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Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Torrance, California, United States of America
Alpinestars 🇺🇸 Torrance, California, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the visual design process from concept to execution, creating high-quality assets across digital and print mediums. They will also provide design direction for marketing campaigns and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure brand alignment.
Senior UX Designer- Commercial Web Marketing
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead the UX vision and information architecture for Microsoft.com to transform it into an AI-powered decision platform. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design intuitive, scalable web experiences while utilizing research and performance data to iterate on customer journeys.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gamblingcareers.com 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will lead product design across the Sportsbook Core and Trust & Compliance domains, working cross-functionally to deliver exceptional user experiences. You are expected to hold context across multiple roadmaps, prioritize ruthlessly, and translate complex insights into actionable design decisions.
Senior Product Designer, Foundations
Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
Tremendous Remote (🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America)
The Senior Product Designer will lead the craft of the product by managing the design system, navigation, and information architecture. They will also partner with engineers to prototype and ship high-quality UI and motion work across the dashboard and recipient experience.
Data Center Project Architect, DC Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Data Center Project Architect leads the design of Amazon data centers in the Americas region, managing external consultants and project documentation. They are responsible for ensuring architectural design requirements are met while maintaining safety, security, and cost-effectiveness standards.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Accruent 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead end-to-end design for B2B software, covering discovery, research, and implementation. They will collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to create accessible, responsive interfaces while contributing to the company's design system.
Product Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maintainx 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead and grow a team of product designers while setting creative direction for complex, AI-powered workflows. Partner with Product and Engineering to translate strategy into intuitive design execution across web and mobile platforms.
Graphic Designer - Associate
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lafayette Group 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The role involves creating visually compelling print and digital products to support federal cybersecurity programs and stakeholder outreach. You will collaborate with project leads to translate complex technical concepts into accessible visual content while ensuring brand consistency and 508 compliance.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also collaborate with product and engineering teams to build scalable design systems and champion high-quality user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, from initial problem framing to high-fidelity delivery. You will also collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex AI workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools. You will also collaborate with product managers and engineers to build scalable design systems and champion high-quality user experiences.
Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead and grow a team of product designers while setting creative direction for complex, AI-powered workflows. You are responsible for maintaining design quality, aligning with product and engineering partners, and fostering a culture of professional development.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also contribute to the design system and partner with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable design solutions.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also collaborate with product managers and engineers to build scalable design systems while championing high-quality user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
You will lead end-to-end design for AI-powered product surfaces across web and mobile, translating complex workflows into intuitive tools for frontline workers. You will also contribute to the design system while partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable 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.