Design Leadership Jobs
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Head of Design
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Nooks 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Head of Design will own the design vision and execution for the Nooks product, ensuring an intuitive and beautiful user experience. This role involves leading and growing a design team while collaborating with product and engineering leaders to translate complex AI workflows into simple interfaces.
Product Designer, IG Projects - Instagram
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Instagram 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Define and drive the end-to-end vision for centralized AI-native tooling to scale across Instagram's product teams. Lead design execution for prototyping, organizational memory systems, and collaborative workflows while aligning cross-functional partners.
Mid-Weight Visual Designer
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
Gourmet Marketing Llc 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
The Visual Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create industry-leading digital assets, including brand identity, social campaigns, and video content. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of accuracy and detail while executing design solutions across various digital mediums.
Engineering Supervisor, Advanced Airframe Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Poway, California, United States
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 🇺🇸 Poway, California, United States
Lead a design team of engineers to sustain production lines and provide engineering approval for airframe changes. Coordinate with cross-functional departments to mature projects from concept to production while managing team performance and development.
Senior Brand Designer | Web & Design Systems (7 -month contract)
🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Doctoralia Brasil 🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Lead end-to-end web brand design projects and evolve the web design system to ensure scalable digital experiences. Collaborate with developers and marketing teams to create high-converting, accessible, and visually excellent marketing websites.
Senior UX Designer- Commercial Web Marketing
🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
The Senior UX Designer will lead the UX vision and information architecture for Microsoft's commercial web marketing platforms. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design intuitive, scalable customer journeys using data-driven insights and the Microsoft Design System.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Wasael Property Management 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for leading projects through RIBA stages 0-5, ensuring delivery meets time, quality, and budget objectives. They manage consultant teams, oversee tender processes, and provide design support throughout the construction phase.
UX UI Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Datarails 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Lead end-to-end design processes for complex financial products, from research and discovery through to implementation. Collaborate with product managers and developers while utilizing AI tools to accelerate development and maintain the design system.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Cirencester, England, United Kingdom
Bovis 🇬🇧 Cirencester, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead design management processes from pre-bid to handover, integrating with senior project teams and external consultants. They are responsible for representing the business, managing design reviews, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and project governance.
Senior UX / Digital Product Designer (Mensch), Schwerpunkt FinTech
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Taikonauten Gmbh 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
You will lead the end-to-end UX and product design process, from initial problem framing and discovery to final delivery and validation. You are responsible for creating high-quality UX concepts, UI designs, and design systems while facilitating workshops and managing stakeholder expectations.
Architectural Product Designer
🇺🇸 Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States
Hendrick Manufacturing 🇺🇸 Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States
You will transform architectural intent into real-world products by interpreting blueprints and preparing detailed project quotations. You will also collaborate across departments to lead projects from concept to finished product while ensuring competitive pricing.
Lead Graphic Designer
🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
Nord Security 🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
The Lead Graphic Designer will set the visual quality and creative bar across web, mobile, and video assets for the NordVPN product. They will also mentor the design team, providing strategic guidance and establishing efficient production workflows.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Wildwood, Missouri, United States
Adb Companies, Llc 🇺🇸 Wildwood, Missouri, United States
The Graphic Designer will develop and maintain the company's visual brand by creating digital and print marketing assets, including ads, email blasts, and social media content. They will also collaborate with business leaders to execute design projects, manage marketing metrics, and produce internal video and photography content.
Extremely Low Voltage (ELV) Design Manager
🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Dayone 🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
The ELV Design Manager leads the design process for mission-critical data center projects, covering ICT, security, and building management systems. They ensure all ELV infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and compliant with company standards and European regulations.
Product Designer, AI & Design Systems
🌍 Remote
Proscia 🌍 Remote
The Product Designer will own discrete product areas end-to-end, focusing on human-AI collaboration and the design of intelligence layers. They will lead user research, create high-fidelity designs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate AI capabilities into functional, elegant solutions.
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.