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Senior Graphic Designer

🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel

Lead the visual evolution of the brand across web, email, and social platforms while managing product launch campaigns. This includes art-directing photoshoots and utilizing AI tools for rapid concept exploration.

OnsiteFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇫🇷 Paris, France

Lead the design of Core and Business Insights features, transforming complex data into actionable interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional pod teams to integrate AI-assisted workflows and maintain a high bar for craft within the design system.

Hybrid$80,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇵🇭 Manila, Capital District, Philippines

The Senior Graphic Designer will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage the graphic design process and develop innovative design solutions. They will work closely with account managers to understand client requirements and prepare final artwork files for printing.

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Senior Product Designer

🇮🇩 South Jakarta, Java, Indonesia

Lead the design strategy across multiple products by translating business needs into intuitive, user-centered design solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-fidelity interfaces and provide guidance to junior designers.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, AI

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

You will use AI to clarify scope, draft specs, and build working interfaces while partnering with engineering to bring designs to production. Additionally, you will design new AI interaction paradigms and shape model behavior to improve AI performance.

Onsite$210,000 - $250,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Lead the visual strategy for digital and retail environments, ensuring a cohesive luxury brand expression. Mentor junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into compelling visual narratives.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

The Senior Product Designer will lead the product design process for eyewear, from concept through development, ensuring designs are production-ready. This role involves close collaboration with the Founder to translate creative direction into a scalable product design system.

Onsite$140,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Graphic Designer

🇮🇳 New Delhi, India

The Senior Designer oversees design projects and ensures high-quality deliverables. They create original illustrations and infographics while reviewing the work of junior designers.

Full-timeSenior
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Motion & Graphic Designer

🇷🇴 727256 Măneuți, Romania

As a Motion & Graphic Designer, you will conceptualize and produce high-quality motion graphics and visual designs for various digital platforms. You will collaborate with senior designers and marketers to create compelling visual stories and develop design assets that align with brand guidelines.

OnsiteFull-timeEntry Level
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Senior Product Designer, AI

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Design and implement novel AI-native interaction paradigms and conversational interfaces for data contexts. Build evaluation frameworks and use AI coding tools to prototype and ship production-ready features.

Onsite$210,000 - $250,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer (Financial Services)

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

The Senior UX Designer will lead the creation of user journeys, flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. They will also conduct user research and translate insights into actionable design strategies.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Design Manager

🇺🇸 Sparta, Illinois, United States of America

Lead design governance and ensure projects meet minimum standards while coordinating global, regional, and local teams. Monitor design compliance and drive continuous improvement through data analysis and stakeholder influence.

HybridFull-time
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Senior Visual Designer (5890)

Remote (🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America)

Design high-impact visuals and storyboards for press events, including keynote presentations, signage, and digital collateral. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain brand consistency and ensure the high-fidelity delivery of assets across multiple channels.

Remote$75 - $90Full-timeSenior
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Senior UI/UX Designer

Remote (🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom)

The role involves designing a range of digital products, including websites, ecommerce, and apps, while taking creative ownership throughout the project lifecycle. The designer will collaborate with internal teams to ensure high-quality implementation of designs.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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Web Designer, UI Designer,Senior Web Designer in Perumbakkam, Chennai

🇮🇳 Chennai, India

Create visually appealing and responsive web pages using various technologies. Collaborate with teams to develop wireframes and ensure website performance and SEO optimization.

Onsite$250,000 - $400,000Full-timeMid-level
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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.