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Physical Layer SW Design manager
🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ericsson 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Build and lead a new Physical Layer embedded software team in Ontario to support 6G development. Drive AI-enabled software practices and ensure the quality, performance, and delivery of L1 software products.
Product Design Manager, Enterprise
🇺🇸 United States of America
Clio 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead design across Clio's Enterprise segment, shaping the design direction of AI-powered legal technology products. Manage and mentor a team of product designers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
Advanced Specialist, UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Lead end-to-end user research to shape product strategy and improve customer experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute studies, synthesize findings, and communicate insights that influence product design and decisions.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Rentspree 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead design for high-impact initiatives across multiple product areas, from discovery to delivery. Drive product vision and strategy in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Research.
Product Designer, Avail
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will partner with the Product Manager and engineers to explore user needs and deliver design solutions throughout the product lifecycle. They will lead the design process from conception to completion while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Sr. UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Sr. UX Researcher will lead user experience research efforts, aligning stakeholders on research goals and managing project timelines. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed research into product development and advocate for user needs.
Lead Product Designer, Grab For Business
🇸🇬 Singapore
Grab 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the end-to-end design of usable and coherent product experiences for Grab for Business across web and mobile platforms. Translate complex business requirements into clear user flows and interfaces while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design system consistency.
Graphic Designer
🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Farm Boy Inc. 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lead creative production and design initiatives for advertisements, store signage, and digital assets while maintaining brand consistency. Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to execute marketing concepts and enhance the customer experience.
Service Strategy and Design Manager, Healthcare and Public Sector (Customer Strategy & Design)
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Deloitte 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Lead the development of customer strategy and service design offerings specifically for the healthcare and public sectors. Manage project delivery, build client relationships, and coach junior colleagues to drive impactful digital and service transformations.
Senior Product Designer, Business & Transaction Platform
🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Grab 🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Lead product design outcomes for the Business & Transaction Platform, creating intuitive interfaces and end-to-end flows for merchants. Facilitate discovery workshops and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align business goals with user-centered experiences.
Senior AI UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, MD 21090, United States of America
Mdaedge 🇺🇸 Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, MD 21090, United States of America
Lead the design process for web applications, from user research to final delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product design strategy and ensure high-quality design outputs.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Berkeley, California, United States of America)
Epoch Remote (🇺🇸 Berkeley, California, United States of America)
Define and own strategy across the website and data products while leading design projects from problem definition through delivery. Conduct user research and create design specifications, mock-ups, and prototypes.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Naadam 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Graphic Designer will act as a creative point person for assigned channels and campaigns, translating the Creative Director’s vision into on-brand executions. They will also lead the design of email assets, paid media creative, and social media content while mentoring junior designers.
Sr Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Great Minds 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the design and production of marketing collateral and create trade show and event materials. They will also develop brand identity assets and ensure brand consistency across all channels.
Staff Product Designer, Core Treatments
🇺🇸 United States of America
Hims & Hers 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will own the design of core treatment categories from end to end, leading large, complex initiatives autonomously. You will partner with various teams to navigate tradeoffs and contribute to design systems.
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.