Design Leadership Jobs
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Sr. UX Researcher, Applied AI Solutions
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead end-to-end research programs across a product area, including study design, recruitment, moderation, analysis, synthesis, and communication of findings. Partner with senior cross-functional stakeholders to inform product strategy and improve live customer experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Onboarding & Activation
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clio 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Product Designer will own the design of the onboarding and activation experience for new customers, focusing on their first 120 days with Clio. This includes mapping the customer journey, designing in-product guidance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a coherent onboarding experience.
Senior UX Designer, Amazon Customer Service
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Amazon 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Lead end-to-end design from concept to launch while partnering with product, engineering, and research teams. Create user interfaces and validate solutions through user research and iterative testing.
UX Designer, Amazon Customer Service
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Amazon 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
The UX Designer will collaborate with senior team members to deliver intuitive user experiences and create prototypes that demonstrate best practices. They will also craft user-centered designs informed by customer feedback and translate business requirements into interaction flows.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Smokeball Australia 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design process from discovery to polished, production-ready UI. Conduct user research and usability testing to uncover real-world needs and translate complex workflows into intuitive design solutions.
Senior UX Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico
Svitla Systems, Inc. 🇲🇽 Mexico
Design a frictionless B2B onboarding experience and improve analytics and data visualization for users. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create intuitive product experiences and validate designs through user feedback.
Senior Product Designer, Point of Sale
🇺🇸 United States of America
Toast 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for Point of Sale experiences, driving direction from early discovery through polished execution. Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape roadmap direction and advocate for user needs.
Senior/Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Turbineone 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead design projects end-to-end using user-centered design processes to create high-quality product experiences. Collaborate with designers, engineers, and cross-functional partners to understand requirements and design for complex environments.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
O2epcm, Inc. Dba O2 Engineering, Projects & Construction Management 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring compliance with LAUSD standards and legal requirements. Manage the end-to-end design process by coordinating with architects, consultants, and district personnel from conception to project handoff.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇲🇹 Malta
Platin Gaming Ltd. 🇲🇹 Malta
Lead the design of user experiences across the gaming platform, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure designs meet business objectives and user needs.
Senior Graphic Designer / Digital Marketer
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Bx Agency 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Develop and execute design concepts for various media, including social media graphics and advertising campaigns. Collaborate with the team to create engaging content for global marketing campaigns and events.
Senior ASIC Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cognichip 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead and mentor a team of ASIC design and verification engineers while fostering a collaborative environment. Guide the team in identifying bottlenecks in chip design processes and ensure project milestones are met with production-quality execution.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Revley 🇨🇦 Canada
The Senior Product Designer will own the design of the merchant-facing platform, admin console, and checkout experience. This includes conducting research, creating wireframes and prototypes, and collaborating with the engineering team to ship features.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇷 Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Jll 🇨🇷 Heredia Province, Costa Rica
The Senior Graphic Designer creates high-quality visual content for digital and print channels, including brochures, pitch decks, and research reports. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex business strategies into emotionally impactful designs that adhere to brand standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ondo Finance 🇺🇸 United States of America
As a Senior Product Designer, you will design consumer products that enable users to interact with financial instruments across blockchain ecosystems. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Research teams to define product strategy and create user experiences.
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.