Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Alvys 🇺🇸 United States
Lead the end-to-end design process for key features within the Alvys platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create intuitive user experiences. Conduct user research and testing to validate design decisions and contribute to the strategic direction of the product.
AI Product Designer, GeminiApp Mobile Experience
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Deepmind 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Lead the design of innovative mobile app experiences that enhance user engagement with AI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement interaction strategies based on user needs.
Product Designer (híbrido)
The Product Designer will lead design work from problem understanding to final delivery, translating business and user needs into intuitive experiences. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scope, prioritize deliverables, and influence the product roadmap.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Roadrunner Recycling Inc. 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer will lead the evolution of internal tools and BI dashboards to enhance operational excellence. This includes conducting user research, creating designs, managing the design system, and collaborating with engineering teams.
Principal UX Designer -- Unannounced Title
🌍 Remote
Scopely 🌍 Remote
The Principal UX Designer will own and deliver complete UX for new features and player experiences, leading the creation of gameplay interactions and feature flows. They will collaborate with various disciplines to turn raw ideas into fully developed designs.
Sr Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Pebl 🇨🇦 Canada
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design, development, and optimization of solutions to enhance user experiences and digital product offerings. This includes collaborating with various teams to deliver high-impact design projects and drive contributions to business objectives.
Lead Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Ben 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Lead Product Designer will shape UX strategy, own complex problem spaces, and build processes from discovery to product shipment. They will also drive the adoption of AI tooling within design and maintain the design system.
Product Designer (UI/UX)
🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Roche 🇨🇳 Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The Product Designer is responsible for the overall visual design and user experience of digital products for the Medical Affairs AI & Digital team. This includes leading visual design, creating prototypes, conducting user research, and establishing brand identity.
Lead Product Designer, AI
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Storyful 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Lead Product Designer will manage and mentor the design team while advocating for user needs across departments. They will create and oversee user experience design solutions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful product experiences.
UI/UX Designer
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Marsh Mclennan 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The UI/UX Designer will lead the design and prototyping of user interfaces for a complex AI product, conducting user interviews and usability tests to gather feedback. They will collaborate with engineers and product teams to ensure design feasibility and advocate for accessibility principles.
Principal Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Appcues 🌍 Remote
The Principal Product Designer will translate product and company vision into a compelling design direction and lead complex design problems from start to finish. They will also partner with cross-functional teams to influence strategic decisions and raise the quality of design through mentorship.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Point Digital Finance, Inc. 🌍 Remote
Design and own customer flows that shape how homeowners explore and understand the product. Lead customer research and collaborate with various teams to improve conversion and reduce friction.
Associate, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Harrison, New York, United States
Morgan Stanley 🇺🇸 Harrison, New York, United States
Assist the UX lead in executing the product vision through the end-to-end design process. Collaborate with research teams to make data-driven design decisions and deliver optimized solutions for web and mobile interfaces.
Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Experian 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will help lead the design of the next generation TenderLink platform, including mapping customer journeys and creating prototypes. You will also partner with product and engineering teams to deliver iterative improvements in an Agile environment.
Senior Product Designer - 18-month Fixed-term Contract - Hybrid
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Experian 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
You will help lead the design of the next generation TenderLink platform, including mapping customer journeys and creating prototypes. You will also partner with product and engineering teams to deliver iterative improvements in an Agile environment.
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.