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Power Distribution Design Engineering Intern - Summer 2027
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
Wsp In The U.s. 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
The intern will gain hands-on experience by working alongside senior staff on real power and energy projects. They are expected to take direction from leadership to execute project tasks and contribute to team objectives.
Power Distribution Design Engineering Intern - Summer 2027
🇺🇸 Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Wsp In The U.s. 🇺🇸 Boise, Idaho, United States of America
The intern will gain hands-on experience by working on real projects alongside senior staff in the Power and Energy team. They will be responsible for executing projects under the direction of leadership and mentors while maintaining professional communication standards.
Staff Product Designer, AI Private Banker
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Nubank 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will lead product development from ideation to rollout, ensuring intuitive and accessible experiences for millions of users. They will act as a technical reference, influence business decisions through user-centered design, and foster a high-quality, collaborative team culture.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sheetz, Inc 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads the design team in executing strategic retail store design programs while collaborating with senior management to ensure functional and aesthetic excellence. Responsibilities include managing project timelines, overseeing budgets, and developing direct reports to foster a high-performing architectural studio.
Service Design Manager
🇬🇧 Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Gattaca 🇬🇧 Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Service Design Manager is responsible for defining and implementing service design and transition strategies for large-scale IT programmes. They lead end-to-end service design activities, ensuring processes, governance, and operational readiness are maintained throughout the service lifecycle.
Product Designer H/F
🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
Nexton 🇫🇷 17570 Saint-Augustin, France
The Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Owners and developers to deliver solutions within a Design System.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Wonder 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own end-to-end design across web and mobile platforms, creating and managing design systems for new AI-driven consumer products. You will collaborate closely with engineering and product leadership to set the visual bar and ship high-quality product experiences.
Digital Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Atlassian Williams F1 Team 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will lead the digital creative output, owning the quality and direction of all digital assets including the website, app, and campaign materials. You will collaborate with the Head of Creative, Social, and Brand teams to ensure integrated, high-performing digital experiences that align with the broader brand strategy.
Lead Product Designer
🇧🇷 Brazil
Transcenda 🇧🇷 Brazil
You will lead end-to-end design projects, balancing strategic discovery with hands-on individual contribution to improve existing products. You will partner with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into testable solutions while facilitating workshops and stakeholder reviews.
Senior UX Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Hcltech 🇪🇸 Spain
Lead the design of intuitive user experiences for iOS and Android mobile products while simplifying complex user journeys. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and utilize AI tools to optimize design workflows and maintain scalable design systems.
UI DESIGNER H/F - Lyon
🇫🇷 Villeurbanne, Métropole de Lyon, France
Ux-republic 🇫🇷 Villeurbanne, Métropole de Lyon, France
You will lead the UI redesign of business applications for the nuclear sector, ensuring aesthetic quality, accessibility, and performance. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to create reusable UI components and consistent graphic universes.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Affirm Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Lead end-to-end design for international and post-purchase experiences across web and mobile platforms. Partner with product, engineering, and data teams to define problem statements and deliver intuitive, high-quality financial product experiences.
Security Design Manager - Stations
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hs2 (high Speed 2) 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Security Design Manager leads the security interface between the HS2 Railway Directorate and the supply chain to produce security design deliverables. They provide subject matter expert support and ensure all designs are compliant with UK legislation and safety requirements.
FLEX Director of Design Operations, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
The Director leads the vision, strategy, and operational model for the Marriott Associate Design System to ensure consistent and scalable digital experiences. They bridge the gap between design and engineering teams to align roadmaps, maintain design-to-code parity, and manage system governance.
Design Lead / Design Manager - Womenswear
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Zachary Daniels 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Lead will take ownership of the Womenswear design direction, developing seasonal concepts and building commercially relevant ranges. They will also lead and mentor a growing team of designers while working closely with commercial and creative stakeholders.
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.