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Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, San Luis Potosi)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
You will own the creation of scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries in Figma. You are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure they can be executed by developers or automated pipelines without further guidance.
Senior UX Researcher – 6 month contract
🌍 Remote
Pointclickcare 🌍 Remote
The Senior UX Researcher will lead end-to-end research activities, including planning, recruitment, facilitation, and synthesis of findings to drive product strategy. They will collaborate closely with Product and UX Design teams to translate customer insights into actionable design recommendations.
Senior UX Researcher – 6 month contract
🌍 Remote
Pointclickcare 🌍 Remote
The Senior UX Researcher will lead end-to-end research activities, including planning, facilitation, and synthesis of findings to drive product strategy. They will partner with Product and UX Design teams to translate customer insights into actionable design recommendations.
Senior Web Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
Jctm 🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
The Senior Web Designer will support the design and management of SharePoint sites, digital collaborative platforms, and data visualization dashboards. They are also responsible for ensuring all digital content meets Section 508 accessibility standards and supports CISA stakeholder communication needs.
Senior UX Researcher – 6 month contract
🇺🇸 United States
Pointclickcare 🇺🇸 United States
The Senior UX Researcher will plan and conduct end-to-end research, including usability studies and discovery, to drive strategic product decisions. They will collaborate with Product and Design teams to translate user feedback into actionable insights and design recommendations.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Honeydew 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Product Designer will own product areas end-to-end, from problem framing and wireframing to final specifications. They will also build and maintain a scalable design system while collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.
Senior UX Researcher – 6 month contract
🇺🇸 United States
Pointclickcare 🇺🇸 United States
The Senior UX Researcher will plan and conduct end-to-end research, including usability studies and discovery, to drive strategic product decisions. They will collaborate with Product and UX Design teams to translate qualitative and quantitative findings into actionable insights.
Senior Web Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
Jctm, Llc 🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
The Senior Web Designer will support the design and management of SharePoint sites and digital collaborative platforms while ensuring Section 508 accessibility compliance. They will also create data visualizations, dashboards, and reports to support CISA and IOD stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Goiania)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The role involves building and owning scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries for multiple client brands. You will document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Great Healthworks 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will create high-quality digital and print assets across multiple channels, including packaging, e-commerce, and marketing materials. They will collaborate with the art director to ensure brand consistency while managing multiple projects and leveraging AI-powered workflows.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Tremendous 🇺🇸 United States
You will own the design for a specific product area, crafting intuitive interfaces and managing product copy. You will also contribute to the design system and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to ship high-quality, accessible experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Sotheby's Institute Of Art 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead design efforts for both client-facing applications and internal operational tools. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct user research, define information architecture, and execute high-quality UI designs.
Senior Director & Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States
Drivecentric 🇺🇸 United States
You will lead the product design team and define the strategy for agentic experiences and information architecture across the DriveCentric platform. This role involves hands-on design work, managing a growing team, and ensuring seamless integration of AI agents into complex dealership workflows.
Senior UX Product Designer (New York City)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Levelpath 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to discover user needs and deliver elegant, high-fidelity prototypes for mobile and web platforms. Additionally, you will maintain usability standards and contribute to the company's design system while ensuring engineering-ready documentation.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Kier Group 🇬🇧 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage engineering design delivery for water and wastewater treatment projects across a major framework partnership. Responsibilities include line managing Design Managers and collaborating with discipline leads to ensure optimal design methodologies.
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.