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Sr. Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States of America

The Senior Graphic Designer leads the creative development and execution of packaging, retail, trade show, and marketing materials for the VTech and LeapFrog brands. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure brand consistency and effective communication of product benefits.

Hybrid$86,000 - $92,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America

The Senior Graphic Designer will design, develop, and execute visual concepts for communications, translating complex information into engaging graphics. They will manage projects from strategy to production while ensuring quality and compliance with standards.

Onsite$70,800 - $148,600Full-timeSenior
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Product Designer SR

🇧🇷 Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil

The Senior Product Designer will ensure excellence in the design process from concept to final visual delivery for the Cards and Protection management area. They will create user flows and journeys focused on business goals and user needs while collaborating with stakeholders.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

Remote (🇨🇦 Canada)

Lead end-to-end product design from discovery and research to production-ready execution for ambitious projects. Partner with founders and stakeholders to translate business goals into high-quality user experiences.

Remote$150,000 - $180,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, Growth

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Design end-to-end product experiences across Klaviyo’s platform and simplify complex workflows into intuitive solutions. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define problems and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Hybrid$134,400 - $201,600Full-timeMid-level
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Senior UX Designer

🇺🇸 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States of America

The Senior UX Designer will lead discovery efforts to gather and validate user requirements for Dynamics CRM workflows and design user-centered solutions. They will collaborate with stakeholders to create intuitive user experiences and ensure design intent is implemented accurately.

OnsiteContractSenior
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Senior Product Designer - Growth

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Design end-to-end product experiences across Klaviyo’s platform while simplifying complex workflows into intuitive solutions. Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define problems and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Hybrid$134,400 - $201,600Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America

Develop and execute high-impact visual concepts and strategies for digital and print communications. Translate complex technical data into clear graphics while managing project timelines and ensuring security compliance.

Onsite$70,800 - $148,600Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)

Lead end-to-end product design from discovery and research to production-ready execution. Partner with founders and stakeholders to translate business goals into high-quality user experiences.

Remote$140,000 - $180,000Full-timeSenior
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Graphic Designer (Senior)

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

Develop high-quality visual materials for marketing, business development, and corporate communications. Transform complex information into professional visual content while maintaining brand consistency across digital and print media.

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UX Lead / Senior Product Designer, WarMatrix

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Lead end-to-end UX for a complex geospatial and simulation platform, conducting user research and translating technical requirements into intuitive workflows. Own the design system and collaborate closely with the frontend engineering team to ensure design fidelity.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior UI Designer

🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

The Senior UI Designer will create compelling user interfaces for web software, e-commerce sites, and mobile apps while overseeing the design of UI style guides and collaborating with team members. They will also ensure that developers understand design intentions and participate in design quality assurance during development.

Hybrid$90,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)

The Senior Product Designer will create collaboration workflows within ClickUp, focusing on enhancing team effectiveness and productivity. Responsibilities include conducting user research, prototyping, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product strategy.

Remote$150,000 - $185,000Full-timeSenior
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UX Lead / Senior Product Designer, WarMatrix

🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Lead the end-to-end UX for a complex geospatial and simulation platform, conducting user research and translating technical requirements into intuitive workflows. Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and frontend engineers to ensure design intent is executed correctly.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

The Senior Product Designer will lead product design end-to-end within a cross-functional pod, focusing on enhancing the digital experience for travel brands. Responsibilities include user research, designing solutions, prototyping, and collaborating with engineering to ship products.

Hybrid$115,000 - $140,000Full-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.