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Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Simpro Software 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will own and evolve the company's design system while setting governance frameworks to ensure cohesive product quality. They will also lead user research initiatives and partner with engineering to facilitate complex, cross-product feature development.
Motion Graphic Designer - 26-00977
🇺🇸 Burbank, California, United States of America
Leadstack Inc. 🇺🇸 Burbank, California, United States of America
The Senior Motion Graphics Designer conceptualizes and executes high-end motion graphic solutions for promotional materials, including main titles, sizzle reels, and event graphics. The role also involves assisting the Executive Director in overseeing and critiquing creative work while staying current with industry production techniques.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing large-scale projects, ensuring budget and schedule compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing project budgets, schedules, client relations, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex architectural projects.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America)
Brg Remote (🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America)
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of new and evolving platforms, creating end-to-end experiences that support complex, data-driven decision-making. They are responsible for coaching the design team, advocating for user needs, and translating visions into high-fidelity mockups and prototypes.
Senior Manager, Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Wonder 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design of operator-facing software for kitchen management, ensuring seamless workflows for staff in high-pressure environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user research and performance data into high-fidelity prototypes and design artifacts.
Senior Graphic Designer - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer creates and maintains traditional and digital marketing deliverables, including interpretive signage and magazine layouts. They also collaborate with internal teams to direct photo and video shoots while managing publication workflows from concept to completion.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, moving from problem framing to engineering-ready specifications. They will collaborate with engineers and senior designers to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions within an established design system.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing, iteration, and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also collaborate with senior designers and engineers to ensure consistent, high-quality implementation across employer and jobseeker surfaces.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing, iteration, and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and partner with senior designers on larger initiatives to ensure consistency across employer and jobseeker surfaces.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality implementation.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Texas City, Texas, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing, iteration, and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure successful implementation.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing, iteration, and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure successful implementation and launch.
Middle/Senior UI/UX Designer ID89559
🇺🇸 Irving, Montgomery County, IL 62051, United States of America
Agileengine 🇺🇸 Irving, Montgomery County, IL 62051, United States of America
The designer will own end-to-end design for authentication and account security experiences, including problem framing, iteration, and engineering-ready spec delivery. They will also perform cross-flow systems work and collaborate closely with engineers to ensure successful implementation and launch.
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.