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Mechanical Project Engineer, Project Execution, Design Engineering Quality
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Own and execute the mechanical design of automated fulfillment center projects from concept through installation. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers while ensuring all designs meet safety, regulatory, and performance standards.
Staff UX Researcher, XR Betas and Post Launch
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The role involves designing comprehensive beta research programs and establishing an insights engine to drive product improvements and performance tracking. You will lead longitudinal studies and triangulate multi-channel research data to provide actionable insights to executive leadership.
Senior UX Researcher, Retail Ads Consumer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
You will plan and execute a research roadmap to drive impact across all stages of product development while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. Additionally, you will lead comprehensive research studies and analyze user behavior data to inform product strategies and advocate for user needs.
Senior Design Manager - Data Center & Mission-Critical Projects
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Arup 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The Senior Design Manager will lead the technical delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects, overseeing design strategy from concept through construction. They will act as the primary interface for clients and stakeholders while ensuring design quality, compliance, and technical integrity.
Senior eCommerce Graphic Designer (with Figma)
🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
Publicis Groupe Holdings B.v 🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
Design and deliver a wide range of digital assets for eCommerce platforms, including Amazon A+ content and websites. Lead projects from brief to delivery while mentoring junior designers and optimizing production workflows.
UI/UX Designer
🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
Φυσικό Αέριο Ελληνική Εταιρεία Ενέργειας 🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
The role involves designing user flows, wireframes, and prototypes while ensuring brand consistency across all digital assets. You will also collaborate with IT and marketing teams to implement designs and optimize landing pages for lead generation.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mercury 🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager is responsible for leading the engineering and design team to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. They will manage all aspects of design coordination, interface with clients, and oversee adherence to project specifications and Mercury procedures.
Lead UX Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Actai 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will design high-quality, intuitive user interfaces and maintain UI components and design systems. You will work closely with product and engineering teams to ensure visual consistency and deliver pixel-perfect experiences.
Principal Engineer – Mechanical Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
Nopo Nanotechnologies India Private Limited 🇮🇳 Bangalore South, India
The Principal Engineer leads the mechanical design, development, and optimization of Tubular Reactors and Plug Flow Reactor systems across the equipment lifecycle. This role provides technical leadership, performs stress analysis, and ensures compliance with international engineering standards for high-pressure and high-temperature environments.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Actai 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Lead UX Designer will create high-quality, intuitive user interfaces and maintain design systems for AI-native applications. They will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ensure visual consistency and deliver pixel-perfect experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Ranger Ai 🇨🇦 Canada
You will lead product discovery and design end-to-end experiences for AI-powered workflows while collaborating with cross-functional teams and enterprise customers. Additionally, you will support sales and marketing by creating product visuals and collateral to communicate the platform's value.
Civil Design Engineering Director (Consultancy)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Aldwych Consulting Ltd 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Civil Engineering Director will lead and develop an established team while overseeing technical delivery, quality standards, and project resources. They will also focus on business development, strengthening client relationships, and shaping the future strategic direction of the civil engineering division.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead and assure multidisciplinary design teams across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects. They are responsible for ensuring design solutions meet client requirements, regulatory obligations, and safety standards throughout the project lifecycle.
UI/UX Designer
🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
Φυσικό Αέριο-ελληνική Εταιρεία Ενέργειας 🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
The UI/UX Designer will create user flows, wireframes, and prototypes while collaborating with IT and digital teams to ensure successful implementation. They are also responsible for developing design systems, managing website content, and designing digital assets to support marketing campaigns and lead generation.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Meta 🇺🇸 United States of America
You will translate conceptual ideas into valuable user experiences while driving partnerships with cross-functional teams to oversee product development from conception to launch. Additionally, you will contribute to high-level strategic decisions and represent design work to leadership and broader product teams.
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.