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Lead Product Designer
🇮🇳 Noida, Dadri, India
Pw (physicswallah) 🇮🇳 Noida, Dadri, India
As a Lead Product Designer, you will own end-to-end design for high-impact product initiatives across PW's B2C platforms. You will collaborate closely with various teams to define product vision and craft intuitive user experiences.
Design Manager
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kent Data Centres 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Design Manager will lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams for mission-critical data centre projects, overseeing the full design lifecycle from concept through construction. They will act as the primary technical liaison with various stakeholders and ensure compliance with local regulations and industry standards.
Design Manager- Data Centres
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Goodman 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the design management process across critical services, managing multidisciplinary consultants and ensuring design quality and compliance. They will coordinate design interfaces and support procurement and operational readiness.
Design Manager- Data Centres
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Goodman 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design management process for critical data centre services, including mechanical, electrical, and integrated systems. Coordinate between multidisciplinary consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure design intent is realized through to operational handover.
Design Manager (Furniture & Patio)
🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
At Home 🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
The Design Manager leads the design and development of furniture and patio merchandise to align with brand concepts and category strategies. They partner with buyers, sourcing teams, and external resources to execute seasonal visions regarding color, materiality, and silhouette.
Senior UX Designer
🇳🇿 Christchurch, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Trimble Inc. 🇳🇿 Christchurch, Christchurch City, New Zealand
As a Senior UX Designer, you will drive the design direction for the Loading product team and collaborate with cross-functional leadership to define product strategy. You will develop end-to-end UX solutions and lead UX research methodologies to enhance usability throughout the product lifecycle.
Technical Lead Product Designer - AI Private Banker
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Nubank 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead a team of designers and writers to build an AI-powered private banker experience and establish foundational AI experience systems for Nubank. Act as a technical reference to increase design quality and influence business decisions through user-centered design.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Affinity 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end design process for complex, AI-driven SaaS product areas from strategy and research to high-fidelity execution. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate customer insights into intuitive, actionable relationship intelligence interfaces.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Affinity 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for complex, AI-augmented SaaS product areas from strategy to high-fidelity execution. Conduct user research and collaborate with product managers and engineers to turn data-rich insights into intuitive user experiences.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
Integral Solutions - Data & Ai 🇵🇱 Warszawa, 83-433 Nowe Polaszki, Poland
The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead workshops and design comprehensive user experiences while influencing product development. The role involves collaboration with business stakeholders, analysts, and developers.
Product Designer
🇮🇹 Italy
Nebuly 🇮🇹 Italy
As the first designer, you will own the end-to-end design of the Nebuly product, including complex data dashboards and onboarding flows. You will also lead the visual identity across sales decks, marketing materials, and the company website.
Preconstruction Design Manager
🇺🇸 West Sacramento, California, United States of America
Seegert Construction Inc 🇺🇸 West Sacramento, California, United States of America
Lead the coordination of architects, engineers, and trade partners to ensure designs align with budget, schedule, and constructability. Manage design deliverables, facilitate client meetings, and conduct site due diligence activities for commercial projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Sr. Design Manager will oversee the design lifecycle for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with Digital Realty's guidelines and standards. They will manage consultants, lead design review sessions, and serve as the primary customer interface for build-to-suit projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Sr. Design Manager will oversee the design lifecycle of multiple projects, ensuring alignment with Digital Realty's guidelines and standards. This role includes managing consultants, leading design reviews, and serving as the primary customer interface for build-to-suit projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia, United States of America
Lead the design of multiple concurrent data center development projects while implementing company design and engineering standards. Oversee architects, engineers, and consultants through the full design lifecycle from greenfield builds to renovations.
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.