Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior UI/UX designer
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Davy 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead workshops to gather user needs and translate them into coherent designs. They will collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to deliver solutions across the full product lifecycle.
Senior Product Designer (Apps) (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Autoscout24 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The Senior Product Designer will be responsible for maintaining high standards in mobile design and ensuring intuitive and delightful user experiences. They will also contribute to strategic decisions and advocate for mobile best practices.
Senior/Staff Product Designer (ACF)
🌍 Remote
Skylight 🌍 Remote
As a product designer, you will advocate for users and collaborate across disciplines to research user needs and design accessible interfaces. You will also contribute to design systems and ensure that design decisions are evidence-based.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Lisbon Township, Illinois, United States
Drivenets 🇺🇸 Lisbon Township, Illinois, United States
The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead the user experience vision and execution for new security products, shaping intuitive interfaces for security professionals. This role involves owning the design process from ideation to high-fidelity mockups and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Civica 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will create and maintain reusable, accessible design components while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of the Firefly design system. They will also provide education and advocacy to support product teams and ensure high standards of quality and usability.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Civica 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will create and maintain reusable, accessible design components while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of the design system. They will also provide training and support to product teams and ensure high standards of quality and usability.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Civica 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will create and maintain reusable, accessible design components while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of the Firefly design system. They will also provide training and support to product teams, ensuring high standards of quality and usability.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Civica 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will create and maintain reusable, accessible design components in Figma and work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of the Firefly design system. They will also provide training and support to product teams while ensuring high standards of quality and usability.
Senior Product Designer (Design Systems)
🇬🇧 Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Civica 🇬🇧 Dudley, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will create and maintain reusable, accessible design components in Figma and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of the Firefly design system. They will also provide training and support to product teams while ensuring high standards of quality and usability.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇹 Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Yougov 🇮🇹 Milan, Lombardy, Italy
The Senior Product Designer will work autonomously on complex design challenges and develop creative design solutions that align with company objectives. They will collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to shape product strategy and influence key objectives.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Qashio 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Senior Product Designer will conduct user research to understand user needs and behaviors, develop wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize product features. The role also involves crafting interactive elements and maintaining a cohesive user experience across the platform.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Redwood City, California, United States
Retell Ai 🇺🇸 Redwood City, California, United States
The Senior Product Designer will own the product experience from early concepts to polished features, ensuring high-quality design in real-time scenarios. They will work closely with engineers and founders to shape user interactions with AI voice agents and drive improvements across the product.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Philips 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Create impactful user experiences through innovative product design for grooming and beauty products. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to translate business objectives and ensure high-quality implementation.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Docklands, Victoria, Australia
Medibank Private Limited 🇦🇺 Docklands, Victoria, Australia
The Senior Product Designer is responsible for executing high-quality design system components and contributing to the maintenance and evolution of the Design System. This role also involves collaborating with product teams to ensure customer-centric design solutions.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇨🇭 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Alohi Sa 🇨🇭 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
The Senior UI/UX Designer will own the end-to-end design for key product experiences across web and mobile, defining user journeys and creating high-fidelity UI. They will also design high-performing landing pages and collaborate with various teams to ensure a cohesive user experience.
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.