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Senior UX Designer, International Seller Services

🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

The Senior UX Designer will identify seller needs and design scalable, high-quality solutions for international markets. They will collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver intuitive user interfaces and measure the impact of design decisions.

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Senior UX Researcher & Design

🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Lead end-to-end UX research and design activities for AI-enabled clinical technology solutions within small, fast-moving teams. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex clinical and AI-assisted workflows into usable, scalable product experiences.

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Senior Engineer, Analog Design Engineering

🇮🇹 Assago, Lombardy, Italy

Design and develop advanced analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits while providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams. Lead architecture development, perform circuit simulation, and ensure performance verification across various process and environmental conditions.

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Senior Product Designer, Growth

🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

You will design user experiences that drive conversion, retention, and monetization across web, iOS, and Android platforms. Additionally, you will gather user insights and collaborate with the design team to mature the company's design system.

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Senior UX Researcher (f/m/d)

🇷🇴 Iași, Romania

Lead end-to-end research projects from problem definition to actionable insights that influence product and business strategy. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, and Engineering to champion customer needs and drive evidence-based decision-making.

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Senior UX Researcher (f/m/d)

🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Lead end-to-end research projects from problem definition to actionable insights that influence product and business strategy. Collaborate across cross-functional teams to champion customer needs and maintain a high standard of research maturity.

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Senior Design Manager

🇬🇧 Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Lead the engineering team and the delivery of the AMP8 capital investment programme to achieve business objectives. Manage projects under NEC3 contracts, ensuring contractual compliance and adherence to Anglian Water's governance standards.

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Senior Quantitative UX Researcher

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

The role involves designing and owning the quantitative research roadmap to measure user trust and experience across product areas. You will lead large-scale surveys and behavioral analytics while partnering with Data Science to establish a shared measurement culture.

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Senior Design Manager

🇬🇧 Colchester, England, United Kingdom

The Senior Design Manager will lead the engineering team and delivery of the AMP8 capital investment programme while managing contractual obligations under the NEC3 suite. They will collaborate with alliance partners and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time and in compliance with governance standards.

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Senior Quantitative UX Researcher

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom

You will own the quantitative research roadmap for your product areas, including survey design, behavioural analytics, and longitudinal tracking. You will also partner with Data Science to build measurement frameworks and coach the team on statistical rigour.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

You will own the end-to-end user experience for an AI-powered video intelligence platform, translating complex computer vision into intuitive workflows. This involves leading user research, building design systems, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure high-performance design implementation.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

You will own the end-to-end UX lifecycle for an AI-powered video intelligence platform, translating complex computer vision capabilities into intuitive workflows. This involves leading user research, building design systems, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure high-performance design implementation.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine

You will own the end-to-end UX lifecycle for an AI-powered video intelligence platform, translating complex computer vision capabilities into intuitive workflows. This involves leading user research, building design systems, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure high-performance design implementation.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇷🇴 Bucharest, Romania

You will own the end-to-end UX lifecycle for an AI-powered video intelligence platform, translating complex computer vision capabilities into intuitive workflows. This involves leading user research, building design systems, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure scalable implementation.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia

The Senior UI/UX Designer will own the end-to-end user experience for an AI-powered video intelligence platform, translating complex computer vision capabilities into intuitive workflows. Responsibilities include leading user research, building scalable design systems, and collaborating with engineering and product teams to ensure high-performance design implementation.

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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.