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Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Faire 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design from discovery and prototyping to polished execution for a strategic product pillar. Collaborate cross-functionally to define product direction and evolve the company's scalable design system.
Lab Design Manager
🇺🇸 Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Lead a team of Lab Infrastructure Design Engineers providing functional management and technical oversight for test asset design and integration. Manage project scheduling, resource utilization, and contract compliance while mentoring technical leadership.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stantec 🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead technical teams in the design and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Queensland. Coordinate multidisciplinary activities, manage subcontractors, and maintain strong client relationships to ensure high-quality technical solutions.
Regional Design Manager
🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Sisk Group 🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead and manage the regional design function for data center projects, ensuring design solutions meet client expectations and strategic objectives. Oversee technical governance, resource planning, and the integration of sustainability and digital standards across the business unit.
Product Designer and Manager
🇺🇸 Fountain Valley, CA 92708, United States of America
Ryoko Rain 🇺🇸 Fountain Valley, CA 92708, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end apparel development process from initial concept and graphic design to sourcing and final delivery. Manage vendor relationships, production calendars, and technical specifications to ensure products meet brand and quality standards.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Hca Healthcare 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer leads the design strategy and execution for complex healthcare software products, translating requirements into intuitive digital experiences. They collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to ensure design intent is realized in production while contributing to the organization's design system.
Staff Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Servicetitan 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Staff Product Designer will lead the design of AI-powered experiences for the Titan Intelligence platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship innovative solutions. They will also mentor junior designers and advocate for user needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Aerovect 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will define the design vision and standards for AeroVect's Autonomous Ground Support Equipment service, establishing the design function from the ground up. They will lead hands-on design for fleet operations products while shaping customer-facing interfaces for airline and airport stakeholders.
Design Systems Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genius Ai 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the vision and execution of the design system, architecting a robust component library for mobile and web. Drive the design-to-dev handoff process and ensure the consistent application of a new visual language during a company-wide rebrand.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and manage consultants to deliver high-quality design documentation that complies with project briefs and regulatory standards. Collaborate with construction teams and subcontractors to review design constructability and drive delivery efficiencies.
UI/UX Product Designer
🇲🇽 Mexico
Bolder Apps - Ai Native Agentcy 🇲🇽 Mexico
Own the end-to-end product UI/UX for client mobile and web apps from discovery through engineering handoff. Lead client-facing design reviews and maintain scalable design systems using AI-augmented workflows.
UI/UX Product Designer
🇨🇴 Colombia
Bolder Apps - Ai Native Agentcy 🇨🇴 Colombia
Own the end-to-end product UI/UX for client mobile and web apps from discovery to engineering handoff. Lead client-facing design reviews and maintain scalable design systems and component libraries.
Design Manager
🇭🇰 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Jll 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Lead multidisciplinary design teams for corporate office projects while ensuring alignment with client brand, budget, and sustainability goals. Manage the full design process from concept through construction documentation while collaborating with internal and external consultants.
UI/UX Product Designer
🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America
Bolder Apps - Ai Native Agentcy 🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America
Own the end-to-end product UI/UX for client mobile and web apps from discovery through to engineering handoff. Lead client-facing design reviews and maintain scalable design systems using AI-augmented workflows.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Circle 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Lead Product Designer will own end-to-end design for complex customer journeys across currency, treasury, and payments products. They will partner with cross-functional teams to define product direction and elevate the overall quality of the design system.
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.