Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Xelix 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will own end-to-end design for complex product problems and contribute to product strategy and roadmap development. Additionally, you will mentor junior designers and collaborate closely with engineering and product leadership to set design standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lyst 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will partner with the product team to shape the UX and UI of AI-driven features while mentoring junior designers and maintaining a scalable design system. Additionally, you will collaborate with researchers and engineers to translate data-driven insights into high-fidelity prototypes and user-centered product experiences.
Sr Graphic Designer and UX Coordinator
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Hntb 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Responsible for creating templates and graphics for complex proposals, interviews, and marketing materials across print and digital platforms. The role involves leading creative direction, managing digital assets, and mentoring junior design staff.
Product Design Manager- Core Card Experiences
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and delivery for core card experiences, overseeing tools used by millions of cardholders. The role involves coaching junior designers, influencing product roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to create human-centered financial solutions.
Product Design Manager- Core Card Experiences
🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and delivery for Core Card Experiences, overseeing tools used by millions of cardholders. The role involves coaching junior designers, influencing product roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to create customer-centered solutions.
Product Design Manager- Core Card Experiences
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and delivery for Core Card Experiences, overseeing tools used by millions of cardholders. The role involves coaching junior designers, influencing product roadmaps, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to create customer-centered financial solutions.
Civil Design Manager, Data Center Sites - Remote (U.S.)
Remote (🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America)
Aecom Remote (🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America)
Lead data center due diligence, planning, and design teams to deliver high-quality projects on schedule. Manage project risks, client relationships, and technical proposals while coaching junior staff.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Treats Studios 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Support the creation of high-quality digital assets for social media, email, and website channels to maintain brand consistency. Collaborate with the creative and marketing teams to deliver commercially focused designs for campaigns and product launches.
Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Alan 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the end-to-end design process from inception to completion, collaborating with product managers and engineers to create human-centric healthcare experiences. Develop product visions, maintain the design system, and mentor junior designers to improve collective quality.
Junior Graphic Designer - Advertising
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Do.agency 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves creating and delivering high-quality design assets across digital, social, print, and retail platforms for various brands. The designer will collaborate with the design team to develop creative concepts, visual identities, and polished presentation decks.
Junior UI/UX Designer
🇲🇦 Morocco
Offzone 🇲🇦 Morocco
The Junior UI/UX Designer will create intuitive and aesthetic user interfaces and optimize user journeys. Responsibilities include developing wireframes, prototypes, and conducting user research to enhance the digital experience.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Dragons Group 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The role involves adapting global master assets and translating brand guidelines into high-quality creative executions for wellness brands. Responsibilities include producing content for social media, digital assets, and print production while ensuring strict brand consistency.
Junior Project Coordinator & Graphic Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Establishment Labs 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The role involves coordinating daily project workflows and deliverables using Jira while supporting cross-functional teams. Additionally, the intern will perform basic graphic design tasks such as creating social media assets, brochures, and banners.
Junior Graphic Designer - Maternity Leave Cover
🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Jerusalem Subdistrict, Israel
Nefesh B'nefesh 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Jerusalem Subdistrict, Israel
The Junior Graphic Designer will create visual concepts and layouts for print and digital marketing materials while maintaining brand consistency. They will also collaborate with internal teams to manage design projects from concept to completion within established deadlines.
Lead Digital Visual Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Hp 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Lead Digital Visual Designer defines and delivers visual design standards and creative strategies across digital products and platforms. They lead cross-functional teams, mentor junior designers, and integrate AI-powered workflows to enhance design innovation and consistency.
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.