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Design Manager - JSM
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Atlassian 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Design Manager will set a clear design vision for IT Services within Service Collection and partner with leadership to shape AI features. They will lead a team across geographies, ensuring high-quality design work and effective collaboration.
Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
365scores 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
As a Product Designer, you will shape the future of products by solving complex problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will lead design initiatives and advocate for user needs throughout the product lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Rivenhall End, Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Kanz 🇬🇧 Rivenhall End, Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead the design process and ensure excellence throughout your assigned project. You will manage design information, assess risks, and chair design meetings while ensuring compliance with standards.
Designer graphique senior / Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dupray 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead the design team to elevate brand identity and establish visual standards across digital, print, packaging, and retail touchpoints. Collaborate with the Marketing Director to develop innovative creative concepts and manage external agencies and freelancers.
UX Researcher – Digital Experience (Corporate & Institutional Banking)
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX research efforts that align with business and product objectives while partnering with cross-functional teams. Translate research findings into actionable insights that inform product direction and business strategy.
Data Design Manager
🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Kingfisher Plc 🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
The Local Data Design Manager leads and develops a team of Designers to deliver high-quality data warehouse designs. They are accountable for the team's output quality and management, including recruitment and career planning.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mable 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior Product Designer will lead design end-to-end within their squad, from problem framing and research through to high-fidelity execution. They will collaborate with a Product Manager, Data Lead, and engineering team to deliver effective product solutions.
Design Manager - Electrical
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Unify Recruitment 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager will oversee the entire project lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery by managing relationships with clients and coordinating with various stakeholders. This includes leading a team and managing subcontractors to meet project goals.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Redondo Beach, CA 90278, United States of America
Cri Genetics 🇺🇸 Redondo Beach, CA 90278, United States of America
The Product Designer will lead the end-to-end user experience for the DNA insights platform, focusing on creating intuitive and evidence-backed experiences. Responsibilities include prototyping, collaborating with developers, and conducting usability studies.
Chip Design Manager
🇮🇱 Raanana, Petah Tikva Subdistrict, Israel
Nvidia 🇮🇱 Raanana, Petah Tikva Subdistrict, Israel
Lead and grow a team of formal verification engineers focused on pre-silicon functional verification of complex digital designs. Collaborate closely with Architecture, Design, and DV teams to identify verification needs and drive closure.
Graphic Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Bytedance 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Graphic Designer will lead visual design for employer branding initiatives and develop engaging external-facing content. This role involves owning projects from concept to execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Plumbing Design Manager
🇮🇳 Navi Mumbai, Thane Subdistrict, India
Maxpact 🇮🇳 Navi Mumbai, Thane Subdistrict, India
The Plumbing Design Manager will oversee plumbing design projects and lead a team of designers. The role requires managing both commercial and residential plumbing projects.
UX Researcher III
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ebay 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead end-to-end mixed methods user research to advise on product improvements and define excellent customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive UX strategy and ensure user-centered product thinking.
Lead UX Designer – AI Workforce Experience
🇬🇧 Luton, LU1 2YN, United Kingdom
Easyjet 🇬🇧 Luton, LU1 2YN, United Kingdom
As Lead UX Designer, you will lead the design and research practice for employee-facing AI products, translating complex AI capabilities into intuitive user experiences. You will also uncover real colleague needs and ground product decisions in evidence.
Senior Design Manager – Transport
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Buro Happold 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead transport design management across a major luxury development in Riyadh, overseeing transport planning and design coordination. Ensure transport design solutions align with luxury user experience and operational efficiency.
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.