Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer (UI/UX)
🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Bjak 🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Lead the design process for product areas from concept to implementation while collaborating with product managers and engineers. Create wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs, and advocate for user needs throughout the design process.
Senior UX & Product Designer- (7 month contract) Digital Experience Uplift team
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ticketek Entertainment Group 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead end-to-end UX and product design processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fan delight. Collaborate with various teams and external agencies to maintain design quality and consistency.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Mlabs 🌍 Remote
As the Lead Product Designer, you will own the user experience, brand identity, and design system for the platform. You will be responsible for delivering extraordinary designs and collaborating with engineering and product teams to create intuitive user flows.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Mlabs 🌍 Remote
As the Lead Product Designer, you will own the user experience, brand identity, and design system for the protocol. You will be responsible for delivering extraordinary designs and collaborating with engineering and product teams.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Mlabs 🌍 Remote
As the Lead Product Designer, you will own the user experience, brand identity, and design system for the platform. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality designs quickly and iterating based on user feedback.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Mlabs 🌍 Remote
As the Lead Product Designer, you will own the user experience, brand identity, and design system for the platform. You will be responsible for delivering extraordinary designs and collaborating with engineering and product teams.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Mlabs 🌍 Remote
As the Lead Product Designer, you will own the user experience, brand identity, and design system for the platform. You will be responsible for delivering simple and delightful experiences in a complex Web3 ecosystem.
Senior Product Designer (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Autoscout24 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Lead and oversee the user experience of a product from conception to launch, collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders. Contribute to strategic decisions and facilitate conversations to drive progress against goals.
Product Designer, Growth Leads
San Francisco Bay Area
Gusto San Francisco Bay Area
Gusto is hiring a Senior Staff Product Designer to shape the future of their top-of-funnel experience on Gusto.com, influencing how hundreds of thousands of small businesses discover and engage with Gusto.
Lead Product Designer, Vehicle and Device Experience
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA
Rivian 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, CA
Rivian is seeking a UX Designer to champion user experience across their future-forward vehicle interfaces, focusing on hardware-integrated automotive features. The role involves collaborating with design, engineering, and hardware teams to create intuitive and safe interactions.
Graphic Designer
🇸🇦 Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Parsons Corporation 🇸🇦 Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Graphic Designer will design and prepare complex art and copy layouts, and lead a team of lower-level Graphic Designers on large projects. They will also work directly with Technical Writers/Editors to review and recommend improvements for submitted materials.
Graphic Designer - Foot & Ankle
🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Conmed Corporation 🇺🇸 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
The Graphic Designer will lead design projects from concept through execution across digital and print platforms, developing original design concepts and collaborating with cross-functional teams. They will also manage production and quality checks for all creative deliverables.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Liverpool, New York, United States
American Food & Vending ⏐ American Dining Creations 🇺🇸 Liverpool, New York, United States
Lead the development and execution of high-quality graphic design projects while ensuring consistency with the company’s visual identity. Mentor junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver effective design solutions.
Lead User Experience Researcher
🇺🇸 Mesa, AZ
Versaterm 🇺🇸 Mesa, AZ
Versaterm is seeking a Lead User Experience Researcher to drive research strategy and insights across their public safety product ecosystem.
Graphic Designer
🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Brp 🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
The Graphic Designer will create engaging multi-platform content tailored to various brands, including digital banners, email marketing, and social media. They will collaborate with project leads and in-house creatives to enhance internal creative services and ensure efficient project delivery.
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.