Design Leadership Jobs
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Graphic Designer - Beauty & Visual Merchandising (Mid-Level, Temporary / Project
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Cocreativ 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
The role involves designing graphics for in-store displays, visual merchandising assets, and retail environments, while also creating print-ready files for various promotional materials. Responsibilities include supporting seasonal changeovers, conducting visual research, creating compelling presentations, and collaborating with creative teams from concept through execution.
Mid-Level Product Designer
🇵🇭 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Dashlabs.ai 🇵🇭 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Lead end-to-end design for key features, from research and ideation to high-fidelity mockups and developer handoff. Collaborate with engineering and sales teams to define user flows and improve interfaces.
Mid Level Graphic Designer
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Talent 360 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
The Mid-level Graphic Designer will design and develop logos, brand identities, and packaging that align with the company's brand guidelines. They will also create engaging social media graphics and collaborate with marketing and other teams for consistency across design elements.
Mid-level Product Designer (Remote, Europe)
🌍 Remote
Learnworlds 🌍 Remote
The designer will work independently to tackle complex product challenges and deliver high-impact solutions. They will design for a system of systems that powers learning businesses at scale, requiring versatility and ownership.
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Mid-level Product Designer (Remote, Europe)
🌍 Remote
Learnworlds 🌍 Remote
The designer will work independently to tackle complex product challenges and deliver high-impact solutions. They will design for a system of systems that powers learning businesses at scale, requiring versatility and ownership.
Mid-level Product Designer (Remote, Europe)
🌍 Remote
Learnworlds 🌍 Remote
The designer will work independently to tackle complex product challenges and deliver high-impact solutions. They will design for a system of systems that powers learning businesses at scale, requiring versatility and ownership.
Mid-level Product Designer (Remote, Europe)
🌍 Remote
Learnworlds 🌍 Remote
The designer will work independently to tackle complex product challenges and deliver high-impact solutions. They will design for a system of systems that powers learning businesses at scale, requiring versatility and ownership.
Mid-level Product Designer (Remote, Europe)
🌍 Remote
Learnworlds 🌍 Remote
The designer will work independently to tackle complex product challenges and deliver high-impact solutions. They will design for a system of systems that powers learning businesses at scale, requiring versatility and ownership.
Product Designer (Mid Level)
🇬🇧 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Graphite Digital 🇬🇧 Brighton, England, United Kingdom
As a Mid-Level Product Designer, you will support senior designers in maintaining the design system and collaborate with various teams to refine the final product. You will also present your work to stakeholders and advocate for user-centered design solutions.
Product Designer (Mid-level)
🇧🇪 Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium
Rydoo 🇧🇪 Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium
The Product Designer will own end-to-end design for a squad, from discovery to polished UI and engineer handoff. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define problems and deliver high-quality experiences.
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.