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Principal Product Designer - 24 Month FTC (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds and London)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Genomics England 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Principal Product Designer will lead design strategy and delivery across a group of products for the Adult Population Genomics Programme. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex design problems while ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and government service standards.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo News
🇺🇸 United States of America
Yahoo 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design vision and interactive prototyping architecture across Yahoo's consumer surfaces while leveraging generative AI to accelerate workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex user needs into high-fidelity, user-centered product experiences.
Principal Project Manager / Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Pm Group 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
The Principal Project Manager will provide strategic leadership for the full project lifecycle, ensuring flawless design delivery and engineering execution. They will act as a senior client interface while coordinating multidisciplinary teams to drive performance across cost, schedule, quality, and safety metrics.
Principal Product Designer, AI & Innovation
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Gen 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design for AI-powered initiatives, including browsers and agentic apps, from concept through launch. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish design patterns and principles that enhance the broader product portfolio.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo News
🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
The Principal Product Designer will lead visual craft and interaction excellence across Yahoo's consumer surfaces while leveraging generative AI to accelerate prototyping and design standards. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex user needs into high-fidelity, user-centered product experiences.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Familiar Machines & Magic 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end UX productization across app, web, and on-product interfaces for physical AI systems. This involves defining interaction patterns, establishing design systems, and partnering with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into shippable experiences.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States of America
Familiar Machines & Magic 🇺🇸 Woburn, Massachusetts, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end UX productization across app, web, and physical interfaces for embodied AI systems. This involves defining interaction patterns, establishing visual language, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive user experience.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Creative People 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
You will architect and define the long-term visual and interactive DNA of the company's product design system to support rapid scaling. You will also partner with engineering and product teams to drive system adoption and implement AI-driven operational flows.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Familiar Machines & Magic 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end UX productization for physical AI systems, defining cohesive interaction patterns across app, web, and on-product interfaces. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into shippable experiences while maintaining design quality through implementation.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The designer will craft high-quality, AI-powered experiences by collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product strategy and features. They are responsible for maintaining design excellence, contributing to design systems, and mentoring other designers.
Principal Project Manager / Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Pm Group 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Provide strategic leadership for the full project lifecycle from design through commissioning and handover. Lead multidisciplinary teams and act as the senior client interface to ensure alignment on objectives and performance metrics.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One cafes and branches from concept to execution. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are met within budget and regulatory constraints.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One Cafes and branch formats from concept to execution. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are met within budget and regulatory constraints.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One Cafes and branch renovations. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are implemented from concept through construction administration.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and construction administration for Capital One café and branch projects. Lead cross-functional teams and external architects to ensure design standards are met while balancing aesthetic, functional, and budgetary requirements.
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.