Design Leadership Jobs
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Environmental Graphic Designer II (Wayfinding Focus)
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Toole Design Group Llc 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
The Environmental Graphic Designer II will work collaboratively with urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and engineers to enhance user engagement with the built environment, focusing on wayfinding for various public spaces. Responsibilities include leading design projects, stakeholder outreach, and producing design deliverables.
Lead User Experience Researcher
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT
Versaterm 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT
Versaterm is seeking a Lead User Experience Researcher to drive research strategy and insights across their public safety product ecosystem.
Lead Product Designer, Dating Outcomes
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Match Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead end-to-end design for Hinge’s core dating experience, translating strategic goals into user flows and prototypes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define vision and deliver user-centered outcomes.
Lead Product Designer, Trust and Safety
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Match Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead end-to-end design for safety and trusted connection on Hinge, creating user flows, prototypes, and high-quality UI. Collaborate with various teams to define vision and deliver outcomes aligned with user needs and organizational strategy.
Mid Product Designer | Manila
🌍 Remote
Lawadvisor Ventures Ltd. 🌍 Remote
You will tackle complex product challenges and own projects end-to-end while improving user experience. Additionally, you will collaborate cross-functionally to align teams on product vision and lead strategic design initiatives.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Boulder Care 🌍 Remote
Lead end-to-end design for patient, clinical, and growth-focused initiatives, from discovery and research to prototyping, visual design, and production. Collaborate closely with various teams to define product direction, conduct user research, and ship high-quality features.
Product Designer II
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lightspeed Commerce 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The Product Designer II will lead full design cycles for features, translating requirements into clear product features while collaborating with cross-functional teams. They will also explore and integrate AI technologies to enhance user experiences.
Senior Product Designer, Crypto
🇺🇸 Menlo Park, California, United States
Robinhood 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, California, United States
Lead the design strategy and execution for major crypto trading initiatives while partnering with product and engineering teams. Deliver high-quality solutions that enhance the trading experience for users.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hoxton Wealth 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
As a Senior Product Designer, you will lead the user experience of a product from concept to launch, collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders. You will also enhance the work of other designers and contribute to the team's overall success.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Make Your Own Perfume (myop) Llp 🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the visual identity of the brand and mentor a team of designers. They will collaborate with various teams to create impactful design solutions and maintain brand consistency across all platforms.
Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Make Your Own Perfume (myop) Llp 🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala, India
The Junior Designer will lead the creation of brand assets across various platforms and drive visual narratives across marketing and product. They will also uphold and evolve the visual identity of the brand while taking initiative in creative brainstorming sessions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Visma E-conomic A/s 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
As a Senior Graphic Designer, you will lead and execute design across various channels, ensuring high-quality visual content that drives performance. You will also refine the brand's visual identity and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experiences.
GSC: Lead UI Designer
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Hsbc 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
HSBC is looking for a Lead UI designer to take a strategic role in shaping the visual and interaction direction of our digital products. This is a high-impact role for a designer with deep expertise in interface design, interaction design, motion and data visualization.
UX Designer - Acton, Mass. (Hybrid)
🇺🇸 Acton, Massachusetts, United States
Insulet Corporation 🇺🇸 Acton, Massachusetts, United States
The UX Designer will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure a world-class product design for Omnipod’s Mobile App Suite, leading strategic and tactical design initiatives for Android and iOS. They will also collaborate with User Research and Human Factors teams to test concepts and drive innovation in UX processes.
Product Designer II, Golf
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightspeed Commerce 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Product Designer II will own and lead full design cycles for features or product areas, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers. They will translate requirements into clear, usable product features and contribute to design reviews.
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.