Design Leadership Jobs
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UX Designer - Responsive Website
🇺🇸 Berwyn, Illinois, United States of America
James Hardie 🇺🇸 Berwyn, Illinois, United States of America
James Hardie is seeking a mid-level UX Designer to join their team, shaping the user experience across digital platforms and working cross-functionally to identify user needs and design elegant solutions. The company is a leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio of trusted brands and a commitment to sustainable innovation. The UX Designer will partner with stakeholders across marketing, product, analytics, development, and executive leadership to drive impact.
Lead Product Designer (Contract to Hire)
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lob Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The Lead Product Designer will scale the product by designing systems and UX philosophies for the AI era. Responsibilities include driving roadmap prioritization, refining design processes with AI, and mentoring junior and mid-level designers.
UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Thermo Fisher Scientific 🇸🇬 Singapore
The role involves exploring and implementing UX designs for new digital user experiences while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The designer will lead mid-level digital initiatives and deliver consistent UX assets and documentation.
Mid-level UX Designer
🇲🇽 México, Janos, Mexico
Nir Yu 🇲🇽 México, Janos, Mexico
Lead the full UX lifecycle to create intuitive, data-driven experiences for a B2B SaaS platform. This includes simplifying complex workflows, maintaining design libraries, and collaborating with product and engineering teams.
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Graphic Designer (Mid-level)
🇺🇸 West Jordan, Utah, United States of America
Walker Tape Co 🇺🇸 West Jordan, Utah, United States of America
The Graphic Designer will create visually stunning graphics for product packaging, marketing materials, and digital content while aligning designs with brand strategy. They will collaborate with marketing and product teams to manage multiple design projects and ensure consistency across all platforms.
Mid-level Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Xelix 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
You will own design tasks from discovery to delivery, including wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs. You will also collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure functional, user-friendly, and consistent product experiences.
Product Designer (Mid-Level)
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Acronis 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
The Product Designer will contribute to designing product features from concept to delivery, working closely with senior designers, and will be responsible for creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs for platform improvements. They will also produce prototypes, collaborate with product managers and engineers, support usability testing, and prepare design specifications.
Product Designer 2 (Mid-Level)
🇩🇪 Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Togetherwork 🇩🇪 Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The role involves owning the UX for specific products, modernizing complex or legacy workflows, and improving clarity, usability, and accessibility by reviewing analytics and participating in user interviews. Designers will also collaborate closely with product managers and engineers from discovery through delivery while contributing to shared design system components.
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.