Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Product Designer (m/w/d) für das Design System - STACKIT
🇩🇪 Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schwarz Digits 🇩🇪 Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
You will significantly contribute to the design of our design system and be responsible for its maintenance, further development, and documentation. You will ensure a consistent visual language and scalability of our products by creating and maintaining design guidelines, components, and documentation.
Product Designer with Product Management expertise (South America or Central America-based)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Shakacode 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process, from user research and wireframing to prototyping and final UI design. Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure designs are implemented accurately and maintain design systems for consistency.
Content Designer Senior (UX Writer)
🇧🇷 Brazil
Hostgator 🇧🇷 Brazil
Create clear and persuasive narratives for digital hosting projects, focusing on customer journeys and conversion optimization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the Content Design System and utilize AI to scale efficiency.
Senior Product (UI/ UX) Designer
🇪🇬 Egypt
Flatgigs 🇪🇬 Egypt
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric web and mobile applications across the full design lifecycle from research to iteration. The designer will own and scale design systems while translating complex product requirements into functional user experiences.
Senior Product (UI/ UX) Designer
🇩🇿 Algiers, Sidi M'Hamed District, Algeria
Flatgigs 🇩🇿 Algiers, Sidi M'Hamed District, Algeria
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric web and mobile applications across the full design lifecycle from research to iteration. The designer will maintain and scale design systems while translating complex product requirements into functional user experiences.
Senior Product (UI/ UX) Designer
🇵🇱 Jordanów, Sucha County, Poland
Flatgigs 🇵🇱 Jordanów, Sucha County, Poland
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric web and mobile applications across the full design lifecycle from research to iteration. The designer will maintain and scale design systems while translating complex product requirements into functional user experiences.
Senior Product (UI/ UX) Designer
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Flatgigs 🇹🇳 Tunisia
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric web and mobile applications across the full design lifecycle from research to iteration. The designer will maintain and scale design systems while collaborating with founders and engineers to deliver enterprise-ready solutions.
Senior Product (UI/ UX) Designer
🇲🇦 Morocco
Flatgigs 🇲🇦 Morocco
The role involves designing intuitive, user-centric web and mobile applications across the full design lifecycle from research to iteration. The designer will own and scale design systems while translating complex product requirements into functional user experiences.
Sr. UI/UX Designer
Lead the UX strategy and own the web design system to ensure purposeful, on-brand, and conversion-aware digital experiences. Collaborate with developers and analysts to translate business goals into high-fidelity, developer-ready Figma files.
EXPLORE - Product Designer (H/F) - Alternance
🇫🇷 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Intescia Group 🇫🇷 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Contribute to the design and improvement of B2B digital features for construction and real estate solutions. Collaborate with Product and Tech teams to create intuitive user experiences through prototypes, user tests, and the evolution of Design Systems.
Senior Product Designer @ Samsara (Remote, Contract)
🌍 Remote
Academy 🌍 Remote
Own the UX for specific product areas, focusing on AI agentic workflows and design systems. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship high-impact designs that improve operational efficiency and safety.
Senior Product Designer, LoopNet - Arlington, VA -
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Costar 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the design effort for Homepage, Search, and User Accounts, focusing on integrating AI-powered features and conversational search. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect user journeys and contribute to the evolution of the company's design system.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Hatch 🇺🇸 United States of America
Own the end-to-end design of core AI communication workflows and data-heavy interfaces for enterprise home services operators. Collaborate with engineers and PMs to evolve the design system and translate user research into scalable product solutions.
UI Designer (Design System)
🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania
Dexcom Lithuania 🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania
You will build and enhance UI components that align with the overall design language and ensure compliance with accessibility standards. Collaborating closely with R&D and the UI app design team, you will ensure designs are implemented as intended across various platforms.
Pessoa Product Designer
🇧🇷 Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil
Mjv Technology & Innovation 🇧🇷 Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil
The Product Designer will lead the maintenance and evolution of the Design System, ensuring a unified and accessible experience across digital products. They will collaborate with design and engineering teams to implement high-quality tools and components.
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.