Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Principal, HW Design Engineering (AI/ ML Architect )
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The AI Architect will define and drive the AI strategy for Hardware Engineering to improve productivity, design quality, and development cycles. They will partner with various engineering teams to identify high-value AI opportunities and oversee the deployment of scalable solutions.
Principal Product Designer
🇧🇷 Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Thomson Reuters 🇧🇷 Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Define and communicate the design vision and strategy for cloud, web, mobile, and AI-driven products. Lead design initiatives by influence, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure user-centered experiences and business impact.
Prin Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Minimed 🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
The Principal Graphic Designer will conceive, design, and coordinate editorial illustrations and creative artwork to communicate visual impressions. They will also provide guidance on graphic technology and manage projects while collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure cost-efficient design solutions.
Principal UX / UI Designer - Gurgaon, Chennai, Noida, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Unitedhealth Group 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Principal UX/UI Designer will define experience strategies for complex products while leading hands-on design work and mentoring team members. They will partner with cross-functional teams to solve challenging design problems and ensure high-quality, user-centered solutions across Optum's digital platforms.
Principal Product Designer
🇲🇽 Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico
Customer.io 🇲🇽 Hidalgo del Parral, Mexico
The Principal Product Designer will shape the company's design vision and drive the strategic evolution of the design system. They will partner with product and engineering leadership to deliver high-quality, coherent experiences for developer and builder audiences.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Cengage 🇺🇸 United States of America
Define and drive the web experience strategy across complex systems to translate business needs into scalable user experiences. Lead end-to-end design work from discovery to delivery while partnering with Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams.
UI/UX Designer Principal
🇺🇸 Virginia, United States of America
General Dynamics Information Technology 🇺🇸 Virginia, United States of America
The role involves providing subject matter expertise in UX design and Information Architecture to create intuitive, scalable, and user-friendly enterprise applications. You will lead the design of user interfaces, conduct user research, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent navigation and functionality across the product ecosystem.
Staff / Principal Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Rho 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Own and govern the frontend design system, including architecture, tokens, primitives, and motion language. Partner with engineers and PMs to set the craft bar and build a scalable system that enables efficient shipping across the organization.
Staff / Principal Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Rho 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will own the governed frontend layer of the product, including architecture, design tokens, and component standards. You will partner with engineers and product managers to ensure high-quality, scalable design implementation across the platform.
Design Manager - 100% (m/f)
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Arx | Smart Minds 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lead a multidisciplinary design team to ensure technical coherence and integrity across all project stages from concept to close-out. Act as the principal technical counterpart for clients and coordinate with subconsultants, contractors, and authorities.
Senior Principal UX Designer | Shared Technology (FTC to Mar 2027)
🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
Xbox Media Solutions (formerly Activision Blizzard Media) 🇸🇪 Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden
Lead research into existing CI workflows to identify pain points and unmet needs for developer teams. Collaborate with engineers and product partners to design, prototype, and implement efficient, intuitive end-to-end developer journeys.
Principal Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
New Relic 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Principal Product Designer will lead complex design initiatives across the UX platform and design system, focusing on AI-native experiences and workflows. They will act as a senior design authority, mentoring team members and partnering with engineering and product leadership to drive strategic outcomes.
Principal, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Walmart 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Lead the development of user experience strategies through comprehensive research, prototyping, and usability testing to create seamless digital and physical experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align UX solutions with business goals and mentor team members to drive continuous improvement.
Principal, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Walmart 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Lead user research and design strategies to create intuitive, scalable financial and payment experiences across digital platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into user-centered solutions while mentoring team members.
Principal, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Walmart 🇺🇸 Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
The Principal UX Designer leads the development of user experience strategies by conducting research and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create innovative, user-centered solutions. They also mentor team members and drive research initiatives to influence product strategy and ensure seamless digital and physical service experiences.
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.