Design Leadership Jobs
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Head Of Design
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Quizlet 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Initially acting as a hands-on principal designer to build AI-powered learning experiences and prototypes. Eventually transitioning into leading the entire design organization, managing product designers and brand contractors.
(Section) Manager Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Milpitas, California, United States
Diodes Incorporated 🇺🇸 Milpitas, California, United States
Lead and develop an AI-assisted design engineering team focused on accelerating semiconductor design and verification. Influence engineering strategy while mentoring junior engineers and fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment.
Senior Manager, Battery Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Los Alamitos, California, United States
Brelle 🇺🇸 Los Alamitos, California, United States
Lead a small engineering team in the design and development of battery module and pack architectures from concept to production. Drive technical decisions across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and safety domains while maintaining hands-on involvement in prototyping and analysis.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
Toyota North America 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
You will lead the design of end-to-end web-based product experiences from discovery through production handoff. You will also partner with product managers and engineers to create intuitive, accessible, and visually refined experiences.
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend, Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Turo 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
You will architect, build, and maintain design system foundations and components while leading AI-assisted workflows across product and engineering teams. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system adoption, provide technical mentorship, and manage release processes.
Senior Graphic Designer (User Acquisition & Marketing)
🇺🇸 Redwood City, California, United States
Bellota Labs 🇺🇸 Redwood City, California, United States
You will own the end-to-end design of marketing assets and landing pages to drive user acquisition and conversion. You will also leverage AI tools to scale creative production and lead A/B testing efforts to optimize performance.
Senior Director, Design Engineering, Electrical
🇺🇸 Fort Valley, Georgia, United States
Blue Bird Corporation 🇺🇸 Fort Valley, Georgia, United States
The Senior Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the electrical and controls engineering function across the entire product portfolio. They are responsible for developing technology roadmaps, managing multi-site engineering teams, and ensuring product safety, reliability, and compliance from concept through production.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
Toyota North America 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States
You will lead the end-to-end design of web-based product experiences, driving projects from discovery through production handoff. You will partner with product managers and engineers to create intuitive, accessible, and visually refined solutions that address complex user problems.
Mechanical Design Manager - Water
🇬🇧 York, England, United Kingdom
Cowi 🇬🇧 York, England, United Kingdom
The Mechanical Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver water sector projects within agreed quality, time, and budget constraints. They are responsible for technical gatekeeping, managing project risks, and mentoring team members in mechanical design development.
Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Athenahealth 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Principal UX Researcher will lead discovery research and experience measurement initiatives to inform product strategy for clinician-facing mobile applications. They will partner with cross-functional teams to translate research insights into actionable product outcomes and facilitate workshops to align stakeholders.
Staff Product Designer, DeFi
🇺🇸 United States of America
Mysten Labs 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will set the design vision and strategy for the DeepBook financial stack while leading the end-to-end experience for various DeFi products. You will also build and mentor a design team while remaining hands-on with critical product flows and complex financial data systems.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hitachi Digital Services 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead UI/UX design for MES, Smart Factory, HMI, and enterprise applications within semiconductor manufacturing environments. Collaborate with architects, developers, and engineers to deliver scalable design systems and complex industrial interfaces.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Foster + Partners 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will lead creative projects from initial concept through to final delivery across digital, print, and presentation platforms. Additionally, you will mentor junior designers and shape effective design templates to ensure consistency across the practice.
Head Of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Quizlet 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role begins as a hands-on principal designer focused on shipping AI-powered learning experiences and setting visual direction. Subsequently, the role transitions into leading the design organization, managing designers, and overseeing design quality across the company.
Senior Product Designer, Enterprise
🇺🇸 United States of America
Clio 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of specialized, AI-driven workflows for legal domains like Finance, IP, and Employment law. They will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define product direction and translate complex legal concepts into intuitive user experiences.
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.