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Staff UX Designer
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wagepoint 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Staff UX Designer will balance hands-on design execution with cross-functional leadership to turn complex user needs into accessible experiences. They will also define UX standards, mentor other designers, and contribute to product strategy and design system governance.
Product Designer
Remote (🇨🇱 188 0000 Monte Patria, Chile)
Tenpo Remote (🇨🇱 188 0000 Monte Patria, Chile)
The Product Designer will lead end-to-end digital experiences, managing the process from problem discovery and research to UI design and visual QA. They will collaborate within agile squads to ensure high-quality, accessible, and consistent product delivery while maintaining the company's Design System.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ptr Global 🇺🇸 United States of America
Design complex customer-facing and enterprise digital experiences for a major airline across various platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and scale design systems, native mobile applications, and B2B loyalty products.
Lead Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Venn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the design of end-to-end product experiences from concept to execution while evolving the company's design system. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate user insights and data into polished interaction models and visual solutions.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Familiar Machines & Magic 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end UX productization across app, web, and on-product interfaces for physical AI systems. This involves defining interaction patterns, establishing design systems, and partnering with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into shippable experiences.
4587-Product Designer II
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Innovaccer 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design process for key product features while collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex user problems into intuitive designs. Additionally, you will mentor junior designers, contribute to the design system, and use data-driven insights to iteratively improve the product experience.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Pave Finance 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves maintaining and evolving the design system while executing product design tasks such as creating screens and interactive prototypes. You will also collaborate across functions to support marketing, brand, and product design initiatives.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brickeye 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will own the end-to-end design process for both physical hardware and digital software platforms within a construction technology context. This involves collaborating with engineering teams to translate complex data into intuitive experiences while maintaining a cohesive design system.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Novo 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead design on complex, cross-platform product initiatives and define the strategy for Novo's most ambiguous design challenges. Additionally, you will own the evolution of the design system and mentor other designers to ensure high-quality, coherent product experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Machinify 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will leverage design thinking and user research to create intuitive wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for AI-powered healthcare solutions. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain design systems and ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Novo 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead design on complex cross-platform initiatives, owning the end-to-end strategy from problem framing to execution. Additionally, you will evolve the company's design system and mentor other designers to ensure product coherence and high-quality standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Machinify 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will leverage design thinking to create innovative solutions and conduct user research to inform product development. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce wireframes, prototypes, and design specifications while maintaining design systems.
Product Designer (Lead)
🇵🇱 Poland
Selfpatch.ai 🇵🇱 Poland
You will own the end-to-end design process, including the product UI, design system, brand, and website. Your primary goal is to make complex factory fault diagnostics readable and actionable for technicians.
Lead UI/UX Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Ecolab Inc. 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
You will lead the design and implementation of a consumer-grade UX practice on the ServiceNow platform, building a design system and component library. You will also manage stakeholders, mentor a team of designers and developers, and ensure the adoption and success of all shipped solutions.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Arketa 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will work across multiple features and surfaces to shape the product experience while taking ownership of the design system. They will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define design solutions, build prototypes using AI tools, and ensure alignment with business goals.
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.