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Senior Interaction (UI) Designer (Indefinite US Work Authorization Required)
🇺🇸 New Bremen, German Township, Ohio, United States of America
Design Observer 🇺🇸 New Bremen, German Township, Ohio, United States of America
Lead the software product development process for new and innovative products and services while collaborating cross-functionally to create user-centered digital experiences. Manage projects and communicate design concepts to stakeholders, ensuring deliverables are met.
Director, Product Designer
🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Qualys 🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Lead and scale the product design function by defining the design vision and UX strategy with a focus on AI-first experiences. Manage a high-performing team of designers while collaborating with Engineering and Product Management to deliver scalable, intelligent interfaces.
Assistant Design Manager
🇮🇳 Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar Taluka, India
Sltl Group - Sahajanand Laser Technology Ltd 🇮🇳 Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar Taluka, India
Lead and manage a team of design engineers and CAD designers while ensuring timely project delivery and high-quality design output. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support for continuous team development.
Design Manager
🇩🇪 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
G2 Recruitment 🇩🇪 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
The Electrical Design Manager will lead and manage electrical design activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with standards and project specifications. They will also support site teams during installation and collaborate with commissioning teams for seamless project delivery.
Principal Engineer, VLSI Design Engineering (Verification, NAND, Memory, System Verilog) with 8 to 12 years of experience
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Sandisk 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the development and execution of comprehensive test plans and verification strategies for complex IP blocks and SoC designs. Collaborate across multiple disciplines to ensure design quality and silicon success.
Product Designer AI First
🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
Headfirst B.v. 🇳🇱 Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-driven experiences for both professional and partner sides of a two-sided marketplace. Focus on reducing complexity in decision-making journeys and embedding AI into core workflows to improve conversion and operational efficiency.
Senior Product Designer - Dressly
Design and develop key UX flows for AI recommendations, outfits, and wardrobe management. Lead product discovery through user research and usability testing to translate insights into design solutions from concept to release.
Senior UX Designer
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Gft Technologies Se 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Lead end-to-end UX projects to build a new digital banking and investment experience from scratch. Create user flows, wireframes, and prototypes while facilitating workshops to align business needs with product requirements.
UX Designer
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aj Bell 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead design projects from research to implementation, creating wireframes and interactive prototypes for D2C platforms. Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure design specifications are met and advocate for UX across the business.
Lead UI Designer (Commerce)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Vml Enterprise Solutions 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Lead UI Designer will create digital brand look and feel, design systems, and pixel-perfect responsive interfaces while ensuring usability and accessibility standards. They will lead and support multiple designers and communicate the design process effectively to clients.
Product Designer, Instagram Cross-Meta Growth
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Instagram 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the development of design solutions for Instagram's Cross-Meta Growth Area, ensuring simplicity and quality across various apps. Collaborate with leadership to define strategy and uphold design principles.
Product Designer, Instagram Cross-Meta Growth
🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
Instagram 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
The senior product designer will lead the IG Cross-Meta Growth Area, developing innovative design solutions to support cross-app growth on Instagram. This includes collaborating with leadership and creating design principles that enhance the Instagram experience.
Product Designer, Instagram Cross-Meta Growth
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Instagram 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The senior product designer will lead the IG Cross-Meta Growth Area, developing innovative design solutions to support cross-app growth on Instagram. Responsibilities include partnering with leadership to develop strategy and communicating design principles across the organization.
Senior Graphic Designer (Branding Focus)
🇿🇦 South Africa
Osa Outsourcing Advantage 🇿🇦 South Africa
Lead end-to-end branding and graphic design projects, ensuring brand consistency across all materials. Collaborate directly with clients and manage multiple deliverables independently.
Product Designer
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Almosafer 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Product Designer will identify customer needs and lead discovery activities to inform design solutions. They will work with cross-functional teams to create impactful experiences across web and mobile platforms.
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.