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Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Mott Macdonald 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary teams in the technical delivery of complex, sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure projects from definition to handover. Manage design performance across cost, quality, risk, and technical assurance while maintaining strong client relationships.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Ghd Group Pty Ltd 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead and oversee the full multidisciplinary design delivery for complex, large-scale building projects. Provide strategic direction to design teams while ensuring alignment with client requirements and company standards.
Experience Design Manager
🇷🇴 Romania
Cnx 🇷🇴 Romania
Lead end-to-end UX design strategy and execution for a product area while managing and developing a team of designers. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, user-centered digital experiences.
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🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Pwc 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves leading end-to-end UX ownership and high-quality visual design for complex B2B and B2C product ecosystems. The designer will connect design work with business impact and metrics while collaborating with stakeholders.
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🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Pwc 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves leading end-to-end UX ownership and creating high-quality visual designs for complex B2B and B2C product ecosystems. The designer will connect design work with business impact and metrics while collaborating with stakeholders.
Lead Product Designer
🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Sprinklr 🇮🇳 Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Lead the end-to-end design direction for complex enterprise AI-powered experiences and agentic workflows. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate product strategy into scalable, intuitive, and high-quality user interfaces.
Staff Product Designer - Expert Experience
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Parloa 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the design vision for expert-facing AI agent configuration tools and workflow orchestration. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex technical requirements into intuitive, scalable product experiences.
Product Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Nas.com 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead end-to-end design projects from ideation to execution across mobile and web platforms. Collaborate with the founder and engineering teams to shape product strategy and ensure high-quality implementation.
Technical Design Manager
🇦🇺 Australia
Catl 🇦🇺 Australia
Lead all aspects of power system network design, including feasibility studies, technical specifications, and optimization for renewable energy projects. Manage relationships with consultants and contractors while overseeing the design, commissioning, and technical standards for HV/MV substations and electrical equipment.
Product Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Nas Company 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead end-to-end design projects from ideation to execution across mobile and web platforms. Collaborate with the founder and engineering teams to shape product strategy and ensure high-quality implementation.
Lead Product Designer
🇬🇧 Derry and Strabane District, Derry/Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Foods Connected Ltd 🇬🇧 Derry and Strabane District, Derry/Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lead the product design vision and strategy while building and developing a small, effective design team. You will oversee the design system, integrate AI into user workflows, and partner with Product and Engineering to simplify complex regulatory and compliance processes.
Lead Product Designer
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Foods Connected 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lead the product design vision and strategy for the Foods Connected platform, focusing on simplifying complex B2B workflows. Build and develop a small design team while integrating AI capabilities to improve automation and efficiency.
Senior UX Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Motorola Solutions 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior UX Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design next-generation public safety applications using a human-centered approach. Responsibilities include leading customer discovery, delivering high-quality pixel-perfect designs, and creating rapid prototypes using AI tools.
Senior Technical Design Manager - Advanced Manufacturing
🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Clark Construction Group 🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Lead design integration for complex advanced manufacturing projects from pursuit through commissioning. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure design decisions support construction execution, budget, and operational readiness.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Oliver Bernard 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design of data-rich features, dashboards, and visual interfaces to transform raw information into meaningful insights. Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and Head of Design to shape how users interact with complex data.
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.