Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Macroscope 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Own all design coverage across the company, including product UI, the public website, and social marketing content. Take features from concept through production by shipping React/Typescript UI and maintaining the design system.
Senior Product Designer | 7taps
Own the end-to-end product design process from early concept to shipped features for a multi-sided training platform. Collaborate with engineers to define product hypotheses and evolve the existing design system.
Design Manager
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Multiplica 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Manage and evolve the organization's Design System to ensure visual and functional consistency across digital products. Collaborate with Design, Product, and Development teams to implement components and optimize scalability.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Lewisville, Texas, United States of America
J.hilburn 🇺🇸 Lewisville, Texas, United States of America
Own the end-to-end design direction and quality for the digital sales tools suite, including the iOS Stylist App and CRM tools. Lead discovery, manage the shared design system, and partner with product and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Gigs 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
You will own end-to-end design for web and mobile products, evolving the design system and translating complex telecom workflows into intuitive user experiences. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype, validate, and ship high-quality, accessible designs.
Senior Product Designer - Defence
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Faculty 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Lead the design of bespoke, AI-native solutions by creating complex user interfaces and managing the end-to-end design process. You will oversee user research, develop design systems, and collaborate with engineers to ensure high-quality, accessible product delivery.
Product Designer H/F
🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
The Product Designer will manage all stages of design, from identifying user needs and conducting UX workshops to creating wireframes and dynamic prototypes. They are also responsible for delivering high-fidelity visuals that adhere to established Design Systems.
Design Systems Contractor
🇵🇰 Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Aio App Inc 🇵🇰 Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
The contractor will audit, build, and maintain the AIO Design Kit using atomic design principles to ensure consistency across all product surfaces. This includes defining token systems, building complex component logic in Figma, and providing detailed documentation for designers and engineers.
Product Designer H/F
🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
The Product Designer will handle all stages of design, from identifying user needs and conducting UX workshops to creating wireframes and prototypes. They are responsible for delivering high-fidelity visuals that adhere to the company's Design System.
Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Purple 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process from user research and wireframing to high-fidelity UI execution within Figma. Collaborate with engineering and product management to define the visual design language and design systems for the Pilotis platform.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gigs 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own end-to-end design for web and mobile products, evolving the design system and translating complex telecom workflows into intuitive user experiences. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to prototype, validate, and ship high-quality, accessible designs.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Mateo County, California, United States of America
Glocomms 🇺🇸 San Mateo County, California, United States of America
Own the end-to-end product experience by designing user flows for complex technical systems and translating them into intuitive interfaces. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to build design systems and drive product direction through user-centered decision-making.
Founding Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Glocomms 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves designing intuitive end-to-end product experiences and workflows for an AI-driven platform. You will lead the design process from discovery and research through to high-fidelity mockups and the evolution of the company's design system.
UX Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
K-lagan 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Design user-centered digital experiences by participating in research, ideation, prototyping, and validation phases. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create intuitive and visually attractive solutions, including the evolution of Design Systems.
Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇺🇸 Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Together Group 🇺🇸 Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for the Pilotis platform, from early-stage research and wireframing to high-fidelity UI. Collaborate with engineering and product management to create a scalable design system and intuitive interfaces for luxury-market users.
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.