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Senior Product Designer - (Enterprise Design Systems & Fintech)
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Gsstech Group 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The role involves defining end-to-end digital banking experiences and maintaining an enterprise-level design system for web, desktop, and mobile platforms. The designer will collaborate with Agile squads and lead workshops to translate complex business requirements into actionable designs.
Senior Digital Design Manager – Paid Media (All Genders)
🇪🇸 National Library of Spain, Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Zooplus Se 🇪🇸 National Library of Spain, Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Lead the conceptual development and execution of high-performance creative assets for paid media channels including Meta and Google Ads. Manage creative automation workflows via Smartly.io and optimize assets based on performance data and A/B testing.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
Drivemode 🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will partner with product management, engineering, and business development to develop new EV products for Honda Motors. They will be involved in wireframing, prototyping, and designing end-to-end product features while maintaining high design standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
Gantri 🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will deliver user-centered designs that align with Gantri's aesthetic and functional goals while developing a cohesive design system across various digital platforms. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate design vision into impactful products and foster a design-thinking culture.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
Fi 🇺🇸 Emeryville, CA 94608, United States of America
Own the mobile experience across Fi's iOS and Android apps, designing new features from concept to production. Collaborate with engineers and product managers to ensure high-quality implementation and brand consistency.
Experienced UX Designer (m/f/n)
🇸🇰 Bratislava, Bratislava II, Slovakia
Eset 🇸🇰 Bratislava, Bratislava II, Slovakia
As a senior member of the User Experience team, you will lead and own the design of user experiences across multiple products or complex touchpoints. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to define the best possible experience for users.
Senior E-commerce Design Manager
🇬🇧 Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Goliath 🇬🇧 Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lead the creation of high-quality product imagery and digital assets for e-commerce platforms, ensuring compliance and strong visual presence. Collaborate with various teams to align creative output with brand and sales objectives while managing projects from concept to delivery.
Senior Graphic Designer z elementami Motion
🇵🇱 Katowice, Metropolis GZM, Poland
4people – Wyższy Poziom Marketingu 🇵🇱 Katowice, Metropolis GZM, Poland
Design high-converting graphics for social media, websites, and advertising banners, actively utilizing Generative AI tools. Collaborate closely with execution teams on A/B testing of graphic creations and participate in client meetings to advise on visual aspects of marketing strategies.
Senior UX Designer
🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Motorola Solutions 🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design the next generation of public safety applications. Implement a design-led product development process using a human-centered approach to execute the product vision.
Senior Vice President, Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Hackajob 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Vice President, Product Designer will contribute to a persona framework for a complex platform and map and redesign end-to-end operational workflows. They will also mentor a small design team and drive platform experience coherence across numerous applications.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Stratesys 🇪🇸 Spain
Design and evolve digital products from problem definition to final delivery, applying Human-Centered and AI-Oriented Design approaches. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate business needs and user behavior into scalable and impactful solutions.
Senior Product Designer - AI-Native
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Few&far 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will take ownership of end-to-end design across the B2B SaaS platform and consumer-facing mobile app and web platform. They will report directly to the VP Product & Design and help mature design operations while building new AI-driven product lines.
Senior E-commerce Design Manager
🇬🇧 Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Goliath 🇬🇧 Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lead the creation of high-quality product imagery, pack shots, and Amazon A+ content to enhance digital shelf presence and conversion. Manage the end-to-end creative process from concept and art direction to final QA and asset delivery across global markets.
Senior UX Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America)
Workato Remote (🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America)
The Senior UX Designer will lead design end-to-end for complex features, collaborating with product and engineering teams to create intuitive interfaces for technically complex workflows. They will also navigate ambiguity and work with researchers to validate design decisions.
(Senior) UX Designer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Galvany 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The role involves shaping the user experience of an AI-based Operating System by conducting user research and designing intuitive interfaces. You will transform complex multi-stakeholder workflows into cohesive experiences for installers, operations teams, and homeowners.
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.