Design Leadership Jobs
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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.
Sr. Product Designer (UI/UX & Design Systems)
🇸🇪 Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Tvm 🇸🇪 Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Design high-quality user experiences and interfaces across web and mobile products while collaborating closely with Product and Engineering teams. Build and improve design systems, component libraries, and documentation to ensure scalable and implementation-ready interfaces.
Product Designer - UX/UI & Design Systems (Remote)
Remote (🇭🇳 Honduras)
Pavago Remote (🇭🇳 Honduras)
Own the end-to-end product experience across web and mobile applications by combining UX research, UI design, and the maintenance of scalable design systems. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to create intuitive, accessible, and visually polished SaaS experiences.
Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems ( UK SAAS, Hybrid)
🇵🇭 Mandaluyong, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Connectos 🇵🇭 Mandaluyong, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
You will build and evolve the company's code-first design system, developing and maintaining a robust, reusable component library. You will partner with product and engineering teams to guide implementation choices and ensure high-quality, accessible components.
Senior Product Designer, LoopNet - Arlington, VA -
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Costar Group 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Lead the design effort for Homepage, Search, and User Accounts, focusing on integrating AI-powered features like conversational search and personalization. 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
Enertiv 🇺🇸 United States of America
Own the end-to-end design experience across the platform, transforming complex operational and sustainability workflows into usable interfaces. Create and maintain the design system while utilizing AI tools to accelerate design cycles and research synthesis.
Medior/Senior UX Designer - Jobbird.com
🇳🇱 De Lier, South Holland, Netherlands
Jobster 🇳🇱 De Lier, South Holland, Netherlands
As a UX Product Designer, you will design user experiences for Identity & Access Management and govern the Design System. You will work end-to-end, collaborating with development teams and engaging with users to create intuitive and reliable access management solutions.
UI Designer (Design System)
🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania
Dexcom 🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania
Build and enhance UI components and refine the design system language to ensure a cohesive visual identity across iOS, Android, and Web apps. Collaborate with R&D and UI design teams to translate requirements into intuitive interfaces and provide detailed visual specifications.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Blinkops 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv Subdistrict, Israel
Design and deliver high-quality UI and UX across core product areas, from concept to execution. Own and evolve the design system while collaborating closely with engineers and product teams to ensure a first-class experience.
Head of Design
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Froda 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
The Head of Design will own Froda's full visual expression, ensuring consistency across brand and product touchpoints. They will lead design strategy, manage the design system, and coach designers to drive business growth and high-quality user experiences.
Lead Visual Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Aspora 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Lead Visual Designer will shape the brand identity across all touchpoints, including OOH, social media, and in-app placements. They will collaborate with Product, Growth, and Content teams to ensure visual coherence and evolve the design system.
UI/UX Designer
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
Simplepay Zrt. 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
The UI/UX Designer will be responsible for end-to-end design of payment interfaces and merchant admin systems. This includes creating wireframes, prototypes, and maintaining a design system while collaborating closely with product managers and developers.
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.