Design Leadership Jobs
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UI/UX Designer (m/w/d) – Generalist (Elternzeitvertretung)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Friendsurance 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Design intuitive and consistent user experiences for digital products across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with product and marketing teams to create wireframes, prototypes, and maintain the design system.
Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
General Intuition & Medal 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Build, scale, and maintain a comprehensive design system from the ground up to support a gaming clips platform. Ensure design components are accurately translated into code through close collaboration with engineering teams.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Mondoo Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead the design of core platform initiatives from concept to production, translating technical workflows into user-friendly experiences. Partner with engineering to build and extend the design system using real code and AI tooling.
Visual Designer
South Korea, Seoul
Bjak South Korea, Seoul
Define and maintain the visual language and design system for an AI smart assistant across web and mobile platforms. Create visual patterns and components that help users understand dynamic AI-generated content and system reliability signals.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Rent The Runway 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Own the end-to-end design process for specific features within a cross-functional squad, delivering user-centric solutions for desktop, mobile web, and iOS. Conduct usability tests and competitive analysis to iterate on designs while collaborating with the Design System designer to ensure consistency.
Product Designer Confirmé - H/F
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Hubvisory 🇫🇷 Paris, France
The Product Designer is responsible for the end-to-end user experience, from discovery and user research to the delivery of high-fidelity interfaces. They must collaborate with PMs and tech teams to maintain design systems and iterate based on real data analytics.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany)
Arco Educação Remote (🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany)
Lead end-to-end design projects from problem discovery to implementation, collaborating with Product Managers and Engineering. Create intuitive interfaces, conduct user research, and contribute to the evolution of the Design System.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia
Highway 🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia
Own the end-to-end UX process from research to delivery for fintech products, including conducting user interviews and usability testing. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to implement designs and mentor junior designers on design system best practices.
UI/UX Designer
🇪🇸 Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Spin Technology 🇪🇸 Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Design clear, scalable, and intuitive user experiences for a complex cybersecurity SaaS platform and AI-powered features. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to create wireframes, prototypes, and maintain a reusable design system.
Product Designer - Enterprise Software & Design System (m/f/d) Berlin, Germany
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Eidu 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Create and evolve a scalable design system for a modular enterprise software platform serving diverse educational stakeholders. Design complex role-based interfaces and data visualizations while partnering with cross-functional teams to define user flows.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Smartrecruiters Inc Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Own the end-to-end design of components, patterns, and templates to ensure visual consistency and accessibility across the product landscape. Collaborate with engineers and design technologists to maintain the design system and advocate for its adoption across the organization.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
Remote (🇩🇪 Germany)
Smartrecruiters Inc Remote (🇩🇪 Germany)
Own the end-to-end design of scalable components, patterns, and templates while ensuring accessibility and visual consistency. Collaborate with engineers and design technologists to align design intent with production code and maintain comprehensive system documentation.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States of America
Slickdeals 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States of America
Partner with product managers and engineers to create engaging product experiences through flows, mockups, and prototypes. Collaborate on the evolution of brand assets and the development of the company's design system.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Jerry.ai 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Lead the design of core products including insurance, safety, and repairs to create frictionless consumer experiences. Build and evolve the company's design system while applying AI to enhance product speed and personalization.
Sr. Product Designer
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Jerry.ai 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will own end-to-end design, translating complex data into intuitive user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity visuals for core products. They will collaborate with PMs and engineers to simplify data-heavy experiences and evolve the company's design system across mobile and web.
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.