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UX Designer – AI-Powered Recruiting Platform
🇺🇸 United States of America
Pyramid Consulting, Inc 🇺🇸 United States of America
The UX Designer will lead generative and evaluative research initiatives for an AI-powered recruiting platform. They will partner with various stakeholders to uncover user needs and evaluate product experiences.
UX/UI Product Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Next Engineering 🇵🇹 Portugal
The UX/UI Product Designer will lead the UX design lifecycle from research to implementation, collaborating with Product Owners and development teams. They will conduct user research, create wireframes and prototypes, and ensure consistency across platforms.
Experienced Product Designer - Design System (m/f/n)
🇨🇿 Brno, 384, 664 71 Brno, Czechia
Eset 🇨🇿 Brno, 384, 664 71 Brno, Czechia
As an Experienced Product Designer, you will lead areas of the Design System, advocate for best practices, and ensure consistency and scalability across products. You will also collaborate with various stakeholders and mentor junior designers.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇮🇪 County Sligo, Ireland
Auxo Talent 🇮🇪 County Sligo, Ireland
The Design Manager will lead the development of high-quality, innovative products and manage two Design Teams in Ireland and England. This includes reviewing processes and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇵🇹 Portugal
Lead the end-to-end design process for client projects and the NineTwoThree brand, ensuring designs are developer-ready. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex requirements into usable designs while optimizing for clarity and speed.
Staff Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Analog Devices 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the digital design team while managing the development and delivery of reusable strategic IPs. Architect key digital blocks and manage the digital IP catalog to accelerate product development across business units.
Visual Designer
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Open Society Foundations 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Visual Designer is responsible for designing and delivering compelling creative across various mediums, including websites, social media, and print materials. They will lead visual design projects and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication of design intent.
Senior AI Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Karbon Business 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the complete redesign of an AI-powered accounting platform, focusing on intuitive workflows and conversational interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define UX principles and drive product retention and engagement.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Lead the end-to-end design process for AI-driven platforms and internal enterprise tools from concept to developer handoff. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create efficient, scalable interfaces using existing component systems.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇪🇸 Spain
Lead the end-to-end design process for AI-driven platforms and internal enterprise tools from concept to developer handoff. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create efficient, scalable interfaces using existing component systems.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇮🇹 Italy
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇮🇹 Italy
Lead the end-to-end design process for AI-driven platforms and internal enterprise tools from concept to developer handoff. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create efficient, scalable interfaces using existing component systems.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Ninetwothree Ai Studio 🇵🇹 Portugal
Lead the end-to-end design process for AI-driven platforms and internal enterprise tools from concept to developer handoff. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to create efficient, scalable interfaces using existing component systems.
Product Designer Senior – Softlines & Accessories - Mickey's of Glendale (Project Hire/Internal Assignment)
🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
The Walt Disney Company 🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
Lead the design and development of apparel and accessories product lines from concept through production. Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure high-quality, consumer-focused products that meet financial targets.
UX Designer (NL AND FR)
🇧🇪 Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Eolis 🇧🇪 Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Design seamless end-to-end user journeys and convert abstract concepts into wireframes for digital products. Lead collaborative design sessions and maintain high standards of UX consistency across all digital touchpoints.
Graphic Designer II (12 Month FTC)
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Fanatics 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Graphic Designer II is responsible for leading creative ideation and original graphic concept development for apparel, ensuring designs resonate with target audiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create production-ready graphics that align with brand identity and strategic vision.
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.