banking applications. They will collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into intuitive user flows and ensure high-quality design implementation.
UX Designer
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Echobox 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
You will lead product design from discovery to delivery, turning complex user problems into intuitive workflows. Additionally, you will contribute to product strategy by identifying opportunities and maintaining high standards through design systems and team collaboration.
Senior/Staff UX Researcher
Remote (🇩🇪 Germany)
N8n Remote (🇩🇪 Germany)
You will establish and lead the research function by building scalable infrastructure and defining the research roadmap. You will also mentor cross-functional teams and translate user insights into actionable product recommendations.
Senior UX Researcher
Remote (🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom)
Utility Warehouse Remote (🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom)
You will lead end-to-end research for complex problem spaces and partner with leadership to define learning objectives and product vision. Additionally, you will mentor junior researchers and champion user-centric thinking across cross-functional teams.
Lead Graphic Designer
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Config Team 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
You will lead the brand team and provide creative direction to transform the company's visual identity during a rebrand. The role involves managing high-volume design delivery across marketing and sales touchpoints while mentoring junior design staff.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Chain Reaction 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead design projects from concept to execution, creating high-impact visual assets for digital and print media. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure all work aligns with brand guidelines and client objectives.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Jacksboro, Tennessee, United States of America
Royston Plant 🇺🇸 Jacksboro, Tennessee, United States of America
The Graphic Designer creates technical drawing packages for signage, manufacturing, and permitting purposes while maintaining customer specifications in the database. They also assist with research, project development, and departmental administrative tasks under the direction of the Lead Graphic Designer.
Senior Product Designer – Ecommerce
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sqli 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the design and implementation of checkout solutions to optimize the digital purchase process and enhance user experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain design consistency, conduct user research, and drive innovation in ecommerce workflows.
UI / UX Designer
🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Talent-360.me 🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design process for mobile, web, and embedded interfaces while integrating AI-powered features. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and marketing to ensure design consistency and business alignment.
UX Designer
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Utility Warehouse 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
You will lead design delivery across product teams, conducting user research and creating cohesive, human-centered experiences. You will collaborate closely with engineering and product partners to validate ideas through prototyping and ensure high-quality, accessible design execution.
Senior UX Designer - Vice President
🇮🇳 Chennai, India
Citi 🇮🇳 Chennai, India
The role involves driving business impact by leading product design, testing, and market launch efforts while ensuring cross-functional alignment. You will define UX goals, solve complex technical requirements, and analyze performance data to optimize user experiences and business outcomes.
Product Designer Senior | Crédito
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brazil
Xp Inc. 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brazil
The Senior Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process for the Credit business unit, from discovery to implementation. They will collaborate with product, technology, and business teams to integrate data and AI-driven solutions that align with business goals and user needs.
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.