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Product Designer / Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Abtrace 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
You will own the design process within a cross-functional squad, shaping solutions for complex clinical and operational problems. This involves designing end-to-end product improvements, conducting user research, and contributing to the company's growing design system.
Senior Product Designer - CRO, London, UK
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Eucalyptus 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
You will own the end-to-end design of high-leverage acquisition surfaces, including landing pages and conversion components, to drive patient growth. You will partner with the CRO manager to design, execute, and analyze A/B tests to optimize the user journey and improve conversion rates.
Senior Manager, Battery Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Mapt 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
You will lead a battery engineering team while remaining a hands-on contributor to the design and development of battery module and pack architectures. This role involves managing technical trade-offs, overseeing design reviews, and coordinating cross-functional workstreams to ensure project delivery.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States
Tista Science And Technology Corporation 🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States
The Senior Graphic Designer will create compelling, brand-compliant visual assets for federal proposals and presentations to support business development. They will collaborate with subject matter experts to translate complex technical information into high-impact graphics, infographics, and data visualizations.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Mintel 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will translate complex, ambiguous problems into intuitive B2B product experiences by collaborating with engineering, data, and sales teams. They will lead client-facing research, develop strategic prototypes, and leverage AI to drive commercial outcomes and user value.
Senior Product Designer (Financial Services)
🇨🇭 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Enzian Labs Ag 🇨🇭 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
You will lead the end-to-end design of AI-native financial products, bridging complex quantitative data with intuitive user experiences. The role involves collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to establish trust, transparency, and effective human-AI interaction patterns.
Senior Product Designer - CRO, London, UK
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Careers At Eucalyptus 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
You will own the end-to-end design of high-leverage acquisition surfaces, including landing pages and conversion components, to help patients make informed health decisions. You will partner with the CRO manager to design, execute, and analyze A/B tests to continuously improve conversion rates and patient outcomes.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define and deliver AI-powered product experiences from concept through launch. Apply technical fluency in front-end technologies and prototyping to validate emerging AI interaction patterns and ensure high-quality implementation.
Senior UX Researcher, Retail Ads Consumer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Plan and execute a research roadmap while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product development. Conduct comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research to uncover actionable user insights and advocate for user needs.
Senior UX Researcher, Retail Ads Consumer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Plan and execute a research roadmap to drive impact across all stages of product development while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. Lead comprehensive research studies using various qualitative and quantitative methods to uncover actionable user insights and inform product strategies.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
Great Healthworks, Inc. 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will create high-quality digital and print assets while collaborating with the Art Director to maintain brand consistency across multiple channels. They are responsible for managing complex design projects, including packaging and e-commerce visuals, while utilizing AI tools and DAM systems to streamline production workflows.
Senior Product Designer, BizSG
🇸🇬 Singapore
Govtech Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of user-centric digital products to streamline government-to-business interactions. Responsibilities include conducting user research, creating prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure technical feasibility and design excellence.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hitachi 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead UI/UX design for MES, Smart Factory, HMI, and enterprise applications within semiconductor manufacturing environments. Collaborate with architects, engineers, and developers to deliver scalable design systems and complex industrial interfaces.
Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead end-to-end research on AI experiences for Windows, collaborating with engineers and scientists to inform model behavior and product design. You will set the methodological standards for evaluating non-deterministic AI systems and provide insights that shape future product roadmaps.
Senior UX Researcher, Retail Ads Consumer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
You will plan and execute a research roadmap to drive impact across all stages of product development while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. Additionally, you will lead comprehensive research studies and analyze user behavior data to inform product strategies and advocate for user needs.
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.