Design Leadership Jobs
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Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Lead the visual identity and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution, creating high-fidelity mockups and reusable UI components. Develop external marketing materials and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver an intuitive, accessible user experience.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the visual identity and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution, creating high-fidelity mockups and reusable UI components. Develop external marketing materials and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver an intuitive and accessible user experience.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the visual identity and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution, creating high-fidelity mockups and reusable UI components. Develop external marketing materials and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive, accessible user experiences.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America
Radicl 🇺🇸 Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America
The Product Designer will collaborate with engineering and product management to transform complex cybersecurity data into intuitive user workflows. Responsibilities include rapid AI-assisted prototyping and maintaining a scalable design system from initial sketches to shipped features.
Principal UX Designer – Clinical AI Experiences
🇺🇸 United States of America
Oracle 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the experience design for complex AI-enabled clinical workflows to reduce clinician cognitive burden and administrative work. Define experience strategies and evolve the Oracle Health Design System to ensure cohesive end-to-end user experiences.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the visual identity and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution, creating high-fidelity mockups and reusable UI components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive interfaces and develop external marketing materials to drive product adoption.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Tysons, VA 22103, United States of America
Lead the visual identity, brand strategy, and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution. Create high-fidelity mockups and marketing materials while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
Sr. UI/UX Designer I (6705)
🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Metrostar 🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the visual identity, brand strategy, and design system for a mission-critical data brokerage solution. Create high-fidelity mockups and marketing materials while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
Freelance Graphic Designer – Remote Mid-Senior
Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Twine Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Join a dynamic premium women's wear brand as a creative production specialist, working remotely on an ongoing, part-time contract. The role requires producing high-quality digital assets at scale, supporting the brand’s visual identity across multiple platforms. The ideal candidate has experience in graphic design, video editing, and Figma design systems.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Atg (auction Technology Group) 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Contribute to the full design lifecycle for the seller experience, including research, problem framing, and delivery. Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to maintain design systems and ensure high-quality UI/UX patterns.
UI/UX Designer
🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Boursobank 🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
The UI/UX Designer is responsible for the graphic design of user journeys, features, and communication supports to ensure a simple and secure user experience. They will also manage the creation of intuitive interfaces within the company's design system and produce various graphic assets like web banners and emailings.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Evolve 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of financial experiences, building intuitive dashboards and reports for property managers and investors. You will collaborate with engineers to implement production-ready interfaces using React and TypeScript while evolving the core design system.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Forbes Technical Consulting 🇺🇸 United States of America
Define and execute the UX vision and strategy across multiple digital products and platforms. Lead end-to-end design processes including research, prototyping, and the maintenance of design systems while mentoring other designers.
UI/UX Designer (On-Site)
🇺🇸 Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States of America
Weathertech® 🇺🇸 Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States of America
Create intuitive, customer-focused digital experiences and high-fidelity prototypes for eCommerce websites to drive conversion. Collaborate with developers and marketing teams to maintain design systems and optimize user journeys through data-driven insights.
Interim Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Versique Executive, Professional & Interim Recruiting 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Develop and maintain scalable brand templates, design systems, and marketing materials to support a new visual identity. Partner with brand and marketing teams to create polished assets across various software platforms to ensure organizational consistency.
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.