Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Product Designer
🇻🇳 Hà Nội, Vietnam
Aimexy 🇻🇳 Hà Nội, Vietnam
The Product Designer will apply human-centered design principles to create purpose-driven user experiences and manage the design system. They will conduct extensive user research and data analysis to drive evidence-based design decisions and optimize product accessibility.
UX Designer
🇿🇦 Midrand, 1682, South Africa
Executiveplacements.com 🇿🇦 Midrand, 1682, South Africa
The role involves conducting user research and usability testing to create intuitive experiences across web and mobile platforms. The designer will develop user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes while ensuring alignment with accessibility standards.
Staff Designer - Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Permitflow 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Establish and lead the 'Cornerstone' design system, creating the visual and interaction foundation for AI-driven construction workflows. Collaborate with engineering to ship production-ready components and define governance, documentation, and accessibility standards.
Senior UX Designer
🇺🇸 Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
Bi Worldwide 🇺🇸 Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will define and design features within a Figma design system, partnering with product owners and engineers to optimize usability. They will co-lead the UX practice, conduct user testing, and champion accessibility and internationalization across products.
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Sr. Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Kong 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Define and own the visual and interaction language for the platform, focusing on the creation and maintenance of a scalable design system. Collaborate with engineering and design technologists to ensure consistent implementation of components and accessibility standards across the live product.
UI UX Designer
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Ntt Data Europe & Latam 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The designer will conduct user research and usability testing to create user journeys, wireframes, and high-fidelity interfaces. They will also build and maintain scalable design systems while ensuring all products meet accessibility standards.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Amentum 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Develops a wide range of graphics, digital media, and cartographic products for web pages, mobile apps, and newsletters. Ensures all designs meet production standards, accessibility requirements, and provide a user-friendly experience.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Amentum 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Develops a wide range of graphics, digital media, and cartographic products for web, mobile, and print. Collaborates with UI/UX designers to ensure user-friendly experiences and ensures all products meet production and accessibility standards.
Senior Product Designer - Labrnyth
🇦🇷 Argentina
Infinity Constellation 🇦🇷 Argentina
The role involves owning the end-to-end product experience from discovery to build-ready prototypes for AI-powered regulatory platforms. The designer will establish design standards, maintain accessibility compliance, and eventually grow into the company's design leader.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Kai 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Product Designer will drive end-to-end design for cybersecurity products, translating complex technical workflows into intuitive user experiences. This includes creating wireframes and prototypes in Figma while maintaining a scalable design system to ensure consistency and accessibility.
Senior Product Designer - Labrnyth
🇦🇷 Argentina
Infinity 🇦🇷 Argentina
The Senior Product Designer will own the end-to-end user experience for platform surfaces, from discovery to build-ready prototypes. They will establish design standards, maintain accessibility and brand consistency, and eventually grow into the company's design leader.
Estágio Web Designer
🇧🇷 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Levty 🇧🇷 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The intern will work on diverse client projects focusing on website and software usability. Key tasks include prototyping screens, designing sitemaps, and implementing accessibility improvements.
Web designer -Drupal Developer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Ahu Technologies Inc 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Drupal Web Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining web applications and digital platforms using Drupal 9, 10, and 11. This includes building custom modules and themes, optimizing for accessibility and SEO, and integrating third-party APIs.
Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Peraton 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Develops diverse graphic, digital, and multimedia products including web pages, mobile applications, and social media content. Ensures all designs comply with production standards, copyright laws, accessibility requirements, and responsive design principles.
Senior UX Designer, Android Accessibility, Talkback
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Design and iterate on critical multi-modal accessibility features like TalkBack, magnification, and high contrast mode. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advocate for accessibility best practices and integrate AI-driven task completion for screen-reader users.
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.