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Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead

🇬🇧 Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

The Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead will own creative execution across global marketing assets, acting as the primary creative authority to set visual standards and ensure brand consistency for international B2B audiences. This role involves translating complex, technical product content into clear, engaging visuals while partnering with marketing and regional teams on campaigns and launches.

Hybrid$50,000 - $60,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Technical UI Designer

🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Senior Technical UI Designer will implement UI systems design in Unreal Engine, build rapid prototypes, and enhance workflows. They will collaborate with UX Designers, UI Artists, and UI Programmers to deliver features to millions of users.

Onsite$100,000 - $150,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Technical UI Designer

🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, Brazil

The Senior Technical UI Designer will implement UI systems design in Unreal Engine, build rapid prototypes, and collaborate with UX Designers, UI Artists, and UI Programmers. They will also ensure UI performance and assist in debugging and workflow improvements.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer

🇩🇪 85540 Haar, Germany

The Senior Graphic Designer will drive the design development of key assets across brand, digital, and hotel marketing. They will interpret briefs from concept to final artwork, ensuring all assets are delivered on time and on brand.

OnsiteFull-timeSenior
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Senior UX UI Designer

🇧🇬 Sofia, Sredec, Bulgaria

The Senior UX/UI Designer will develop and execute a comprehensive UX/UI strategy for SWO SPI products and services, focusing on tooling consolidation and a unified interface. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure the user experience aligns with SWO goals and delivers maximum value.

Onsite$90,000 - $120,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - Search

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The role involves leading the design and execution of end-to-end product experiences, from concept to polished UI, focusing on improving the search journey. This includes hands-on design work, prototyping using advanced tools, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and intuitive solutions.

Onsite$100,000 - $140,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr UX Designer - Remote

Remote (🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America)

The Senior User Experience Designer will work with product owners, users, and stakeholders to develop solutions that meet business objectives. Responsibilities include conducting user research, creating wireframes and prototypes, and delivering documentation for developers.

Remote$91,700 - $163,700Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (Design Engineer)

Remote (🇨🇦 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)

The Senior Product Designer will plan and execute user research, own the end-to-end design process, and collaborate closely with engineers and product managers. They will also identify areas for refinement and maintain the component library for consistency.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer, CRM & Industries

Remote (🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States of America)

You will develop innovative design solutions and product experiences that transform how people work. You will drive user experiences from concept to delivery based on user needs and design principles.

Remote$128,900 - $219,100Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

Remote (🇲🇽 Municipio de Querétaro, Mexico)

The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of user-centered experiences across various platforms. Responsibilities include designing user flows, creating prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Remote$50,000 - $50,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Senior Product Designer will play a key role in the design of core mobile and web experiences, focusing on user experience simplification and visual quality. They will collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to deliver refined, cohesive experiences.

$120,000 - $170,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer (Freelance)

Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)

UX Designers will drive the experience strategy by analyzing client input, user research, and competitor data to uncover insights and opportunities. They will translate these objectives into tangible solutions using various mediums like sketches and prototypes, supporting ideas through successful project launch.

Remote$80 - $110ContractMid-level
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Senior Product Designer

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Design world-class human-centered experiences for new proof of concepts and x15 Ventures. Lead end-to-end product design, collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver scalable experiences.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The role involves designing world-class human-centered experiences for new proof of concepts and ventures, leading end-to-end product design from discovery through final UI implementation. Key tasks include conducting user research, prototyping, usability testing, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver thoughtful, scalable solutions.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)

The Senior Product Designer will own ecommerce experiences end-to-end, from problem framing and discovery through to detailed UI and implementation, partnering closely with Product and Engineering to shape strategy and ship high-quality outcomes. They will design intuitive, conversion-aware journeys across web-based discovery and purchase flows while making complex concepts simple and trustworthy.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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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.