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Product Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coates Group 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Product Designer will develop product design concepts and produce high-quality solutions for Coates' software products. They will collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering leads to drive solutions and ensure adherence to design best practices.
Senior Product Designer, Amazon Health
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead the end-to-end design process for complex user experiences in healthcare, creating scalable design solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define UX vision and conduct usability testing to inform design decisions.
Lead UI/UX Designer
🇦🇺 Plumpton, Victoria, Australia
Labcorp 🇦🇺 Plumpton, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design of digital products and marketing collateral that align with brand image and business results. Collaborate with project teams and engineering to advocate for user needs and improve customer experiences.
Lead UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States
Labcorp 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States
Lead the design of digital products and marketing collateral while ensuring alignment with brand image and business results. Collaborate with project teams and engineering to advocate for user needs and enhance the digital experience.
Sr. UX Designer
🇧🇪 Ixelles - Elsene, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Levi Strauss & Co. 🇧🇪 Ixelles - Elsene, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
The Senior UX Designer will collaborate with various teams to deliver engaging user experiences across web and mobile platforms. They will advocate for end-users and lead internal design initiatives to improve the shopping experience.
UX Product Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nasdaq 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The UX Product Designer will translate complex generative AI capabilities into intuitive workflows and user experiences. They will lead the design of high-fidelity mockups and conduct user research to ensure the final product meets user needs.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Lincoln Investment 🇺🇸 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
The Senior UX Designer will lead human-centered discovery activities and facilitate collaborative workshops. They will translate insights into user journeys and actionable experience designs while partnering with various stakeholders.
Lead Product Designer- Share investing
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Moneyfarm 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Lead Product Designer will take ownership of the design and user experience for customer interactions while leading and mentoring a team of product designers. Responsibilities include overseeing design processes, optimizing user experiences, and collaborating with various teams to align design goals with business objectives.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Gametime United 🇺🇸 United States
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead design for impactful consumer experiences across various stages such as onboarding and event exploration. You will work end-to-end, from defining problems to shipping and iterating solutions in production.
UX Designer - UXD/Digital Design System (DDS)
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Syncreon Consulting 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
The UX Designer will focus on creating digital and email design patterns and components, as well as interactive digital experiences. This role involves leading discovery work on new design patterns across multiple channels.
Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Uncapped 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will co-lead hands-on design work across the product suite, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs. They will also drive user-centered strategy and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure design feasibility and clarity in complex workflows.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Planned 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead design on major projects from research to launch, collaborating closely with developers. Build a deep understanding of users through research and testing while fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Principal Product Designer, Social
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Roblox 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Lead design for a core area of Roblox Social, creating experiences that help users connect and communicate meaningfully. Own end-to-end feature design, translating complex requirements into clear, user-centered product solutions.
Senior Product Designer, Social
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Roblox 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Lead end-to-end design for social sharing experiences across Roblox, from concept through launch and iteration. Own cross-team initiatives and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, and Trust & Safety.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Encora 🌍 Remote
Lead design across the full lifecycle, from discovery to delivery, while synthesizing user research data to shape product direction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs are feasible and executed to specification.
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.