Design Leadership Jobs
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Principal Product Designer, Moveworks
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Servicenow 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead large, strategic cross-product initiatives to transform global work experiences and drive beautiful, productive product designs. Provide strategic vision and leadership for multidisciplinary teams while acting as an industry thought leader.
Principal UX Researcher, Consumer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fetch 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Principal UX Researcher will own the research strategy for the Growth product area, triangulating qualitative and quantitative data to influence product direction and business strategy. They will act as a strategic partner to executives and mentor designers and PMs on conducting evaluative research.
Principal Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth Bank 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design for a complex operations platform, shaping how operational processes are experienced and improved. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define strategy and translate it into high-quality, scalable experiences.
Principal Product Designer - Core Platform
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Bvnk 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Own the end-to-end design for the Core Platform and Fincrime areas, focusing on onboarding, treasury, and compliance systems. Partner with product and engineering leaders to define long-range strategy and mentor other designers within the organization.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Headspace 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and execution for complex product surfaces, integrating AI-forward thinking and behavioral design. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product vision and mentor other designers to elevate craft and research practices.
Principal Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth Bank 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the experience strategy for Money Management, collaborating with product and engineering teams to create coherent digital experiences. You will also drive continuous discovery and influence senior stakeholders to align on customer needs and product direction.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Cengage Group 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Define and drive the web experience strategy by translating complex business and product requirements into scalable, intuitive user experiences. Lead end-to-end design work from discovery to delivery while collaborating with Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams.
Principal Product Designer - Loyalty
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Expedia Group 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will advocate for human-centered product strategy and design, tackling complex product challenges and shaping experience strategy. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create rewarding customer experiences and mentor other designers.
Principal Product Designer - Loyalty
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Expedia 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and execution for loyalty experiences across Expedia Group brands to drive traveler retention and engagement. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research insights into scalable, inclusive, and high-quality product solutions.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stash 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of the Stash customer experience, simplifying complex financial problems through human-centered design and AI-assisted workflows. Mentor other designers and partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure a coherent brand and high-quality product delivery.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Wise 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design of region-specific features and journeys for US customers to grow market share in North America. Collaborate with a cross-functional team to create scalable, high-quality experiences that align with global patterns and local needs.
Principal Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Pipedrive 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Define and maintain scalable design systems and AI-native user experiences from high-level architecture to detailed interaction design. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to frame problem spaces and ensure design intent is preserved during delivery.
Principal Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Pipedrive 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Define and maintain scalable design systems and AI-native user experiences while framing ambiguous problem spaces into actionable directions. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure high-quality execution from high-level architecture to detailed interaction design.
Principal Product Designer - Group Guidelines & Finder
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Frontify 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design direction for foundational platform areas including Guidelines, Finder, and Developer Experience to turn complexity into clarity. Define scalable UX/UI patterns and contribute to the design system to ensure a polished, consistent, and brand-aligned product experience.
PRINCIPAL PRODUCT DESIGNER
🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Indigo Slate 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
Lead strategic product initiatives focused on sustainability, ESG, and net-zero objectives to create scalable, user-friendly experiences. Define product visions and roadmaps while mentoring design teams and managing senior stakeholder relationships.
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.