Design Leadership Jobs
Find your next Design Leadership role at companies that value creative talent
Showing 3441 jobs
Staff UX Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead the UX design process from concept through prototyping and specification, creating high-quality experiences and design patterns for Pixel phones, adjacent devices, and emerging hardware. Collaborate across product, engineering, hardware, and software teams to shape cohesive experiences, evolve smartphone design strategy, and mentor junior designers.
Senior Design Manager
🇫🇷 69160 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France
Lumapps 🇫🇷 69160 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France
Lead and develop a team of eight product designers, setting individual growth objectives and guiding their work across product tribes. Own and communicate the vision for AI-native Employee Hub experiences, and lead the team’s transition in both product design practices and adoption of AI tools.
Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Healf 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead UX/UI design across core website surfaces while implementing AI-driven workflows to streamline the transition from concept to production. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to optimize user journeys, reduce friction, and drive conversion through experimentation and research.
ASIC & FPGA Design Engineering Asc Mgr - L4
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Lockheed Martin 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the development, design, verification, and documentation of ASICs and FPGAs, coordinating architecture, logic design, and system simulation. Manage team staffing and performance, and direct design analysis from high-level design through synthesis, place and route, timing, and power evaluation.
Graphic Designer & Production Artist
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Innosource 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Design and produce product artwork, marketing graphics, illustrations, photography, and supporting visuals while following established creative direction and production requirements. Proof assets for accuracy and brand consistency, collaborate with creative and marketing leaders, and complete assigned projects on schedule.
Senior Manager, Process Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Gxo Logistics, Inc. 🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Lead the design and optimization of logistics processes, facilities, and technology solutions, translating customer requirements into scalable and financially viable operational designs. Coordinate cross-functional reviews, analyze operational and financial impacts, resolve implementation gaps, and support site launches and operational teams.
Physical Design Manager – ASIC/SoC
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Best Nanotech 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead Physical Design and CAD teams through end-to-end ASIC/SoC implementation, from netlist through GDSII and tapeout, including timing closure, optimization, and physical signoff. Direct low-power and advanced-node implementation, improve EDA flows, collaborate across engineering functions, and manage team execution, mentoring, and project schedules.
Senior Product Designer (M/F/*)
🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Amber 🇩🇪 Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
You will lead the design process from concept to implementation, balancing user needs with business goals while shaping the long-term design vision. Additionally, you will mentor team members, collaborate closely with engineering and product management, and ensure high-quality, intuitive user experiences.
Lead Visual Designer
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Beyond 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
The Lead Visual Designer will create high-impact web platforms and digital products while connecting product utility with brand storytelling. They will also lead project teams, communicate strategic design choices to C-suite clients, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure technical feasibility.
Sr. Industrial Design Engineer, GES NA Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Lead the development of safe, cost-effective designs and process solutions for fulfillment, sortation, and transportation facilities, including new builds, retrofits, and complex automated systems. Manage multiple projects, coordinate internal teams and vendors, establish consistent engineering standards, and communicate technical roadmaps and business cases to stakeholders.
Senior UX & Product Designer
🇱🇺 Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Smile 🇱🇺 Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Design exceptional user experiences and lead the product vision within an agile environment for a major partner. Responsibilities include managing the end-to-end design process, enriching the design system, and conducting user research to iterate on innovative solutions.
Head of Design
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nando's Australia & New Zealand 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design of new restaurant builds, refurbishments, and innovation projects across Australia and New Zealand. Manage external architects and design partners while ensuring brand consistency and commercial success.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kpmg Uk 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lead the design of user-centred web and mobile experiences while maintaining a shared design system for consistency and accessibility. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, engineers, and quality assurance to translate requirements into scalable design solutions.
Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Atkinsréalis 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Design Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the multi-disciplinary design process to ensure successful project delivery within budget and schedule. They manage technical engagement with clients, lead the design team, and ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and regulatory requirements.
Senior Graphic Designer (12 Months Contract)
🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Informa Group Plc. 🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
The Senior Graphic Designer will develop and deliver high-quality creative assets across print, digital, and environmental formats for a portfolio of B2B events. They will collaborate with creative leads to interpret briefs and ensure all designs align with established brand guidelines.
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.