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Senior Agentic Product Designer - Remote - Latin America
Remote (🇧🇴 El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia)
Fullstack Remote (🇧🇴 El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia)
As a Senior Agentic Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. You will lead end-to-end product design initiatives and contribute to the development of AI-powered products.
Senior Product Designer (UX Specialist) - Media Company
🇨🇴 Colombia
Truelogic Software 🇨🇴 Colombia
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives, transforming complex workflows into intuitive user-centered experiences. Establish and evolve design systems while collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineers.
Staff Product Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Tako 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Transform complex HR processes into simple, intuitive, and visually polished B2B solutions. Collaborate with engineering and leadership to lead the entire design process from exploration and technical specification to implementation and result tracking.
Lead UX Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Billtrust Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Lead UX Designer drives product design strategy and execution, owning complex problem spaces from opportunity framing to high-fidelity design delivery. This role involves designing AI-native product experiences and championing design quality across the team.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Catapult Solutions Group 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX/UI design for a new AI-driven platform and create high-quality, visually polished interfaces. Collaborate closely with engineering and design teams to translate complex data into intuitive experiences.
HEAD OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION: GALLERY SCALE ARTWORKS
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design Observer 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Head of Design and Production will lead the design and fabrication of light sculptures and manage exhibition projects. This includes overseeing the entire lifecycle from R&D and prototyping to fabrication and installation.
Graphic Designer 2
🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation 🇺🇸 City of Albany, New York, United States of America
The Graphic Designer 2 is responsible for developing a wide range of graphics, publications, and digital content while acting as a lead designer for the agency. This includes collaborating with various staff to ensure brand consistency and producing promotional materials for public use.
Senior Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Simi Valley, California, United States of America
Trimas Corporation 🇺🇸 Simi Valley, California, United States of America
Lead the Design Engineering department by planning and controlling R&D, design, and manufacturing activities to meet customer specifications and business goals. Manage the full project lifecycle from RFP and detailed design through certification and initial production.
Staff Product Designer, AI Labs
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fetch 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will lead efforts to measurably improve people’s lives and guide the team’s culture through mentorship and thought leadership. Additionally, you will help infuse user-centered practices across the organization.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Revelyst 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Sr. Graphic Designer will lead and execute creative design projects while mentoring junior designers. They will collaborate with various stakeholders to develop visually compelling design solutions that align with the company's brand identity.
Senior Product Designer (UX Specialist) - Media Company
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Truelogic Software 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives, transforming complex workflows into intuitive user-centered experiences. Establish and evolve design systems while collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineers.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Phizchat 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of screens and flows from concept to delivery, focusing on UI and visual finish. They will collaborate with Product and Engineering teams, ensuring a coherent user experience throughout the app.
Lead Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Zebra People | B Corp™ 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Elevate the visual and interaction quality of content-heavy and subscription experiences while improving end-to-end subscription journeys. Partner closely with various teams to align storytelling with subscription performance and deliver high-impact design improvements.
Senior Graphic Designer & Multimedia Content Creator
🇺🇸 Westborough, MA 01581, United States of America
Detectogether 🇺🇸 Westborough, MA 01581, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer & Multimedia Content Creator will lead the organization’s visual storytelling and brand expression across all channels. This includes developing compelling visual experiences that increase awareness, engagement, fundraising success, and program participation.
Principal Product Designer, Core Transfer Experience
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Remitly 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design vision for the core remittance flow, guiding millions of customers through financial transactions. This includes leading the navigation architecture and interaction language while simplifying and unifying systems across product surfaces.
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.