Design Leadership Jobs
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Principal UX Designer, Design Systems
🌍 Remote
Sophos 🌍 Remote
The Principal UX Designer will drive end-to-end experience design across critical product areas and manage the design system. They will collaborate with product managers, developers, and researchers to create intuitive and scalable solutions.
Senior Product Designer, Reconciliation (Sydney, Hybrid)
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Gtreasury 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
As a Senior Product Designer, you will own the design strategy, partnering with product managers and engineers to define product vision and translate business goals into user experiences. You will also drive consistency by evolving the design system and championing user needs through research and data.
UX Designer
🇳🇴 Drammen, Viken, Norway
Admincontrol 🇳🇴 Drammen, Viken, Norway
The UX Designer will assess UX problems and conduct user research to understand customer needs. They will also design UI elements and contribute to the development of a scalable design system.
Senior Product Designer (Remote)
🌍 Remote
Pricelabs 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product UX Designer will create user-centric experiences for web and mobile platforms while collaborating with internal stakeholders and development teams. They will also contribute to the design system and ensure a consistent user experience across all products.
Senior Product Designer
Own end-to-end product design for the iOS app, from discovery to implementation. Define the visual identity and create a design system to ensure consistency and enable rapid iteration.
UI UX Designer:in - Teilzeit oder Freelancer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Germany
Muvn 🇩🇪 Germany
The role involves improving existing user flows across iOS, Android, and Web applications using Figma based on the established design system. Responsibilities also include contributing new, simple, and intuitive UI concepts while collaborating closely with CRM and development teams.
Senior UI-UX Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington, Texas, United States
Saic 🇺🇸 Arlington, Texas, United States
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric interfaces for web applications and collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into user-centered design concepts. Responsibilities also include developing responsive front-end code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and maintaining design systems.
Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Inheaden 🌍 Remote
The Product Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create user-centered designs and develop wireframes and prototypes. They will also conduct user research and testing to improve user experience and maintain design systems.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Jerry.ai 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead design initiatives for key products and shape the user experience for millions. Your work will involve creating elegant, frictionless experiences and evolving Jerry's design system.
Senior Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Jumpcloud 🌍 Remote
The Senior Product Designer will partner with Product Management to identify and solve design problems, owning features from discovery to delivery. They will also contribute to the design system and ensure high-quality execution in collaboration with engineering.
UI/UX Designer
🇽🇰 Pristina, Kosovo
Anchorzup 🇽🇰 Pristina, Kosovo
The UI/UX Designer will design intuitive and visually polished web experiences, translating complex requirements into user-friendly interfaces. They will also conduct UX audits and maintain design systems to ensure consistency across products.
Senior Product Designer
🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Btse 🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
The Senior Product Designer will collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to create user-centric design goals and deliver end-to-end design solutions. They will also maintain design systems and analyze feedback to enhance user experience.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California, United States
Sinclair Broadcast Group 🇺🇸 Santa Monica, California, United States
Design end-to-end product experiences across OTT, mobile, and web, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers. Contribute to the design system and evolve the brand look and feel while balancing multiple projects.
Senior Visual / Product Designer
🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Captech Consulting 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Design engaging digital experiences for web and mobile products while enhancing existing designs based on established design systems. Collaborate with clients and team members to present design concepts and conduct competitive analyses.
Senior Visual / Product Designer
🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States
Captech Consulting 🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States
Design engaging digital experiences for web and mobile products while enhancing existing designs based on established design systems. Collaborate with clients and team members to present design concepts and conduct competitive analyses.
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.