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Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Aleph 🇺🇸 United States of America
Own the end-to-end design process, including research, prototyping, and implementation for product areas. Collaborate with engineering, CX, and leadership to shape product direction and integrate AI into design workflows.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Goodr 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead design direction and generate high-level concepts for eyewear, including frame silhouettes, hardware, and packaging. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior designers to ensure creative vision is translated into final products.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Curitiba)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
You will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries in Figma. You will ensure these systems are documented and structured to allow for seamless execution by development pipelines across multiple client brands.
UX DESIGNER_HIBRIDO CDMX
The UX Designer will lead end-to-end user experience for core product flows within the Digital Banking squad. They are responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement scalable, accessible design solutions and conducting user research to drive strategic improvements.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Orange, CT 06477, United States of America
United Illuminating 🇺🇸 Orange, CT 06477, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead product design activities, including user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve network operations products. They are responsible for advocating for customer needs, conducting usability testing, and ensuring design consistency across all digital platforms.
Electrical Engineer, Data Center Electrical Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
Meta 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
The role involves owning the power system engineering and stability for next-generation, high-power density compute platforms within large-scale data centers. Responsibilities include leading system investigations, performing complex electrical modeling, and providing technical guidance on HVDC distribution and hardware design.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States of America
Garmin International, Inc. 🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead design direction for multiple projects and mentor less experienced team members. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-friendly experiences and ensure project goals are met on time.
Sr. Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the planning, design coordination, and execution of hyperscale data center projects as the owner's representative. They are responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, and risk while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada
Trudell Medical Group 🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada
You will own specific product surfaces end-to-end for both patient mobile and care-team desktop applications while raising the team's design craft. You will also lead qualitative and quantitative research to translate complex clinical workflows into intuitive software interactions.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Supercircle 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end consumer experience for the trade-in platform, including signup flows, reward redemption, and lifecycle touchpoints. You will also be responsible for building the design system and research practice from scratch in partnership with the Head of Product.
Sr Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
The Sr. Data Center Design Manager leads the design process for global data center projects, coordinating with consultants and internal SMEs to ensure alignment with technical standards. They oversee project budgets, schedules, and construction implementation while acting as the primary point of contact for design-related matters.
Sr Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Sr. Data Center Design Manager leads the design lifecycle for global data center projects, coordinating with internal SMEs and external consultants to ensure scalability and performance. They act as the primary point of contact for design-related matters, overseeing budgets, schedules, and technical compliance throughout the construction process.
Sr Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Sr. Data Center Design Manager will lead the architectural and infrastructure design process for global data center projects, ensuring alignment with performance and scalability standards. They will act as the primary point of contact for consultants and internal stakeholders while overseeing design implementation through the construction phase.
In-Studio Creative Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
H-e-b 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
The Creative Design Manager will lead a team to develop high-level art direction and concepts for print, promotional, and physical store experiences. They are responsible for protecting brand integrity while mentoring designers and fostering a culture of creative innovation.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Popl Co 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for web and mobile platforms while evolving the company's design system and processes. Additionally, you will simplify complex B2B workflows and conduct user research to ensure an intuitive and high-quality user experience.
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.