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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States

Design end-to-end product experiences for ComfyUI across desktop and cloud, ensuring clarity and joy in user interactions. Collaborate with engineering to maintain design fidelity and evolve the design system.

Onsite$150,000 - $185,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UI/UX Designer (E-commerce & Product) - Egypt

🌍 Remote

The Senior UI/UX Designer will define the user experience and visual language for critical systems, focusing on e-commerce, subscription, and patient journey interfaces. They will also translate high-fidelity designs into responsive web experiences and optimize conversion funnels.

Remote$120,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇰🇪 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.

OnsiteFull-timeSenior
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Senior Consultant - UX Designer - Technology Consulting

🇦🇺 City of Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Design intuitive enterprise experiences across various digital platforms using user research and iterative testing. Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure high-quality implementation of user-centered solutions.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 Westbrook, Maine, United States

The Senior Product Designer will partner with various teams to understand product requirements and create user-centered designs. This includes creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes while advocating for user-centered design processes.

Hybrid$100,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer

🇲🇾 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.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Digital Product Designer - Trade Promotion Management

🇩🇰 Billund, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

The Senior Digital Product Designer will collect and embed user insights into the team's decision-making and development process. They will craft user-friendly UI builds and facilitate research to inform product development.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

Drive the UX design of core meta game systems and key game features while ensuring alignment with the game's creative vision and player needs. Collaborate with various teams to deliver design solutions and analyze competitor games for insights.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid

🇦🇺 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.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid

🇦🇺 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.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Group Senior Product Designer

🇮🇳 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.

Full-timeSenior
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Group Senior Product Designer

🇮🇳 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.

Full-timeSenior
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Group Senior Product Designer

🇮🇳 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.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (H/F/N)

🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

You will design user experiences and interfaces for Believe's products aimed at artists, labels, and employees. You will collaborate closely with product managers and developers to ensure effective and scalable design solutions.

HybridFull-time
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Senior Product Designer (Apps) (m/f/d)

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

The Senior Product Designer will be responsible for maintaining high standards in mobile design and ensuring intuitive and accessible user experiences. They will also contribute to strategic decisions and advocate for best practices in mobile design.

Hybrid$90,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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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.