Design Leadership Jobs
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UI/UX Designer (m/f/x)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Edenspiekermann 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Drive the design and delivery of digital products by creating intuitive user experiences and evolving design systems in Figma. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate brand intent and research insights into scalable, AI-driven digital interfaces.
UI/UX Designer (m/f/x)
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Edenspiekermann 🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Drive the design and delivery of digital products by creating intuitive user experiences and evolving design systems in Figma. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate research and brand intent into scalable, AI-driven digital interfaces.
UI/UX Designer (m/f/x)
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Edenspiekermann 🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Drive the design and delivery of digital products by creating intuitive user experiences and evolving design systems in Figma. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate research and brand intent into scalable, AI-driven digital interfaces.
Senior UI/UX Designer (m/f/x)
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Edenspiekermann 🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design of complex digital products from concept and UX strategy to scalable UI systems. Integrate AI-powered interactions and evolve design systems in Figma to ensure consistency and scalability across ecosystems.
Senior UI/UX Designer (m/f/x)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Edenspiekermann 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead the end-to-end design of complex digital products from concept and UX strategy to scalable UI systems. Integrate AI-powered interactions and evolve design systems in Figma to ensure consistency and scalability across ecosystems.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sauna 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Design intuitive interfaces and end-to-end user flows for AI agent creation and collaboration. Build and maintain a scalable design system while partnering with engineering to implement novel interaction patterns.
FBS Sr UX Designer
🇲🇽 Chiapas, Mexico
Capgemini 🇲🇽 Chiapas, Mexico
Lead, design, and deliver user-centered solutions by conducting research and creating prototypes. Collaborate cross-functionally while maintaining design systems and aligning with business goals.
FBS Sr UX Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Capgemini 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Lead, design, and deliver user-centered solutions by conducting research and creating prototypes. Collaborate cross-functionally while maintaining design systems and aligning with business goals.
FBS Sr UX Designer
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Capgemini 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Lead, design, and deliver user-centered solutions by conducting research and creating prototypes. Collaborate cross-functionally while maintaining design systems and aligning with business goals.
Graphic Designer (within CRM)
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Caia Cosmetics 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Design high-converting email campaigns and automated flows within a modular system for a global beauty brand. Collaborate with CRM and data teams to evolve the email design system and drive commercial results.
Senior/Lead Product Designer
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Zalo 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Senior/Lead Product Designer will shape UX solutions by partnering with PMs and Engineers to translate complex business requirements into intuitive interfaces. They will also proactively audit existing products and contribute to the evolution of the design system.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Valence 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design features that evolve the AI coaching platform into a multiplayer collaboration tool and establish a design system for consistency. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship high-quality experiences weekly.
Senior Design Systems Engineer
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Zoom 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Own and evolve the unified design system by building scalable component libraries and maintaining a single source of truth between Figma and production. Drive adoption across the organization through governance models, documentation, and collaboration with engineering leadership.
Lead Product Designer - Design Systems
🇺🇸 Michigan, United States of America
Rocket 🇺🇸 Michigan, United States of America
Lead the evolution of the company’s design system and create a shared set of elements for web and mobile platforms. Partner with engineering to deliver high-quality components and advocate for accessibility and inclusivity within the design system.
Senior Creative Engineer (Production - Design Systems - IA)
🇨🇷 San José, San Jose Province, Costa Rica
Critical Mass 🇨🇷 San José, San Jose Province, Costa Rica
Build and maintain scalable design systems and reusable Figma component libraries to support high-volume digital production. Translate creative concepts into consistent digital assets while implementing AI-powered workflows to enhance efficiency.
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.