Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Designer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Aldi Nord Group 🇩🇪 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Translate business requirements into user-centric app experiences for iOS and Android from ideation to final design. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scale the design system and optimize features based on analytics and user research.
Senior Product Designer
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Van Passe 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Improve the user experience of the digital environment by optimizing screens, user flows, and visual consistency. Develop and maintain a design system while collaborating with developers to ensure improvements are correctly implemented in the product.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Questrade Financial Group 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Senior Product Designer will own product problems from initial concept to final shipment with full autonomy. They are responsible for setting design standards, improving design systems, and questioning existing workflows to drive innovation.
Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Talent Finder 🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Lead the end-to-end design of key digital flows including e-commerce, customer portals, and subscriptions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align design decisions with business goals and scale the Figma design system.
Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Puebla)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 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 (Consumer)
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Counsel Health 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Define and design the end-to-end consumer healthcare experience across mobile and web surfaces. Establish visual, interaction, and motion standards while building a scalable product design system.
Product Design Systems Designer (Remote, Manaus)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
The designer will build and own scalable design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries, for multiple client brands. They are responsible for documenting these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines.
Visual / Web Designer
🇫🇷 France
Jobgether 🇫🇷 France
Design polished digital experiences for marketing websites and landing pages from initial concept to developer hand-off. Create and maintain scalable design systems and translate user research into intuitive interface solutions.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stepful 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will be responsible for designing intuitive, best-in-class experiences for students, instructors, and coaches while maturing the company's design system. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product opportunities and leverage data to guide design decisions.
Visual / Web Designer
🇩🇪 Germany
Jobgether 🇩🇪 Germany
Design polished digital experiences for marketing websites and landing pages from initial concept to developer hand-off. Create and maintain scalable design systems and translate user research into intuitive interface solutions.
Sr UX Designer II (Remote)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
American Specialty Health Incorporated Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Senior UX Designer II will lead the evolution of the company's Design System and integrate AI-assisted workflows into product development. They will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure visual consistency, accessibility, and scalable design standards across all digital products.
Product Designer (Pleno/Sênior)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Ondetrabalhar Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Conduct end-to-end user research and transform insights into concrete design solutions and interfaces. Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to maintain the design system and validate solutions through usability tests.
Junior UX Designer
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Deloitte 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The role involves conducting qualitative user research and co-facilitating workshops to solve complex problems. Responsibilities include creating user flows, wireframes, and accessible UI designs using design systems to deliver high-quality user experiences.
Visual / Web Designer
Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Jobgether Remote (🇨🇭 Switzerland)
Design polished digital experiences for marketing websites and landing pages from initial concept to developer hand-off. Create and maintain scalable design systems and translate user research into intuitive interface solutions.
Visual / Web Designer
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Jobgether 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Design polished digital experiences for marketing websites and landing pages from initial concept to developer hand-off. Create and maintain scalable design systems and translate user research into intuitive interface solutions.
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.