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UI/UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Vinova 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead end-to-end design for web and mobile products, from discovery and user journeys through prototypes and production-ready interfaces. Manage stakeholder collaboration, build and govern Figma design systems, integrate AI-assisted workflows, ensure accessibility and quality, and mentor junior designers.
Design Manager
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sog Design 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead architectural design direction and development from concept through documentation, ensuring design quality and alignment with SOG’s international standards and local requirements. Coordinate with clients, management, consultants, and project teams, while mentoring designers and supporting timely project delivery.
Sr. Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States of America
Zt Systems 🇺🇸 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States of America
Lead the mechanical engineering team in the development of server and rack-level systems from concept through production. Direct system architecture, design reviews, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure cohesive product development.
Lead UX designer – UX strategist senior (H/F)
🇫🇷 Montpellier, Hérault, France
Infotel 🇫🇷 Montpellier, Hérault, France
Define and lead the mobile product’s UX vision, strategy, roadmap, objectives, and KPIs in collaboration with product stakeholders, while ensuring consistent experiences across the application. Design and validate user journeys, flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes; facilitate design activities, present work to stakeholders, and participate in agile product ceremonies.
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Lead Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Kirtland, Ohio, United States of America
Holden Forests & Gardens 🇺🇸 Kirtland, Ohio, United States of America
Create and produce print and digital visual communications, maintain and evolve the organization’s visual brand, and provide design direction and mentorship to staff and creative partners. Coordinate creative projects and production schedules, manage visual assets, and collaborate with the Exhibits & Experiences team on exhibition and experiential projects.
Manager, Electrical Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Vertiv 🇺🇸 Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Lead the electrical design team across multiple projects, reviewing and approving designs while managing schedules, resources, risks, and quality standards. Coordinate with clients, project managers, and other engineering disciplines, mentor team members, and report project progress and issues to stakeholders.
Director, Experience Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Paypal 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead, coach, and develop a team of product and UX designers while setting design priorities, quality standards, and team practices. Guide developer-facing experiences, design-system strategy, and AI-enabled design tooling, partnering across functions and contributing hands-on to selected design work.
Senior UX Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Telstra 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
You will lead design initiatives across the full product lifecycle, partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex customer problems. Your role involves conducting research, synthesizing insights, and applying systems thinking to deliver intuitive and accessible digital experiences.
Gift Design Manager
🇬🇧 Poole, BH15 1SU, United Kingdom
Lush 🇬🇧 Poole, BH15 1SU, United Kingdom
Lead, coach, and develop the Gifts Design Team, managing recruitment, team capacity, workflow, and creative operations. Maintain design quality and brand consistency, provide creative direction, and build relationships with local artists and creative communities.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oomf 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the design function from concept through final production across campaigns, packaging, digital, and print, while providing creative direction and scheduling projects. Mentor two Graphic Designers and develop packaging artwork to meet dieline and print specifications.
Digital Product Designer (CWM - Expert level contractor role)
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Raise 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead complex digital design initiatives and create prototypes, user flows, and brand-forward experiences across web, mobile, and editorial touchpoints. Align design with business strategy, guide research and testing, collaborate with stakeholders, experiment with AI, and contribute scalable design standards and practice leadership.
Senior UX Designer (12-month FTE)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Belong 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead product design across the full lifecycle, from customer research and discovery through delivery and continuous improvement, creating intuitive, accessible experiences across end-to-end journeys. Partner with cross-functional teams to influence product priorities, facilitate alignment, evolve design systems, measure outcomes, and support the growth of the design practice.
Design Manager - Defence and Security
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mott Macdonald 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the resourcing, coordination, and delivery of design packages across a portfolio of Estate Works Program projects. They are responsible for managing programme, scope, budget, and design quality while ensuring compliance with technical standards and safety requirements.
Senior Product Designer, First Mile AI
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Evenup 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Own end-to-end design for new leads and intake experiences, from discovery and concept development through launch and iteration, simplifying complex law firm workflows with intuitive AI-powered products. Research user needs, create polished interfaces, and collaborate with product, engineering, data science, and machine learning teams to deliver trustworthy experiences and evolve the design system.
Sr Graphic Designer, Team Lead
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Hntb 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Lead the Southeast Division graphics team by assigning work, managing schedules and resources, coaching team members, and supporting recruitment, performance, and professional development. Direct and produce creative assets for proposals, presentations, public relations, and internal communications, while coordinating with pursuit teams and vendors to maintain quality and consistent design standards.
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.