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Product Designer (New Bank Project)
Develop new features and improve existing ones for PayPay Bank's consumer and corporate apps, focusing on end-to-end UX/UI design. Responsibilities include creating design concepts, conducting user research, and maintaining the design system.
Senior Product Designer (New Bank Project)
Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design for PayPay Bank's consumer and corporate applications across various platforms. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to develop new features and maintain the design system while mentoring junior designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Blinkops 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Design and deliver high-quality UI/UX for core product areas from concept to execution. Own and evolve the design system while collaborating with engineers and product managers to ensure a polished user experience.
Product Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
M3 Communications 🇸🇬 Singapore
Design end-to-end digital product experiences for web and mobile, including user flows and high-fidelity UI. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement user-friendly designs and maintain design systems.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Steame Llc 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Product Designer owns end-to-end user experiences, from conducting user research and prototyping to implementing high-quality design materials. They collaborate with product managers and engineers to maintain a consistent design system across four products.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America)
Codepath Remote (🇺🇸 Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America)
The Senior Product Designer will own the experience design of CodePath's learning platform, including user flows, navigation, and the design system. This role involves direct interaction with users and collaboration with product managers and engineers to create impactful designs.
Senior UI Designer - Design System
🇭🇷 City of Zagreb, Croatia
Super 🇭🇷 City of Zagreb, Croatia
The Senior UI Designer will own and evolve the asset library across the design system, ensuring visual consistency and collaboration with product teams. They will also design and maintain UI components and patterns while contributing to the overall design system.
Product Designer (parental cover)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Gravity Sketch 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
You will drive product design for the web app and support the VR and desktop apps, ensuring consistency and quality across the product ecosystem. Additionally, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and maintain the web design system.
Product Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Wave Hq 🇨🇦 Canada
The Product Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create user-centered experiences for micro business owners. Responsibilities include conducting research, developing prototypes, and maintaining design system libraries to simplify financial management.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Healthie 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design vision and execution for platform areas, translating complex clinical and billing workflows into intuitive user experiences. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to evolve the design system and mentor junior designers.
Digital Product Designer (UX/UI) (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 München, 04938 München, Germany
Finanzen.net Zero Gmbh 🇩🇪 München, 04938 München, Germany
As a UX/UI Designer, you will be responsible for the development of the broker product, focusing on user-centered experiences and a consistent design system. You will collaborate closely with product managers to translate requirements into compelling UX concepts.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Epicor Software Corporation 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America
Define and drive design strategy across multiple product areas to align feature experiences with platform vision and business objectives. Establish organizational standards for interaction design and design system governance while integrating AI-enabled workflows into the design process.
Sr Visual / UI Designer (All Genders)
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Zooplus 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
The Senior UI/Visual Designer will improve customer experience through scalable design work and lead the design system and core design libraries. They will collaborate with stakeholders and use data-driven insights to enhance digital touchpoints.
Lead Product Designer (Colombia)
🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
Slalom 🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia
As a Lead Product Designer, you will independently own design direction for client engagements, navigating existing product ecosystems and improving design systems. You will partner with stakeholders to communicate design decisions and facilitate workshops that shape product direction.
Lead Product Designer (Colombia)
🇨🇴 Colombia
Slalom 🇨🇴 Colombia
As a Lead Product Designer, you will independently own design direction across small-to-medium client engagements, navigating existing product ecosystems and improving design systems. You will partner with US and Canadian client stakeholders, facilitating workshops and discovery activities to shape product direction.
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.