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Sr. UI/UX Designer

🇵🇰 Karachi Division, Sindh, Pakistan

The Senior UI/UX Designer will lead the conceptualization, design, and delivery of intuitive digital experiences for web and mobile platforms, while conducting user research and usability testing to validate design decisions. They will also be responsible for developing and maintaining a cohesive design system and mentoring junior designers.

Onsite$80,000 - $110,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, Ad Experiences & Solutions

🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States

The role involves leading design initiatives by independently owning large-scale projects from concept through launch, including strategic ideation, detailed flows, wireframes, visuals, and specifications. Designers must set a high quality bar by delivering best-in-class, cohesive, and innovative product experiences across multiple platforms.

Onsite$185,000 - $215,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer, Design System Accessibility

🇺🇸 Cary, North Carolina, United States

The Senior UX Designer will lead accessibility excellence for SAS's design system, Filament, by establishing standards and creating accessible design patterns. They will also mentor designers and advocate for inclusive design thinking across the organization.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, Ad Experiences & Solutions

🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States

Lead design initiatives for new and existing ad products, ensuring high-quality user experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define problems and deliver polished product solutions.

Onsite$185,000 - $215,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer - Digital Experience Team

🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States

Own projects through their full lifecycle, from initial research and discovery through final UAT and launch. Ensure design consistency across the global ecosystem via the Qualcomm Design System.

Onsite$122,000 - $183,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - UX

🇷🇸 Serbia

Lead UX/UI design across applications within the Enterprise Decision Analytics suite, delivering world-class user experiences. Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and data science teams to align design with business objectives and user needs.

Hybrid$100,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🌍 Remote

The Senior Product Designer will own the full design lifecycle for core product experiences, ensuring designs are user-focused and aligned with business outcomes. They will produce high-output designs to unblock engineers and help meet product roadmap timelines.

Remote$120,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🌍 Remote

Own the full design lifecycle for core product experiences and produce designs at a high output to unblock engineers. Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and executive stakeholders to ensure every release delivers real value.

Remote$100,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🌍 Remote

Own the full design lifecycle for core product experiences, ensuring designs are focused on user and business outcomes. Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and executive stakeholders to shape product direction and ensure timely delivery of features.

Remote$100,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🌍 Remote

The Senior Product Designer will own the full design lifecycle for core product experiences, ensuring designs are user-focused and aligned with business outcomes. They will produce high-output designs to unblock engineers and help meet product roadmap timelines.

Remote$100,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

In this role, you will guide the development of the interface between the point of care and a robust data management platform. You will drive innovation, design impactful human-centered experiences, and collaborate with various stakeholders to shape products from concept to launch.

Onsite$100,000 - $157,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Parker, Arizona, United States

Design and produce graphics and collateral for BlueWater Resort and Casino, while providing outstanding guest and associate service. Work closely with graphic artists and manage projects from concept to production.

Onsite$50,464 - $60,096Full-timeExperienced
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Enterprise Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States

The Senior Graphic Designer will lead innovative design and campaign solutions across various media including events, social media, video, animation, web, and presentations within an in-house creative studio.

Onsite$160,000 - $253,000Full-timeSenior
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Junior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Benicia, California, United States

The Junior Graphic Designer will support senior staff by assisting with the creation of digital assets for web, email, and social media, and implementing design changes across packaging systems. Responsibilities also include producing physical comps, preparing files for production, and maintaining brand consistency across all deliverables.

Onsite$27 - $37Full-timeJunior
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Senior Product Designer - Outside IR35

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

The Senior Product Designer will lead design for a responsive CRM product and a new consumer-facing product, creating user experiences and documenting design requirements. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams and conduct user research to inform design decisions.

Hybrid$80,000 - $110,000Full-timeSenior
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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.