Design Leadership Jobs
Find your next Design Leadership role at companies that value creative talent
Showing 1766 jobs
Junior Product Designer
🇮🇹 Florence, Italy
Shippypro 🇮🇹 Florence, Italy
You will design user flows, wireframes, and interfaces while collaborating closely with product managers and engineers to simplify complex workflows. Additionally, you will conduct user research, analyze product usage data, and contribute to the design system to improve overall product adoption and engagement.
Product Designer H/F
🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
You will be responsible for the entire design process, from identifying user needs and conducting UX workshops to creating wireframes and dynamic prototypes. Additionally, you will deliver high-fidelity visuals while ensuring strict adherence to the established Design System.
Senior UI/UX Designer - New Games (1-year contract)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Wooga 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Design and create UI screens, flows, and game components for early-stage casual mobile games while maintaining consistent design systems. Own the UX process for new prototypes to ensure mechanics are intuitive and aligned with monetization and game design requirements.
Product Designer H/F
🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
The Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Owners and developers to deliver solutions within a Design System.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
White Circle 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will evolve the Figma design system to ensure it remains scalable and consistent while designing new flows for upcoming features. You will work directly with product, engineering, and research teams to iterate quickly and maintain full ownership of your designs.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Wonder 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own end-to-end design across web and mobile platforms, creating and managing design systems for new AI-driven consumer products. You will collaborate closely with engineering and product leadership to set the visual bar and ship high-quality product experiences.
Senior UX Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Hcltech 🇪🇸 Spain
Lead the design of intuitive user experiences for iOS and Android mobile products while simplifying complex user journeys. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and utilize AI tools to optimize design workflows and maintain scalable design systems.
FLEX Director of Design Operations, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
The Director leads the vision, strategy, and operational model for the Marriott Associate Design System to ensure consistent and scalable digital experiences. They bridge the gap between design and engineering teams to align roadmaps, maintain design-to-code parity, and manage system governance.
Lead Product Designer (12 month mat cover)
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Heidi 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead complex design projects from discovery through to launch while collaborating with product managers and engineers. Improve customer experiences by utilizing data, research, and design system patterns to drive product decisions.
Product Designer
🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
Utilitycloud 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway
The role involves owning the end-to-end design process to build a design system and user experience for energy retail software. Key tasks include conducting user research, creating high-fidelity mockups, and designing AI-driven capabilities.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Sonova Group 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Senior UI/UX Designer will own the global design system and UX standards across web and mobile platforms while directing external agencies. They will translate strategic product briefs into actionable designs and champion user-centered practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
Product Designer - AUTOMOTIVE
🇮🇹 Turin, Italy
Alten Italia 🇮🇹 Turin, Italy
You will design digital experiences and user interfaces for automotive systems while creating and maintaining scalable design systems. Additionally, you will conduct UX research and collaborate closely with development teams and stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Ruby Labs 🇺🇦 Ukraine
The Senior Product Designer will own the UI/UX quality of core D2C subscription products, overseeing design decisions from brief to production. They are responsible for supervising team members' design output and maintaining a consistent design system using an AI-first workflow.
Lead UX Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Consilio Llc 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Lead UX Designer will own end-to-end design for critical product areas and serve as a steward for the company's design system. They will partner with Product and Engineering to shape solutions, define interaction models for AI-assisted workflows, and ensure design consistency across a multi-product portfolio.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Sonova Ag 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Senior UI/UX Designer will own the global design system and UX standards across web and mobile platforms while directing external agency output. They are responsible for translating strategic briefs into actionable designs and championing user-centred practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
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.