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Senior UI Designer
🇪🇸 Bilbao, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain
Nacar Careers 🇪🇸 Bilbao, Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain
You will manage a team of UI Designers and provide design direction for multiple projects. Additionally, you will facilitate product design from high-level concepts to detailed wireframes.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Lewisville, Texas, United States
Caliber Collision 🇺🇸 Lewisville, Texas, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the development and execution of various marketing materials, including both print and digital assets. This role involves managing creative assets and ensuring all specifications are met for production.
Generative Graphic Designer
🌍 Remote
Planetart 🌍 Remote
The Generative Graphic Designer will collaborate with the Senior Art Director and other Design Leads to produce high-quality, print-ready artwork. This includes generating and refining designs using AI platforms and ensuring artwork aligns with brand standards.
Sr Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Campfire 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Senior Designer will own and evolve the brand identity, ensuring consistency across all customer touchpoints. They will also build scalable design infrastructure and create impactful designs for various channels.
Product Designer Senior (UX/UI) 🎨 [LATAM]
🌍 Remote
Product Hackers 🌍 Remote
The main responsibility is to understand user behaviors, needs, and motivations through various research techniques. Additionally, the designer will implement and execute designs for digital products to meet client objectives.
Senior UX Designer
🇮🇳 India
Dentsu 🇮🇳 India
Design user-centric experiences from concept to execution while collaborating with various teams. Participate in user research and usability testing to identify pain points and create effective design solutions.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Blue Origin 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Spearhead the design strategy for crew displays and interaction systems for the MK2 Blue Moon Lander. Collaborate with various teams to integrate design considerations into operational deliverables and enhance mission effectiveness and safety.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Competera 🌍 Remote
You will build solutions for a SaaS web app, developing and maintaining design projects from idea to launch. This includes identifying design problems and advising reliable solutions that meet user needs and business goals.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Westbrook, Maine, United States
Idexx 🇺🇸 Westbrook, Maine, United States
The Senior Product Designer will partner with various teams to understand product requirements and create user-centered designs. They will lead user research initiatives and ensure design intent is accurately implemented in the final product.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Uipath 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will research, design, and craft new experiences for AI products, collaborating with a cross-functional team. They will lead research to understand customer needs and deliver quality design outcomes.
Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Cancer Research Uk (cruk) 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior UX Designer will lead user research and experience design across various initiatives, supporting junior team members and collaborating with stakeholders. They will also identify opportunities for UX to add value and contribute to the development of the UX strategy.
Senior UX Designer
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Motorola Solutions 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The Senior UX Designer will be responsible for designing and developing key parts of the product from day one, managing and prioritizing workload in a fast-paced environment. They will collaborate closely with visual designers and engineers throughout the complete design process.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 pune, Maharashtra, India
Qad, Inc. 🇮🇳 pune, Maharashtra, India
The Senior Product Designer is responsible for the end-to-end user experience of products within the QAD Suite of ERP solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define UX vision. This includes conducting research, designing workflows, and validating designs through user feedback.
Senior UX Designer, Health Devices
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Google 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The UX Designer will own the design for critical projects within the devices area and translate health signals and data into clear, intuitive user experiences. They will also explore AI-focused solutions to create personalized health guidance.
Senior UX designer
🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
Deploja Ab 🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
The role involves leading UX work in extensive projects and working on both client and internal projects. The consultant will be responsible for creating designs and prototypes that meet user needs and business 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.