Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Researcher
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The King's Trust 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
You will lead end-to-end mixed-method UX research to inform product strategy and design decisions for the MyKT platform. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure digital experiences are inclusive, accessible, and user-centered.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Newark, Delaware, United States of America
Photon 🇺🇸 Newark, Delaware, United States of America
Lead the UX/UI strategy and execution for a complex enterprise AI-powered B2B platform, focusing on conversational interfaces and AI copilots. Own the end-to-end design process from research and wireframing to the maintenance of scalable enterprise design systems.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Paperless Parts 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the design execution of intuitive, production-ready experiences by translating customer problems into scalable product solutions. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to prototype features and create visual assets for marketing content.
Senior UI/UX Designer (Enterprise Products)
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Applaudo 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design process for complex enterprise applications, from research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver scalable design systems and ensure quality through engineering handoffs.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Aldwych Consulting Ltd 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams to deliver retail fuel, forecourt, and EV charging infrastructure projects. Manage the full design lifecycle, including stakeholder engagement, technical reviews, site surveys, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and budget constraints.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Betway Group 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Senior Product Designer will lead the creation of user-friendly digital experiences by conducting research and iterating designs based on user feedback. They are responsible for aligning design decisions with business goals and leveraging data tools to optimize product performance.
Lead Product Designer (UI/UX)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Peratera 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Own the end-to-end design process for the Digital Wallet product, transforming complex financial workflows into intuitive user experiences. Build and evolve the company's design system while collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to shape the product strategy.
Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Allen, Texas, United States of America
Amphenol Fiber Systems International 🇺🇸 Allen, Texas, United States of America
Lead the engineering team in developing new products and providing technical support for existing ones. Manage engineering resources, personnel development, and coordinate with sales and manufacturing to ensure quality and schedule adherence.
Senior Product Designer, Benefits
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Justworks 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead design experiences across the entire product development lifecycle, from discovery to conceptualization, delivery, and launch. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, researchers, and engineers to define and solve complex design problems.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Paperless Parts 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead design execution by triangulating customer workflows, technical capabilities, and product strategy into intuitive, production-ready experiences. Collaborate with engineering, product, and marketing teams to build innovative solutions and strengthen design-to-engineering workflows.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
The Whiting-turner Contracting Company 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Lead comprehensive design services by integrating design into overall project execution from inception through completion. Manage design decisions to maintain budget, schedule, and quality while facilitating coordination between clients, consultants, and construction teams.
Design & Engineering Manager (Electrical) - Data Centres
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Spencer Ogden 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the electrical design lifecycle for large-scale data centre projects from concept through to construction and commissioning. Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams, oversee design deliverables, and act as a technical lead for clients and stakeholders.
Senior Solutions Design Manager
🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Ea First 🇬🇧 Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Lead the solutions design function by mentoring a professional team and designing efficient warehousing and fulfilment operations. Drive commercial strategy and innovation by developing financial models and presenting complex logistics solutions to customers.
Learning Experience Design Manager
🇵🇭 Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines
Percepta 🇵🇭 Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines
Leads a team of media designers and creative specialists to develop high-quality digital learning experiences, including interactive media, video, and AI-enabled solutions. Partners with instructional designers and stakeholders to drive media strategies that align with business objectives and quality standards.
Civil Infrastructure - Transportation Project Manager / Design Manager Rail
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Aecom 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Lead the design process for rail civil infrastructure projects from planning through execution and closure. Manage multidisciplinary teams and oversee design stages to ensure quality, budget adherence, and compliance with industry regulations.
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.