Design Leadership Jobs
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Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Liberty Lake, Washington, United States
Openeye 🇺🇸 Liberty Lake, Washington, United States
Define and lead design strategies for high-impact product initiatives while overseeing complex design projects from concept through launch. Ensure that customer insights guide product direction and that design quality meets standards before development or release.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the definition, creation, and delivery of impactful design solutions across various digital platforms. You will work with cross-functional teams to drive design vision and strategy while mentoring design colleagues.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Lead Bank 🇺🇸 United States
You will own the end-to-end user experience for one or more product verticals, driving the design vision and contributing to the evolution of Lead’s design system. This role involves collaborating with various teams to deliver user-focused designs and managing the entire product design lifecycle.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the definition, creation, and delivery of impactful design solutions across various digital platforms. You will work with cross-functional teams to drive design vision and strategy while mentoring design colleagues.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇿 Capital City of Prague, Prague, Czechia
Gen 🇨🇿 Capital City of Prague, Prague, Czechia
Lead collaboration within a product pillar and influence company strategy through storytelling. Shape design processes to improve efficiency and mentor designers to enhance team effectiveness.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
The Walt Disney Company 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States
Lead and inspire a team of designers in creating immersive XR and spatial computing experiences. Define product strategy and user experience vision for Disney+ on XR platforms while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Principal UX Designer
🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India
Qualys 🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India
The Principal UX Designer will lead user research and insights, translating complex business goals into intuitive user experiences. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive UX strategy and innovation across the AI-powered cybersecurity platform.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Trulioo 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Drive the end-to-end design process for Trulioo's identity solution products, ensuring high-quality experiences across various platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex workflows into intuitive designs.
Principal UI Designer
🇺🇸 El Segundo, California, United States
At&t 🇺🇸 El Segundo, California, United States
The Principal UI Designer oversees and approves the work of digital designers while fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration. They also work cross-functionally to ensure design aligns with business strategies and user experience standards.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇿 Prague, Prague, Czechia
Restream 🇨🇿 Prague, Prague, Czechia
As a Principal Product Designer, you will find elegant solutions to product and UX challenges while contributing to the overall product and design direction of the company. You will create flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals, collaborating with various teams during the product lifecycle.
Principal Product Designer (Hybrid)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Weedmaps 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead end-to-end mobile design for the Weedmaps app, focusing on performance and interaction design. Collaborate with various teams to define a cohesive design language and elevate visual standards.
Principal Product Designer (UX/NetSec)
🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
Palo Alto Networks 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
As a Principal Product Designer, you will craft cohesive and intuitive experiences for Network Security within Strata Cloud Manager. You will lead the design process, mentor team members, and collaborate with senior leadership to deliver data-driven experiences.
Principal Product Designer (NetSec)
🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
Palo Alto Networks 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
As a Principal Product Designer, you will craft cohesive and intuitive experiences for Network Security within Strata Cloud Manager. You will lead the design process, mentor team members, and collaborate with senior leadership to deliver data-driven experiences.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Geotab 🇨🇦 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
As a Principal Product Designer, you will advocate for user-centered design solutions and drive the end-to-end design process for complex initiatives. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to influence decisions and align on a clear design vision.
Principal Product Designer, Ads
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Ship AI-powered experiences for advertisers, publishers, sellers, and consumers while managing product development from start to finish. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality design and implementation.
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.