Design Leadership Jobs
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Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights effectively.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Montpelier, Vermont, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Montpelier, Vermont, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Partner with cross-functional teams to identify learning goals and drive data-backed decisions through mixed-method research.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights effectively.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Augusta, Maine, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Augusta, Maine, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify learning goals and drive data-backed decisions through mixed-method research.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define research agendas and synthesize findings into actionable insights.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights effectively.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights effectively.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights effectively.
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.