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Product Designer
🇺🇸 Buena Park, California, United States of America
Unis 🇺🇸 Buena Park, California, United States of America
Lead the design of new features across web and mobile platforms while maintaining and improving existing product areas. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and utilize customer feedback and analytics to guide design decisions.
Sr. Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Cbs Sports 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead the design direction for the CBS Sports App squad from initial concept through to the final shipped experience. This involves constant prototyping, shaping products through real-time collaboration with engineers and PMs, and maintaining high visual craft standards.
UX Designer – Sedgwick AI
🇺🇸 Alabama, United States of America
Sedgwick 🇺🇸 Alabama, United States of America
The UX AI Designer will lead the strategy and design of intuitive, human-centered AI experiences, including Generative AI and conversational interfaces, to support business transformation. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex AI capabilities into scalable, trustworthy, and accessible user workflows.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stellar Development Foundation 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead design vision and strategy across SDF products while acting as a player-coach to mentor team members. You will also leverage AI-assisted workflows to accelerate design delivery and maintain high standards of visual and interaction craft.
Sênior Product Designer (UX/UI) | Mercado de Forex / CFD
🇺🇸 United States of America
Associated Nerd Global 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of a new Forex/CFD trading platform from scratch, including research, prototyping, and high-fidelity UI. Establish and maintain a comprehensive design system while translating complex financial data into clear, real-time interfaces.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States of America
Engrain 🇺🇸 Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end design strategy and execution for core product features, from initial ideation to high-fidelity UI and developer handoff. You will also collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and leadership to align user needs with business goals.
Modern Desktop Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Kingfisher Plc 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Design and deliver modern desktop services including Windows 11, Intune, and Autopilot to support infrastructure and end-user objectives. Act as a subject matter expert to provide technical leadership, governance, and service improvement across the organization.
Principal Product Designer, Yahoo News
🇺🇸 United States of America
Yahoo 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design vision and interactive prototyping architecture across Yahoo's consumer surfaces while leveraging generative AI to accelerate workflows. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex user needs into high-fidelity, user-centered product experiences.
Senior Product Designer
You will design intuitive interaction flows and UI components to help brokers and agency leaders effectively manage complex data. You will also conduct user research and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship features across the full product lifecycle.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Stellar Development Foundation 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Lead Product Designer will set the design vision and lead design efforts across SDF products while mentoring another designer. They will also leverage AI tools to improve design velocity and partner with product and engineering teams to deliver user-centered experiences.
Staff Product Designer, Receipt & Rewards Experience
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fetch 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead complex, high-ambiguity initiatives across the Receipt Intelligence ecosystem to create a cohesive user experience. Define design direction and strategy while partnering with cross-functional teams to balance user needs, business outcomes, and technical constraints.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Develop 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
You will steer product direction and elevate design quality while influencing teams across global locations. The role involves acting as a high-impact leader at the intersection of product, design, and engineering to shape the company's AI-native future.
UX Designer (Agency)
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Creative Circle 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The UX Designer will lead UX strategy and execution for customer-facing digital experiences, including creating wireframes, prototypes, and information architecture. They will also facilitate discovery sessions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into user-centered design solutions.
Group Product Design Manager, Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Adobe 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead the design systems team to define strategy, build reusable components, and bridge the gap between design and engineering. You will also drive adoption across the organization while coaching team members and partnering with product and research stakeholders.
Cleared UI/UX Designer (Washington, DC)
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Accenture Federal Services 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The UI/UX Designer will create intuitive and accessible digital experiences for enterprise and mission-critical applications. They will lead user research, design workflows, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
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.