Design Leadership Jobs
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Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Redlands, California, United States of America
Esri 🇺🇸 Redlands, California, United States of America
Develop visual concepts and designs that tell compelling stories across print, web, events, and social media channels. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into effective visual narratives while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Arlington, Washington, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Arlington, Washington, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs through wireframes and final high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, create reusable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Brobston Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Partner with the founder to lead design across products, packaging, gifting, visual merchandising, retail environments, and collaborations, taking concepts through prototyping, vendor development, production, and final execution. Manage junior creative talent and build the workflows, standards, and team structure for a growing design function.
Staff UX Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead the UX design process from concept through prototyping and specification, creating high-quality experiences and design patterns for Pixel phones and emerging hardware. Collaborate across product, engineering, hardware, and software teams to shape cohesive experiences, develop design strategy, and mentor junior designers.
Staff UX Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Lead the UX design process from concept through prototyping and specification, creating high-quality experiences and design patterns for Pixel phones, adjacent devices, and emerging hardware. Collaborate across product, engineering, hardware, and software teams to shape cohesive experiences, evolve smartphone design strategy, and mentor junior designers.
Junior Graphic Designer, Print & Digital
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Me+em Ltd 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Support print and digital design across brand touchpoints, including monthly books, packaging, retail collateral, email, website, social media, and campaigns. Prepare production-ready artwork, adapt imagery, maintain brand consistency and Figma resources, and collaborate with teams to deliver organized, high-quality work on time.
Senior Campaign Graphic Designer- 12 month FTC
🇬🇧 Enderby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Next Plc 🇬🇧 Enderby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Develop and deliver original campaign concepts and multi-channel creative assets, from initial ideation and storyboarding through production, while managing projects to meet quality and deadline expectations. Mentor junior designers, collaborate with marketing and design stakeholders, and assess competitor activity and industry trends to strengthen the brand's campaigns.
Junior/Mid 3D & Motion Graphic Designer
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Hytech 🇲🇾 Malaysia
You will create 3D visuals, animations, and motion graphics for fintech campaigns while collaborating with senior designers and marketing teams. The role involves adapting creative assets for various digital platforms and contributing to the development of visual concepts.
(Junior) Graphic Designer (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
Statista 🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
The Graphic Designer will create effective, on-brand marketing and licensing materials, including brochures, seals, and merchandise. They will collaborate with Sales and Project Management to ensure all visual communications align with corporate design guidelines.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Moo 🇿🇦 Cape Town, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Create bespoke designs for business customers across the full product range while adhering to brand guidelines and production specifications. Effectively communicate with internal teams to troubleshoot design requests and ensure strict turnaround times are met.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jobgether 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Graphic Designer will create high-performing static and animated visual assets for paid social channels and email marketing campaigns to drive customer acquisition and engagement. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to iterate on creative strategies, mentor junior talent, and optimize design processes.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Cbre 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will create high-volume marketing materials including presentations, flyers, and offering memoranda for Multifamily and Debt & Structured Finance teams. They will also manage complex design projects, mentor junior designers, and ensure all output adheres to brand guidelines.
Product Design Engineering - Specialist Professional
🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Siemens Energy 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States of America
The role involves providing technical support and troubleshooting for large utility generators while developing repair methods and engineering solutions. Additionally, the specialist will represent the company in industry sub-committees and mentor junior engineering staff.
Financial Services - Technology Consulting - Product Designer - Senior - Washington, DC
🇺🇸 Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
Ey 🇺🇸 Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
As a Senior Product Designer, you will lead the end-to-end design of workstreams within multidisciplinary teams, from problem framing to final specifications. You will also mentor junior designers and support business development activities while maintaining client relationships.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Bellesa 🇨🇦 Canada
The Senior Designer will lead art direction for campaigns, oversee website UX/UI design, and maintain brand standards across digital and print mediums. They will also mentor junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute creative strategies.
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.