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Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Ford Motor Company 🇺🇸 United States
The Senior Product Designer will guide the user experience across website strategy and work with multiple product teams. They will lead design efforts and optimize processes based on stakeholder feedback.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Ford Motor Company 🇺🇸 United States
The Senior Product Designer will guide the user experience across website strategy and work with multiple product teams. They will lead and optimize work products based on feedback from various stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Fanatics 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Drive and own key features within the Sportsbook product experiences, identifying new opportunities and prioritizing enhancements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute designs that meet customer needs and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Fanatics 🇺🇸 United States
Drive and own key features within the Sportsbook product experiences, identifying new opportunities and prioritizing enhancements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute designs that meet customer needs and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product designer Convert F/H/X
🇫🇷 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France
Accorcorpo 🇫🇷 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France
The Senior Product Designer will define and justify a multichannel digital experience, collaborating closely with product teams to optimize the booking funnel for hospitality services. They will also contribute to improving design practices and the effectiveness of the team.
Senior Product Designer II
🇺🇸 United States
Yum! 🇺🇸 United States
The Senior Product Designer II will own the end-to-end user experience for Byte’s Kitchen Display System (KDS). This includes problem framing through detailed execution in partnership with Product Management and Engineering.
Senior Product Designer II
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
Yum! 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
The Senior Product Designer II will own the end-to-end user experience for Byte’s Kitchen Display System (KDS). This includes problem framing through detailed execution in partnership with Product Management and Engineering.
Sr. UX Designer - Mobile Apps (REMOTE)
🌍 Remote
Abercrombie And Fitch Co. 🌍 Remote
The Senior Mobile App Product Designer will own the full design lifecycle for mobile app initiatives, translating insights into crafted experiences. They will collaborate cross-functionally to define product vision and deliver mobile-first digital experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Make Your Own Perfume (myop) Llp 🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the visual identity of the brand and mentor a team of designers. They will collaborate with various teams to create impactful design solutions and ensure brand consistency across all platforms.
Senior Product Designer
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Tacto 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design process from problem definition to delivery, creating user journeys and high-fidelity designs. They will also advocate for user needs and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇬 Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria
Yotpo 🇧🇬 Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria
The Senior Product Designer will shape the future of Yotpo's loyalty experience by creating intuitive and customer-centric designs. This role involves partnering closely with Product and Engineering teams to craft meaningful user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Aligned 🌍 Remote
You will take a central role in designing the platform and its UI/UX, involved in defining features and building the long-term roadmap. You will work closely with product managers and developers to craft and implement strategic solutions.
Senior Product Designer II
🌍 Remote
Bestow 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer II will lead the end-to-end design process for key initiatives, transforming complex insurance concepts into user-friendly experiences. This role involves collaborating with product managers and engineering teams to ensure design integrity and elevate the quality of design across the organization.
Product Designer, Senior Associate
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
As a Product Designer, you will combine your craft expertise with an understanding of customers and the business to co-create innovative solutions. You will leverage design skills to create artifacts such as journey maps, blueprints, and prototypes.
Senior Product Designer, Servicing Auto
🌍 Remote
Upstart 🌍 Remote
As a Senior Product Designer, you will shape borrower experiences and internal tools related to payments and financial hardship. You will lead research and design efforts to create intuitive systems for servicing auto loans and managing delinquency.
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.