Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer, Cybersecurity
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Drivenets 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Lead the design of new features from concept to execution while conducting user research to create intuitive experiences. Maintain and evolve the design system, advocating for best practices and gathering feedback for iteration.
Product Designer - Design System
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Nordnet 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Contribute to the growth and maintenance of the Nordnet Design System across App and Web while collaborating with cross-functional teams to design solutions. Conduct research and usability testing to inform design decisions and advocate for Design System updates across the organization.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Forter 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
The Senior Product Designer will craft complex features and data visualizations for an AI-driven trust platform, ensuring that the designs drive real value for merchants. They will also contribute to the growth of the internal design system and collaborate with various teams to define solutions.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Krea 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Product Designer will develop and extend Krea's design system and craft polished UI specs for engineering. They will also design new creative interfaces to enhance artists' control over AI models.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Finch Legal 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead the design of internal case management tools, law firm portals, and client-facing experiences. Additionally, you will define the building blocks of Finch's earliest design system.
Lead UI Designer - UI
🇲🇽 Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Koltin 🇲🇽 Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Co-design the Design System for Koltin that meets digital accessibility guidelines and conveys the brand identity. Design user interfaces for digital platforms focusing on usability and user experience while collaborating with development teams.
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.