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Sr UX Designer - Verizon - Freelance
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Akqa 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Senior UX Designers lead the design of complex systems of interactions and deliver high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes. They also support and guide other designers while contributing to thought leadership within the UX discipline.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Innovar Group 🇺🇸 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Lead design management efforts for a large-scale data center construction project and coordinate design activities across various teams. Manage design deliverables from preconstruction through project delivery while ensuring alignment with schedule, budget, and operational requirements.
Senior Visual Designer (6784)
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Run Studios Llc 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead concept development and visual communication design for live keynote events and product launches. Create polished visual assets across print, digital, and scenic environments while collaborating with motion and broadcast teams.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Ncino, Inc. 🇺🇸 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead the full design lifecycle for complex cloud banking product features, from initial research to post-launch validation. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to evolve the design system and mentor junior designers.
Senior Product Designer – MLB App, Web and Streaming
🇺🇸 Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
Major League Baseball 🇺🇸 Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the design of live game experiences across MLB's app, web, and streaming platforms, focusing on real-time data and storytelling. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the Basepath design system and mentor other designers.
DESIGN MANAGER - Automotive & Industrial projects
🇺🇸 Novi, Michigan, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Novi, Michigan, United States of America
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering design efforts for automotive, industrial, and commercial projects. Manage financial controls, resource deployment, and client-facing communications to ensure timely service delivery.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Vega 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
The Senior Product Designer will design complex interfaces that transform security data into actionable insights and create a cohesive design system. They will lead user research and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver impactful features.
Chip Design Manager
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Nvidia 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead and grow a team of formal verification engineers focused on pre-silicon functional verification of complex digital designs. Collaborate closely with Architecture, Design, and DV teams to identify verification needs and drive closure.
Senior Product Designer (Cortex XSIAM)
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Palo Alto Networks 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead the design of end-to-end product experiences, from early discovery and user research to high-fidelity design and final implementation. Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other partners to shape product strategy and define the user experience.
Visual Designer
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Open Society Foundations 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Visual Designer is responsible for designing and delivering creative content across various platforms, including web, mobile, and print. They will lead visual design projects and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication of design intent.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Tenengroup Ltd. 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Lead the evolution of the brand's visual language and create high-quality assets for web, email, and social media. Oversee visual concepts for product launches and seasonal campaigns from mood boarding to final execution.
Graphic Designer - Events
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Shi International Corp. 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Graphic Designer - Events will lead the creative vision for large-scale conferences and events, translating business goals into immersive experiences. This includes designing environments, activations, and collateral that align with brand narratives.
Graphic Designer - Events
🇺🇸 Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Shi International Corp. 🇺🇸 Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
The Graphic Designer - Events will lead the creative vision for large-scale conferences and events, translating business goals into immersive experiences. This role involves designing environments and collateral that align with brand narratives and objectives.
Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Tat Technologies Ltd. 🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of mechanical/design engineers supporting aerospace heat exchanger product lines and MRO programs. Oversee the full product lifecycle, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective solutions.
VC-25B Design Engineering - Zonal Task Leader (Associate and Mid-Level)
🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Boeing 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Act as the design engineering representative to interpret drawings and provide technical clarification to production teams during the VC-25B build lifecycle. Lead the integration of design maturity and resolve technical, operational, and quality issues within specific aircraft zones.
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.