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Innovation & Design Engineer, Worldwide Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States of America
The engineer will design and implement material flow and efficiency solutions for global transportation facilities. They will lead engineering projects, coordinate with vendors, and manage site layouts to support network expansion.
Senior UI Designer
🇺🇸 New Gloucester, ME 04260, United States of America
Anchour 🇺🇸 New Gloucester, ME 04260, United States of America
You will lead UI design across digital products, websites, and eCommerce platforms from concept through launch. You are responsible for building scalable design systems, creating high-fidelity prototypes, and partnering with developers to ensure design intent is maintained through QA.
SR Manager Solutions Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America
Id Logistics Us 🇺🇸 Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States of America
Lead complex warehouse solution design initiatives and manage multiple concurrent RFI, RFQ, and RFP projects from analysis to implementation. Partner with cross-functional teams to develop technical and financial proposals, facility layouts, and operating models that meet profitability targets.
Lead UX Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Applied Systems, Inc. 🇨🇦 Canada
The Lead UX Designer will define UX strategies and frameworks for complex, high-volume insurance workflows to improve efficiency and reduce errors. They will also lead cross-disciplinary planning, mentor team members, and ensure design consistency across product lines.
Senior Product Designer, Sportsbook
🇺🇸 United States of America
Magic Eden 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design vision and strategy for the new sports betting platform, translating complex concepts into intuitive user experiences. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define roadmaps and mentor team members to maintain a high standard of product craft.
Lead UX Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Ivans Insurance Solutions 🇨🇦 Canada
The Lead UX Designer will define UX strategies and frameworks for complex, high-volume B2B workflows to improve efficiency and reduce errors. They will lead cross-disciplinary planning, mentor team members, and drive design vision across multiple product initiatives.
Lead UX Designer
🇨🇦 Canada
Applied Systems Canada 🇨🇦 Canada
The Lead UX Designer will define UX strategies and frameworks for complex, high-volume B2B workflows to improve efficiency and reduce friction. They will lead cross-disciplinary planning, conduct user research, and mentor team members to ensure design consistency and high-quality product delivery.
Design Systems Lead (Remote, Antofagasta)
Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇨🇱 Chile)
The Design Systems Lead is responsible for building and owning client design systems, including token architecture and core component libraries. They must document these systems to ensure seamless execution by developers or automated pipelines across multiple brands.
Principal UX Researcher, AI & Developer Platforms
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Arm 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Lead high-impact UX research to define the AI-native developer experience across Arm's ecosystem, including tools, APIs, and agent-mediated workflows. Translate research findings into practical design principles and strategic product recommendations to improve developer success and adoption.
Staff Product Designer, Retirement
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gusto 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design strategy and execution for retirement products, focusing on improving setup, account management, and the connection between payroll and retirement. Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to create scalable patterns and high-trust financial experiences using AI-accelerated workflows.
Senior Staff UX Researcher, Quantitative
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gusto 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Drive the quantitative research roadmap across R&D to inform high-stakes product investments and AI experience improvements. Partner with senior leadership and Data Science to combine behavioral and attitudinal data into actionable customer insights.
Senior Product Design Manager, Banking
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gusto 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead and manage a team of product designers across the Wallet and SMB Banking products, balancing people leadership with hands-on design craft. Partner with product, engineering, and legal teams to create cohesive financial experiences and establish design rituals for both established and 0-1 products.
Senior Product Design Manager, Payroll
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gusto 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design and long-term UX vision for Gusto's Payroll product, simplifying complex financial workflows. Manage a team of designers while integrating AI and automation to reduce manual work for small business owners.
Senior UI Designer
🇺🇸 New Gloucester, ME 04260, United States of America
Anchour 🇺🇸 New Gloucester, ME 04260, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end UI design process from concept to launch across websites, eCommerce platforms, and digital products. Develop and maintain scalable design systems, component libraries, and high-fidelity prototypes while collaborating with UX, development, and marketing teams.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Basis 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design of user-agent interactions and create agent-ready UI primitives for a complex accounting platform. Collaborate with founders to envision future product states and translate them into actionable quarterly goals.
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.