Design Leadership Jobs
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Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Product Designer, Associate, London
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Goldman Sachs 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead design initiatives across mobile and web focusing on user needs while aligning with core business objectives. Collaborate closely with Product & Engineering teams to develop and improve design standards.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Adaptive Security 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead the design of new products and features through the full development cycle while collaborating with PMs and Engineering Leads. Help shape design systems and advocate for the value of design across the organization.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Adobe 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
As a Staff Designer, you will shape the user experience of Adobe's Project Graph, leading design strategy for core experiences. You will collaborate across teams to define patterns and frameworks that enhance creative tooling.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Jerry.ai 🇺🇸 United States
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead design for key products and ship features that modernize car care. Your work will shape the user experience and set design standards for the company.
UI/UX Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Razor Labs 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
The UI/UX Designer will lead all design activities across the product lifecycle and collaborate with Product Managers to gather requirements and translate them into user-friendly interfaces. They will also design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes while maintaining a scalable design system.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇰🇪 Corner, Nakuru, Kenya
Roamtech Solutions Limited 🇰🇪 Corner, Nakuru, Kenya
Lead the design process for web and mobile applications, ensuring user-centered design principles are applied. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create intuitive digital experiences and maintain design quality across platforms.
Senior UX Designer
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Zalora South East Asia Pte Ltd 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lead design for one or more product areas and drive work from problem framing through to shipped outcomes. Collaborate with the design team and product managers to create user-friendly interfaces and conduct user research to validate design decisions.
Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Experian 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will help lead the design of the next generation TenderLink platform, including mapping customer journeys and creating prototypes. You will partner with various teams to design meaningful, human-centered experiences.
Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Experian 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
You will help lead the design of the next generation TenderLink platform, including mapping customer journeys and creating prototypes. You will also partner with product and engineering teams to deliver iterative improvements in an Agile environment.
Group Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bangalore, Karnataka, India
We One 🇮🇳 Bangalore, Karnataka, India
The Group Senior Product Designer will own design across a large product space and lead design initiatives independently. They will enhance user experience by creating seamless navigation and establish design guidelines and best practices.
Group Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bangalore North, Karnataka, India
Dp World 🇮🇳 Bangalore North, Karnataka, India
The Group Senior Product Designer will own design across a large product space, leading design initiatives independently and advocating for customer needs. They will create wireframes, conduct user research, and enhance user experience through effective design solutions.
Group Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bangalore North, Karnataka, India
Dp World 🇮🇳 Bangalore North, Karnataka, India
The Group Senior Product Designer will own design across a large product space and lead design initiatives independently. They will enhance user experience by creating seamless navigation and conducting user research to evaluate feedback.
Product Designer
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Tamara 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Translate conceptual ideas into tangible product features and lead end-to-end design processes from research to polished UI/UX designs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch.
Staff Product Designer
🇳🇱 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Zeno 🇳🇱 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Lead design across the core product and drive coherence across workflows to ensure Zeno feels like one system. Design the intelligence system and influence product direction through design while collaborating closely with engineering.
Senior Product Designer (Digital) - Design System
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sqli 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the design and implementation of design systems and tools to enhance design processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create effective design solutions and improve user experience.
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.