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Senior Product Designer II
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Sitetracker 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Product Designer II will uncover user needs through research and transform them into clear problem definitions and UX direction. They will create structured UX flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups while validating designs through user testing and feedback.
Senior UX Designer
🇳🇴 Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Knitandnote As 🇳🇴 Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
The Senior UX Designer will be responsible for conducting user research, analyzing data, and identifying friction points in user journeys. They will also collaborate closely with the Head of Design & UX and developers to shape the product and design new features.
Senior Product Designer
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Trip.com Group 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
You will own design initiatives from early discovery and user research through delivery and iteration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product direction and ensure quality implementation.
Principal Product Designer - Strategic Discovery (all genders)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Zalando 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The Principal Product Designer will lead strategic product discoveries and apply systemic design thinking to align cross-functional teams. They will translate insights into user experience concepts and work with senior Product Management to influence the product roadmap.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Early Settler 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Senior Graphic Designer will develop campaign concepts and creative strategies while executing design work across various channels. This role involves collaborating with multiple teams and presenting ideas to senior stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer (Connected Products)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Yoto 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Own and champion the end-to-end connected product experience, ensuring hardware, firmware, packaging, and app experiences feel like one coherent product. Collaborate with various teams to design intuitive and delightful experiences for families using Yoto products.
Senior Product Designer (Connected Products)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Yoto 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Own the end-to-end connected product experience, ensuring seamless integration between hardware, firmware, packaging, and the companion app. Design intuitive first-time setup journeys and on-device interactions to create a magical experience for families.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Israel
Ingenio, Llc 🇮🇱 Israel
Lead the end-to-end design of priority user journeys and pages for a major brand redesign across mobile and web platforms. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate brand direction into scalable, intuitive consumer experiences.
Senior Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
People Group Arabia 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will lead the fit-out design management process from IFC through construction, ensuring design intent is translated into a high-quality built asset. They will manage design coordination among various stakeholders and drive resolution of technical issues to support construction progress.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇸🇦 Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Perfect Vision 🇸🇦 Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
The Senior UI/UX Designer will research customers and competitors, develop user personas, and create wireframes and prototypes. They will collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure product quality and usability.
Principal Product Designer - Strategic Discovery (all genders)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Zalando 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead strategic product discovery and research to translate complex user insights into structural UX concepts and interaction models. Partner with senior product management to align qualitative benchmarks with the long-term product roadmap and business goals.
Sr. Product Designer
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Morningstar 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
The Senior Product Designer will create scalable user experiences and innovative tools for data operations teams, incorporating AI/ML technologies. They will partner with product and engineering teams to conduct research, develop design concepts, and maintain a cohesive design system.
Senior Product Designer (Cortex XSIAM)
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Palo Alto Networks 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead the end-to-end design of core product experiences from discovery and research to high-fidelity implementation. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex problems into elegant, user-friendly solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Tenengroup Ltd. 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Lead the evolution of visual language and brand guidelines across web, email, and social platforms. Conceive and execute visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns, utilizing AI tools for rapid exploration.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇧🇷 Brazil
Tenengroup Ltd. 🇧🇷 Brazil
Lead the evolution of the brand's visual language and create high-quality digital assets for web, email, and social media. Develop visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns using both traditional design tools and AI innovation.
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.