Design Leadership Jobs
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Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Gprs 🇺🇸 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Support the senior designer with various graphic design projects and initiatives. Create and design print and digital graphics for marketing and communications projects while adhering to existing branding guidelines.
Senior Product Designer – UI/UX Strategy & Execution
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Samba Tv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Take full ownership of UI/UX for the unified client reporting portal and conduct user research to understand client needs. Establish design systems and partner with marketing to ensure brand cohesion.
Senior Product Designer (d/f/m)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Adevinta 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
As a Senior Product Designer, you will shape the end-to-end experience for users to buy and sell successfully. You will lead user research, create customer journeys, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive and reliable experiences.
Senior Software Engineer, UI/UX Designer
🌍 Remote
Red River 🌍 Remote
The Senior UI/UX Designer will convert design mockups into clean, reusable code and build a scalable Design System. They will also enhance user experience through smooth interactions and ensure accessibility standards are met.
Senior Product Designer at AI-driven enterprise data platform
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Jack & Jill/external Ats 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Product Designer will visualize global movements and simplify complex user flows to create intuitive experiences. They will ensure consistency across the platform by maintaining the Design System and UX patterns during team rotations.
Senior UI/UX Designer - Ratata Studio
🌍 Remote
Voodoo 🌍 Remote
You will design UX flow and UI visual assets for mobile games in close collaboration with a Game Designer. This role requires both UX Design and Art skills, with a focus on fast iteration and technical challenges.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Paddle 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end design of analytics and reporting experiences, translating complex financial data into intuitive dashboards and workflows. They will also contribute to the evolution of Paddle's analytics platform and advocate for user-centered design across the organization.
Senior Product Designer
🇧🇷 Brazil
Codelitt 🇧🇷 Brazil
Own the end-to-end product design process for assigned initiatives with minimal supervision. Audit existing platforms and define a cohesive, scalable visual language while translating design principles into practical components.
Senior UX Designer
🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Agile Defense 🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Senior UX Designer will lead research and design activities to balance user needs with mission requirements and technical constraints. They will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and data scientists to create intuitive user experiences and improve AI retrieval accuracy.
Senior UX Designer, Google Pay
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Google 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
The Senior UX Designer will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to provide creative solutions and communicate user experiences through various design artifacts. They will also integrate user feedback and advocate for design-centered changes.
Senior UX Designer, Google One, Google Photos
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Google 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Senior UX Designer will drive UX design for key sharing flows and establish partnerships with third-party apps. They will translate user needs into compelling designs and collaborate with various teams to develop innovative solutions.
Senior Product Designer I
🌍 Remote
Housecall Pro 🌍 Remote
Lead complex product design efforts that impact multiple teams or product areas. Conduct deep discovery and usability research to identify product opportunities and guide design direction.
Senior UX Researcher, Sponsored Products Market Intelligence
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead complex quantitative research initiatives globally and design sophisticated studies to evaluate new features. Collaborate with AI/ML teams to translate insights into model improvements and present findings to senior leadership.
Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States
You will conduct UX research and design thinking activities, collaborating with Microsoft customers and partners to inform product strategy. Your role will involve creating insights from user behavior and trends to drive product innovation.
Senior Product Designer – UI/UX Strategy & Execution
🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA
Samba Tv 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA
Samba TV is seeking an experienced Product Designer to establish and own the UI/UX strategy for their unified client reporting portal.
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.