Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also collaborate with product managers and engineers to build scalable design systems while championing high-quality user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also contribute to the design system while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also contribute to the design system while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend, Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Turo 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will architect, build, and maintain design system foundations and components for Web while leading AI-assisted workflows across product and engineering teams. Additionally, you will manage release processes, CI pipelines, and foster collaboration between designers and engineers to ensure system adoption.
Senior Web Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Cali)
🇨🇴 Colombia
Blacksmith Agency 🇨🇴 Colombia
You will own the creation of scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries in Figma. Your role involves documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed by developers or automated pipelines without further guidance.
Design Systems Engineer (Remote, Barranquilla)
🇨🇴 Colombia
Blacksmith Agency 🇨🇴 Colombia
You will own the architecture of client design systems by building token structures, variables, and core component libraries in Figma. Your work ensures that systems are scalable, documented, and executable by automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Viseven 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Create adaptive UI/UX solutions, including designs, layouts, and interactive prototypes based on user and business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop design systems and ensure implemented functionality matches approved designs.
Senior UX Product Designer (New York City)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Levelpath 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to discover user needs and deliver elegant, simple solutions through high-fidelity prototypes. Additionally, you will maintain usability standards and contribute to the company's design system while ensuring engineering-ready documentation.
Senior Product Designer, Foundations
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Tremendous 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will raise the craft of the product by owning the design system and improving the dashboard and recipient experience. They will also partner with engineers to ship high-quality UI, motion, and information architecture across various product pods.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Verse Medical 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design of high-priority product areas, from discovery and workflow mapping to high-fidelity implementation. You will also partner closely with engineers and product managers to build and evolve the design system while maintaining a high bar for craft.
Staff UX Designer
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Quince 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX strategy and execution for complex e-commerce initiatives with an app-first mentality. Partner with cross-functional teams to evolve design systems and improve customer experiences across iOS, Android, and web platforms.
UI/UX Designer
🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
2k 🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
The UI/UX Designer will own and maintain the atomic design system while creating intuitive player flows, wireframes, and visual interfaces. They will collaborate across Design, Art, and Engineering teams to ensure high-quality, consistent UI implementation across multiple platforms.
Senior Web Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Belo Horizonte)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The role involves building scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries in Figma. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines across multiple client brands.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Rancagua)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
You will own the architecture of client design systems by building token structures, variables, and core component libraries in Figma. You are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed by developers or automated pipelines without further questions.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Temuco)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
You will own the architecture of client design systems by building token structures, variables, and core component libraries in Figma. Additionally, you are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed by developers or automated pipelines without further clarification.
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.