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Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead end-to-end research on AI experiences for Windows, collaborating with engineers and scientists to inform model behavior and system design. You will set the methodological standards for evaluating non-deterministic AI systems and provide insights that shape future product roadmaps.
Senior Creative Product Designer
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Lottery Corporation 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
You will lead the creation of bold visual concepts, motion, and interactive prototypes to shape the future of digital experiences for The Lott. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate storytelling, gamification, and emerging technologies into customer-centric products.
Senior Creative Product Designer
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Lottery Corporation 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
You will lead the creation of bold visual concepts, motion, and interactive prototypes to shape the future of digital experiences. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver high-quality, customer-centric solutions that incorporate storytelling and gamification.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Teleport 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will design and prototype user interfaces for complex infrastructure security products while collaborating closely with engineers. Additionally, you will contribute to the company-wide design system and lead collaborative workshops to solve design challenges.
Senior Product Designer, Growth Experiences
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stash 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of in-product growth loops to drive organic user acquisition and engagement. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, shareable experiences that encourage healthy financial habits.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stensul 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design process for the Stensul platform, from initial concepts to production-ready UX solutions. Additionally, you will shape product strategy by leveraging customer insights, data, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality, scalable design experiences.
Senior Design Manager (West Seattle Link Extension)
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Sound Transit 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Leads and manages the delivery of civil engineering elements for the West Seattle Link Extension project. Provides oversight for large design consultant teams and coordinates across multiple internal departments and external agencies.
Senior Product Designer - Barcelona Hybrid
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Wizeline 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
You will build and refine components for the design system while maintaining Figma libraries and documentation. Additionally, you will collaborate with engineering to ensure design-to-code alignment and support multi-brand scaling needs.
Senior Brand Designer | Web & Design Systems (7 -month contract)
🇧🇷 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Doctoralia Brasil 🇧🇷 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
The Senior Brand Designer will lead end-to-end web brand design projects and evolve the company's web design system. They will collaborate closely with developers and marketing teams to ensure high-quality, accessible, and conversion-focused digital experiences.
Senior Manager, Hardware Design Engineering (Power)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Senior Manager will lead the Power Solutions Design Team in Austin, overseeing the development of complex hardware platform solutions for storage, compute, and networking. They are responsible for mentoring the engineering team, driving product requirements, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design excellence.
Senior Design Manager (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Austin Bridge & Road 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of design services, including budget oversight, contract administration, and ensuring design packages meet project requirements. They collaborate with builders and designers to minimize change orders, facilitate RFI reviews, and ensure compliance with project milestones and municipal regulations.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Mrbeast 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead the design of a consumer-facing, gamified ecosystem, defining core retention loops and product roadmaps. You will own the end-to-end design process while leveraging AI tools to iterate rapidly and ship high-scale products.
Senior Interior Design Technologist
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Zeidler Architecture 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Senior Interior Design Technologist leads the technical development and coordination of interior design projects from schematic design through construction. This role involves managing consultant collaboration, ensuring documentation accuracy, and overseeing contract administration processes.
Senior Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Upgrade, Inc. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will own the product design for mobile banking products and AI initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact user experiences. Your work will focus on driving activation, conversion, and retention through iterative design and testing.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
Kitchell 🇺🇸 San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will act as an Owner’s Representative to lead pre-construction activities and manage project development for a large justice market project. Responsibilities include coordinating design-build schedules, ensuring budget alignment, and mitigating design risks while maintaining code and sustainability compliance.
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.