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Motion Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Howl 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Lead the conceptualization and execution of high-quality motion graphics across digital and social platforms. Own projects from concept to delivery, ensuring creative excellence and timely execution.
Senior Product Designer at $20M Series A AI-native workforce infrastructure startup
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Jack & Jill 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead a core product area from initial conception through to launch, ensuring alignment with the broader business vision. Define the product's visual language and interaction model, collaborating with engineers and strategic leaders to enhance design quality.
Japanese-speaking Senior Product Designer (AI Solutions for Legal)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Pt Talenta Eksekutif Asia 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end UI/UX design initiatives for complex AI-powered B2B SaaS platforms. This role involves transforming complex legal and business workflows into user-friendly digital experiences while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Japanese-speaking Senior Product Designer (AI Solutions for Legal)
🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Pt Talenta Eksekutif Asia 🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end UI/UX design initiatives for complex AI-powered B2B SaaS platforms. This includes designing user experiences, conducting UX research, and collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Japanese-speaking Senior Product Designer (AI Solutions for Legal)
🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
Pt Talenta Eksekutif Asia 🇮🇩 Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end UI/UX design initiatives for complex AI-powered B2B SaaS platforms. This role involves transforming complex legal and business workflows into user-friendly digital experiences while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Japanese-speaking Senior Product Designer (AI Solutions for Legal)
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Pt Talenta Eksekutif Asia 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end UI/UX design initiatives for complex AI-powered B2B SaaS platforms. This role involves transforming complex legal and business workflows into user-friendly digital experiences while collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.
Japanese-speaking Senior Product Designer (AI Solutions for Legal)
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Pt Talenta Eksekutif Asia 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end UI/UX design initiatives for complex AI-powered B2B SaaS platforms. This includes designing user experiences, conducting UX research, and collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
Staff Product Designer (They/She/He)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Delivery Hero 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of complex user experiences across the product ecosystem while collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data teams. Mentor other designers and contribute to the evolution of UX maturity and design standards within the organization.
Lead Product Designer - AI Trainer
🇺🇸 California, United States of America
Dataannotation 🇺🇸 California, United States of America
Review and critique AI-generated UI/UX designs and evaluate the quality produced by AI models. Help train models to better understand aesthetic quality and user-centered design.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Curate Partners 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead complex user experience activities, including user research, interactive design, and visual design. They will also mentor junior designers and ensure alignment with stakeholder needs.
Product Design Manager, Premium Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Product Designer, you will drive the vision and craft exceptional end-to-end experiences that enhance the customer journey. You will collaborate with design leads, designers, and cross-functional partners to push creative boundaries while ensuring business impact and customer value.
Product Design Manager, Premium Design
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
As a Product Designer, you will drive the vision and craft exceptional end-to-end experiences that enhance the customer journey. You will collaborate closely with design craft leads, designers, and cross-functional partners to push creative boundaries.
ASIC/FPGA Design Manager
🇺🇸 North Reading, MA 01864, United States of America
Alku 🇺🇸 North Reading, MA 01864, United States of America
The FPGA Design Manager will lead and mentor a team of FPGA engineers while managing project priorities and technical direction. They will oversee FPGA development activities and ensure successful delivery across multiple product lines.
Lead Graphic Designer, Digital Marketing
🇺🇸 Lititz, PA 17543, United States of America
Webstaurantstore 🇺🇸 Lititz, PA 17543, United States of America
The Lead Graphic Designer is responsible for elevating the quality and consistency of digital marketing design, owning complex projects, and mentoring peer designers. They also collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive visual and messaging alignment.
Lead UX Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Datacor 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of complex product experiences for engineering software, from initial concept to pixel-perfect execution. Establish and maintain product-specific design systems while mentoring junior designers and collaborating with product managers and engineers.
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.