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CommSec Design Engineering Specialist IV (Greenville or Houston)
🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
Fluor Corporation 🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
The role involves providing essential administrative processes and technical knowledge while serving as an Area Lead or Lead on assigned projects. Responsibilities include developing cost-effective project solutions, reviewing specifications, and solving moderately complex engineering problems.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Instrumentl Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead end-to-end design for the Manage product area, focusing on discovery, research, and iteration. Shape financial data visualization and design complex workflows for cross-team collaboration.
Staff Product Designer (Grant OS)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Instrumentl Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Staff Product Designer will own the design of GrantOS, leading the design process from discovery to iteration. This role involves shaping how grant professionals interact with Instrumentl and setting design standards across the organization.
CommSec Design Engineering Specialist IV (Greenville or Houston)
🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
Fluor 🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
Serve as an Area Lead or Lead engineer to deliver quality technical solutions for complex communication and security systems. Responsibilities include developing specifications, performing calculations, and managing procurement and vendor documentation.
UI/UX Designer
🇲🇽 Querétaro, Mexico
Ansell 🇲🇽 Querétaro, Mexico
The UI/UX Designer will lead the end-to-end experience for Ansell.com, ensuring a premium and consistent global website. Responsibilities include conducting user research, developing design systems, and implementing UX improvements.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Teleskope 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design process for products, balancing user experience, feasibility, and business needs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product direction and maintain a high standard for design quality.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product or product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts and conduct workshops to solve complex experience challenges.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product or product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts and conduct workshops to solve complex experience problems.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product or product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts and conduct workshops to solve complex experience challenges.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product or product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts, conduct workshops, and develop strategic workflows while ensuring high-quality visual and interaction design elements.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts and conduct workshops to solve complex experience challenges.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
As a UX Product Designer, you will lead the creation of design strategy and vision, shaping product direction while delivering high-quality visual and interaction design elements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design engaging user experiences and drive innovative UX efforts.
UX Product Designer - Encore Program
🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Deloitte 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
The UX Product Designer will be responsible for design and usability for a product or product area, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create engaging user experiences. They will lead innovative UX efforts and conduct workshops to solve complex experience challenges.
Project Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Project Design Manager will lead the design and project management process for Nontraditional restaurant environments, ensuring solutions reflect brand standards while adapting to unique constraints. They will manage the project team, serve as the primary design liaison, and evaluate existing conditions to provide creative design solutions.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
Jerry.ai 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States of America
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead design for key products across Jerry’s core offerings and ship features that modernize car care for everyday drivers. Your work will shape the experience for millions of users and set the standard for design quality.
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.