Design Leadership Jobs
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Digital Product Designer (UX/UI) Intern
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Talentware 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
The intern will transform ideas into user flows, wireframes, and prototypes while contributing to the evolution of the design system. They will collaborate with PMs and developers to implement AI-supported design workflows and validate solutions based on user feedback.
Associate Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Airtasker 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Associate Product Designer will create creative directions and prototypes for the Organic Acquisition team across AU, UK, and US markets. They will focus on integrating AI into the user discovery experience and iterating on designs based on user feedback and the Airtasker Design System.
Freelance UI Designer
Remote (🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Dijitally Remote (🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
The role involves designing high-quality, production-ready UI for customer and merchant-facing fintech products across web and mobile platforms. You will evolve a scalable design system and partner with Product and Engineering teams to ensure visual consistency and accessibility.
Product Designer
Define and create new UX patterns for AI agents in the cybersecurity space, owning the product surface end-to-end. Establish a scalable design system and drive product direction through research and strategic collaboration with engineering and leadership.
Product Designer (UI/UX) - DLP
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Cyera 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
The role involves designing end-to-end user experiences and optimizations for a data loss prevention platform, from early prototypes to final implementation. The designer will also contribute to the product style guidelines and design system while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
Product Designer - TLV
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Traild Software 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Own the end-to-end design process for engineering teams in Tel Aviv, focusing on Accounts Payable and Payments domains. Collaborate with global design teams to maintain consistency and evolve the shared design system.
Product Designer (UI/UX) - AI Security
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Cyera 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
The role involves designing end-to-end user experiences and optimizations from early prototypes to final implementation. The designer will also develop product style guidelines and design systems while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
Design Engineering Architect
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Cadence Design Systems 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Contribute to PHY architecture development for memory interfaces while driving decisions aligned with JEDEC standards. Act as a customer-facing technical architect to support pre-sales, evaluations, and post-delivery implementation.
Product Designer / UI/UX Designer
🇯🇵 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Hennge Careers 🇯🇵 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Develop user-centered designs for cloud security products using an established design system. Collaborate with product managers and developers to iteratively improve user experience based on research and feedback.
Staff Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Black Airplane Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead complex client engagements end-to-end from discovery to handoff while building durable design systems. Drive the agency's AI-native design practice by experimenting with new workflows and mentoring other designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Krewe 🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Lead the design of seasonal sun and optical eyewear collections from concept through production readiness. Establish repeatable design systems and technical standards while partnering with the Founder to translate creative direction into scalable processes.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Mdcalc 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design clear and scalable user experiences for clinicians across product, commercial, and platform initiatives. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to take features from concept to implementation while maintaining the design system.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Sans 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Graphic Designer will own the brand's voice and messaging systems, translating strategy into storytelling across digital and physical touchpoints. Key duties include leading email design, maintaining the Figma design system, and designing product packaging.
Product Designer
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria
Busha 🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos Island, Nigeria
The Product Designer will create intuitive user experiences and maintain the design system to elevate overall product quality. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to solve complex problems and drive projects from concept to shipped prototypes.
Senior Product Design Manager (6-month Term)
🇺🇸 Lake Tapps, Pierce County, WA 98390, United States of America
Characterstrong 🇺🇸 Lake Tapps, Pierce County, WA 98390, United States of America
Lead the design of intuitive and scalable product experiences while overseeing a team of UX designers. Responsible for governing the design system, improving information architecture, and aligning design solutions with business goals and technical feasibility.
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.