Design Leadership Jobs
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UI/UX Designer
🇨🇦 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Embross 🇨🇦 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Design end-to-end user experiences for airport self-service solutions, including kiosks and biometric controls, from research to handoff. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain design systems and ensure accessibility and brand consistency across digital touchpoints.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Aaru 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role involves designing and evolving user experiences across all Aaru surfaces to help users make decisions faster. Responsibilities include building design systems, creating high-quality prototypes using agentic workflows, and synthesizing research into features for executives and developers.
Principal UX Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Pendulum Intelligence Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead the end-to-end design of a web app focusing on complex social media datasets and data visualization. Collaborate with engineering and data science teams to develop intuitive dashboards, query builders, and a scalable design system.
UX UI Designer
Remote (🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
360training Remote (🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
The role involves creating digital and print marketing assets and designing conversion-focused web experiences. The designer will support CRO efforts through iterative testing and maintain the company's design system.
UX UI Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
360training Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The role involves creating digital and print marketing assets while designing conversion-focused web experiences and user flows. The designer will support CRO efforts through iterative testing and maintain the company's design system.
Junior Product Designer (Design System)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Crealogix 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Design interaction concepts, UI interfaces, and prototypes for mobile and responsive web applications within the FinTech sector. Contribute to the scalability of the design system and translate complex banking processes into intuitive user flows.
Intern - Product Designer
🇲🇹 Malta
Betsson Group 🇲🇹 Malta
The intern will create UI designs, wireframes, and prototypes to enhance user journeys and product experiences. They will also conduct research and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain design system consistency.
Sr. UX Designer I
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Yum! 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Design and optimize intuitive, globally consistent digital experiences for KFC's web and mobile platforms. Contribute to the evolution of design systems and patterns to support business goals like conversion and digital growth.
Senior UX Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Linda Werner & Associates Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Own the end-to-end design process for 4-6 internal AI-powered product surfaces, including dashboards and workflow automation tools. Establish a lightweight design system and collaborate with senior engineers to simplify complex data-heavy workflows.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Novig 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Product Designer will craft the core experience of a sports prediction market, shaping the product from user understanding to polished interfaces. Responsibilities include developing intuitive trading experiences, maintaining the design system, and iterating rapidly on high-impact solutions.
Design Engineering Architect
🇮🇪 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Cadence Design Systems 🇮🇪 Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Provide technical leadership for complex IP development, including architecture definition and RTL sign-off for standards like UCIe and PCIe. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and represent the company in industry standards bodies and conferences.
iOS and Android Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Zego 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end design process for iOS and Android platforms, focusing on creating intuitive and scalable user experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the company's design system and implement user-centered design practices.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Colonial First State 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the design of direct customer digital channels by creating intuitive UI/UX solutions and maintaining the design system. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex problems into seamless digital experiences while mentoring junior designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Binti 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Own the end-to-end design process for Binti's full product suite, from early-stage research and ideation to high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to scale the design system and improve user outcomes for social services agencies.
Lead UX Designer, Medical Products
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Mcgraw Hill Llc. Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Develop UX strategies and design frameworks to create accessible, user-centered digital medical products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain scalable design systems and optimize user experiences through analytics and research.
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.