Design Leadership Jobs
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UX/UI Product Designer - Web & App (w/m/x)
🇩🇪 Feuchtwangen, Bavaria, Germany
Douglas 🇩🇪 Feuchtwangen, Bavaria, Germany
The role involves end-to-end product design for web and mobile platforms, focusing on optimizing the entire customer journey from search to purchase. You will maintain the Figma design system and collaborate with engineering and AI teams to create intelligent, data-driven user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇫🇷 France
Pigment 🇫🇷 France
Lead the design of high-impact first experiences and strategic initiatives across multiple areas of the platform. Collaborate with stakeholders and engineers to create end-to-end user flows, mockups, and scalable design system components.
Lead Product Designer, AI for the Planet
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
The Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
You will own the design for AI-driven environmental products, working closely with researchers, engineers, and product managers to build intuitive, high-impact software. This involves conducting user research, building prototypes, and establishing design systems to support maritime conservation and climate solutions.
Product Designer, Family Experience
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Hera 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will own the end-to-end family experience and design the interface where families first meet Hera. Additionally, you will manage family-related workflows on the Hera platform and help evolve the company's design system.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Hmh 🇺🇸 United States
The Lead Product Designer will oversee the visual design and development of high-quality print and digital learning materials, including Teacher Guides and Student Editions. They will establish visual identities, create scalable design systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure instructional goals are met.
Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Tijuana)
🇲🇽 Mexico
Blacksmith Agency 🇲🇽 Mexico
The designer will build and own client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries in Figma. They are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines.
Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Anori 🌍 Remote
Lead the end-to-end design function, focusing on user research, UI/UX polish, and the evolution of the Figma design system. Collaborate with engineering and GTM teams to streamline the design-to-code workflow for developer and city compliance surfaces.
Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Brasilia)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The designer will build and own client design systems, focusing on token architecture, variables, and core component libraries. They are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines.
Product designer ux
🇧🇷 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Tributo Devido 🇧🇷 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Transform complex tax flows into simple, intuitive interfaces for both client-facing platforms and internal operational tools. Lead the design process from research and prototyping to validation and implementation within a design system.
Senior/Staff Product Designer
🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Joppy 🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Define the strategic direction and deliver a unified, AI-first design system across complex product domains. Lead design initiatives from conception to launch while mentoring junior designers to elevate team impact.
Founding Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Slash Financial 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
You will own the end-to-end product design, establishing the visual language and design system for the core banking product. Additionally, you will direct the company's visual identity across marketing, social content, and brand assets while working closely with engineering.
Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Xploy Solutions 🇨🇴 Bogota, Capital District, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
The role involves architecting and evolving the brand identity and design systems across all global touchpoints. The designer will lead multi-channel campaigns and mentor junior designers while partnering with executive leadership.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States
Mckesson 🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States
Execute end-to-end AI-enabled, user-centric design experiences for pharmacy management and clinical service products. Drive consistency and scalability across a complex product portfolio by defining design systems and leveraging AI-powered design tools.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Mckesson 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Execute end-to-end design for AI-enabled product experiences across pharmacy management and clinical service platforms. Drive consistency and scalability by defining cross-portfolio design systems and collaborating with product and engineering leadership.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States
Mckesson 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States
Execute end-to-end design for AI-enabled, user-centric experiences across pharmacy management and clinical service products. Drive consistency and scalability by defining cross-portfolio design systems and collaborating with product and engineering leadership.
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.