Design Leadership Jobs
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(Senior) Product Designer (m/w/d) · Hamburg | Hybrid
🇩🇪 Germany
Staffomatic 🇩🇪 Germany
You will be responsible for the entire design process from concept to go-live, collaborating closely with product management and engineering. This includes conducting user research, creating prototypes, and maintaining the design system.
Senior UX Designer, Amazon Customer Service
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Amazon 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Lead the end-to-end design process from concept to launch to improve the Associate and Driver experience. Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate AI best practices and mentor junior designers.
UX Designer
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Verizon 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
The Experience Designer will create impactful user experiences and take ownership of specific features while collaborating with senior team members. They will leverage generative AI tools to accelerate ideation and prototyping while adhering to design system guidelines.
Senior Product Designer
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Hedvig 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
The Senior Product Designer will design and maintain digital products across Web, iOS, and Android for both external users and internal tools. They will own the end-to-end process from problem definition to implementation, ensuring a consistent look and feel across all platforms.
HR Tech UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Brixton Group 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Senior UX Researcher will conduct generative and evaluative research across various personas in talent acquisition platforms. This role involves synthesizing research findings into actionable insights that influence product strategy and improve user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Greylabs Ai 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Product Designer will architect the interaction layer for Agentic AI within the BFSI sector, holding end-to-end ownership of the design function. This includes defining user interactions with autonomous agents and shaping the product's DNA and brand identity.
GenAI Senior Motion Graphic Designer
🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Brandtech Plus 🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
The Motion Designer will oversee multiple projects, ensuring high quality from concept to delivery while collaborating with the creative team. They will create digital content that adheres to brand guidelines and inject new ideas into the creative process.
GenAI Senior Motion Graphic Designer
🇿🇦 Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Brandtech Plus 🇿🇦 Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
The Motion Designer will oversee multiple projects, ensuring high quality from concept to execution while collaborating with various teams. They will create stunning digital content and manage the preparation of finished files according to client specifications.
Mid-Senior Level Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Idfx Design 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
The designer will develop creative concepts and design across all project stages, from research to final execution. They will also support and mentor junior designers while ensuring high-quality delivery of projects.
Senior Signalling System Design Manager (Ref: 260000CE)
🇧🇪 Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Mtr Corporation Limited 香港鐵路有限公司 🇧🇪 Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Lead a team responsible for designing the CBTC signalling system and supervise the signalling supplier. Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards throughout the project cycle.
Senior AI Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Karbon Business 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior AI Product Designer will lead the redesign of the AI-powered accounting platform, focusing on reimagining user interactions and workflows. This role involves creating intuitive experiences that leverage AI to enhance user engagement and retention.
Senior UI Designer (LY-CR11)
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Lemon Yellow Llp 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
The Senior UI Designer will take ownership of UI designs from concept to final handoff, ensuring clarity and usability across complex workflows. They will collaborate closely with UX designers and product leads to create seamless product journeys tailored to fintech use cases.
Senior UX Designer
🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Booming Bulls Academy™ 🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
The Senior UX Designer will create user-centric experiences for web and mobile platforms, collaborating with product managers and developers. They will translate product requirements into user flows and prototypes while conducting user research to enhance product experiences.
UI/UX Designer (regular/senior)
🇵🇱 Poland
Artifex Mundi 🇵🇱 Poland
The UI/UX Designer will design interfaces and experiences with a focus on player behavior and product goals. Responsibilities include creating wireframes, user flows, and collaborating with game designers to enhance functionality.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇪 Equinix, Dublin, Ireland
Rapidratings 🇮🇪 Equinix, Dublin, Ireland
Lead end-to-end customer experience from discovery to delivery, integrating AI-assisted design practices to optimize workflows. Own the design system and utilize behavioral analytics to drive product engagement and adoption.
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.