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Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
The Senior Physical Security Engineer will own the end-to-end security design process for AWS data centers, ensuring compliance and integration across multiple projects. They will lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and evaluate emerging technologies for applicability to AWS infrastructure.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Own the end-to-end security design process for physical security systems across multiple data center projects. Lead cross-functional design reviews and coordinate with various disciplines to deliver integrated security designs.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Own the end-to-end security design process for physical security systems across multiple data center projects. Lead cross-functional design reviews and coordinate with various disciplines to deliver integrated security designs.
Senior Product Designer, Amazon Autos
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves designing new product offerings for a customer experience on Amazon, focusing on creating user-centered solutions. The designer will lead projects, mentor team members, and present design work to various stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer, Amazon Autos
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will create elegant and intuitive user experiences while leading the planning and strategic phases of projects. They will champion user-centered design and present their work to various teams and stakeholders.
Sr. Physical Security Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Own the end-to-end security design process for physical security systems across multiple data center projects. Lead cross-functional design reviews and coordinate with various disciplines to deliver integrated security designs.
Lead Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Search Atlas 🇨🇦 Canada
You will lead end-to-end design for key product features, from concept to delivery, creating wireframes, user flows, mockups, and interactive prototypes. You will also conduct user research and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers throughout the build process.
TLD Audio Visual Designer - Internal
🇨🇦 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
London Drugs Internal 🇨🇦 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Act as the lead senior designer for commercial AV projects, managing the design, pricing, and development of solutions for clients. Provide pre-sales support and oversee the implementation and quality control of complex AV systems.
Senior Product Designer (UX Specialist)
🇧🇷 Brazil
Jobgether 🇧🇷 Brazil
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives to create intuitive user experiences for a next-generation creator platform. Establish scalable design systems and collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate complex workflows into elegant solutions.
Design Manager - Workplace
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Gensler 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Lead the strategic and operational delivery of architectural workplace projects from concept through post-occupancy. Manage multidisciplinary teams, client relationships, and project financial performance to ensure design excellence and technical feasibility.
Design Manager - Design Build
🇺🇸 Troy, Michigan, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Troy, Michigan, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the scoping, planning, and delivery of municipal and industrial water infrastructure projects, ensuring quality and financial performance. They will manage multi-disciplinary teams and interface with clients to meet project expectations.
Design Manager - Design Build
🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the scoping, planning, and delivery of municipal and industrial water infrastructure projects, ensuring quality and financial performance. They will manage multi-disciplinary teams and interface with clients to meet project expectations.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Plus Communications 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will work directly with the Creative Director to lead creative strategy for clients and create various design materials. Responsibilities include implementing branding guidelines, leading brainstorms, and delivering high-quality creative collateral.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
At&t 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Design and optimize user experiences for acquisition, care, or product across all platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and effective design solutions.
Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Objective Partners 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead quantitative research initiatives from end to end, including survey design, programming, fieldwork management, analysis, and synthesis of findings into actionable recommendations. You will manage multiple research projects simultaneously while balancing competing priorities.
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.