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Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Skygrid 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the UX strategy for the design system for software products and develop design artifacts to support the product lifecycle. Collaborate with product managers and customers to define product requirements and ensure the final user experience meets expectations.
Associate UI Designer
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Perr&knight 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Associate UI Designer will support UI execution across enterprise applications by translating workflows and requirements into UI under guidance from a Senior UI/UX lead. They will execute day-to-day UI design work, maintain the design system, and collaborate with engineers during implementation.
Senior Graphic Designer (Freelance)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Rapt Studio 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Senior Graphic Designers at Rapt are involved in all phases of projects, maintaining a keen eye for detail while managing multiple projects across teams. They are expected to bring strong ideas and a clear sense of direction to their work.
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 softlines and accessories from concept through production for Mickey's of Glendale. Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure high-quality, trend-right products that meet financial targets.
Senior Product Designer - AAA
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Datadog 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design of platform features for high-scale technical domains including governance, identity, and multi-org UX. Collaborate with PMs and engineers to translate complex technical workflows into intuitive UI and high-fidelity prototypes.
Content Designer Senior (UX Writer)
🇧🇷 Brazil
Hostgator 🇧🇷 Brazil
Create clear and persuasive narratives for digital hosting projects, focusing on customer journeys and conversion optimization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the Content Design System and utilize AI to scale efficiency.
THE SCULPTOR – UI/UX Designer – Senior
🇮🇳 Vellore, India
Wonder Worth Solutions 🇮🇳 Vellore, India
You will own the end-to-end design process, collaborating with Product Managers to understand user needs and conducting usability testing. Your role includes creating wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and delivering clear design documentation for development.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Thomas Gray 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will strengthen the design management team for a specific project. They will oversee the design aspects of construction projects in the leisure, residential, and healthcare sectors.
Senior UX Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thomson Reuters 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the design of AI-powered features and translate complex model capabilities into user-centered solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that AI interactions are intuitive and trustworthy.
Senior/Principal Product Designer - OP02142
🇵🇱 Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Dev.pro 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
In this role, you'll own end-to-end product design while influencing product strategy and direction. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Design on product strategy and execution priorities.
Senior Visual Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Skillz 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Visual Designer will create visually appealing and functional design elements while leading campaign-level visual direction across various channels. They will maintain brand consistency and address complex design challenges with strategic solutions.
Senior Retail Design Manager, Global Real Estate Services
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Hsbc Global Services Limited 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead the global retail branch design proposition by setting standards and shaping future formats aligned with customer and channel strategies. Oversee design governance, assurance, and the management of strategic partners and consultants across global markets.
Senior Product Designer
Own the end-to-end design process from discovery to delivery for internal, clinician, and partner-facing products. Build and maintain a scalable design system while translating complex healthcare workflows into intuitive interfaces.
Senior/Principal Product Designer - OP02142
🇵🇱 Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Dev.pro 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Own end-to-end product design for AI-native enterprise products and a large-scale data infrastructure platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product strategy and streamline design-to-engineering workflows.
Senior/Principal Product Designer - OP02142
🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
Dev.pro 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
Own end-to-end product design for AI-native enterprise products and a large-scale data infrastructure platform. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define product strategy and streamline design-to-engineering workflows.
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.