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Product Designer (Staff / Principal Level) (£115k–£140k) at Anima
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Jack & Jill 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead end-to-end design for multiple product lines, acting as both designer and product manager to shape the company roadmap. Formalize design standards and scale the design system to ensure high-precision interfaces for clinicians.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Newark, Delaware, United States of America
Photon 🇺🇸 Newark, Delaware, United States of America
Lead the UX/UI strategy and execution for a complex enterprise AI-powered B2B platform, focusing on conversational interfaces and AI copilots. Own the end-to-end design process from research and wireframing to the maintenance of scalable enterprise design systems.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Tilt 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-native product experiences and workflows from concept to launch. Partner with founders and engineering to define product direction, establish design systems, and simplify complex financial workflows.
Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Philippines
Ninja Partners Llc 🇵🇭 Philippines
The Graphic Designer serves as a principal artist for high-tier print and digital projects from concept to final delivery. They are responsible for creating original artwork, mentoring production artists, and collaborating with the Creative Director and account teams.
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Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Valence 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Define consumer-grade AI coaching experiences at enterprise scale by designing features for multiplayer collaboration and evolving the design system. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship high-quality, AI-native interfaces and adaptive workflows weekly.
Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Define and scale the UX research vision, methodologies, and governance to ensure user insights drive company-level product strategy. Lead foundational research programs and integrate AI-augmented workflows to amplify research impact across the organization.
BetterUp is hiring: Principal UX Researcher in Austin
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Uxr Hunt 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Define and evolve BetterUp's UX research vision, methodologies, and governance to ensure user insights shape product decisions. Lead strategic research programs and scale research operations while integrating AI-augmented workflows into the research practice.
Principal Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Bitpanda La 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead the long-term vision and strategy for Bitpanda's Design System and shared product design language. Partner with senior leadership to ensure high-quality, accessible, and consistent user experiences across all platforms.
Principal Product Designer - Market Data
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dow Jones 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Principal Product Designer will own the design strategy for the Market Data platform across multiple financial brands, including The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. They will establish shared design patterns for data visualization and mentor senior designers to ensure a high bar for craft and consistency.
Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Celestica 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Architect and implement thermal system solutions for AI-centric networking and compute systems from the rack level down to board-level heat sinks. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and customers to develop high-power density cooling strategies and technical roadmaps.
Principal Product Designer - Subscription Growth (Acquisition)
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dow Jones 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Define the long-term design strategy for subscriber growth and acquisition across Dow Jones' portfolio of brands. Lead complex initiatives involving paywalls, checkout, and identity while mentoring senior designers to elevate overall craft quality.
Principal Designer, Brand & Design Systems
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Edmentum 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Lead the development and governance of Edmentum's design systems, Figma libraries, and brand guidelines to ensure visual consistency. Create scalable web experiences and marketing assets while integrating motion graphics and AI-enhanced design practices.
Principal, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Architect and implement thermal system solutions for AI-centric networking and compute systems from the rack level down to board-level heat sinks. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure thermal designs meet system specifications and lead technical engagements with customers and suppliers.
Principal Designer, Brand & Design Systems
🇺🇸 United States of America
Edmentum 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the development and governance of Edmentum's design systems, Figma libraries, and brand guidelines to ensure visual consistency. Create scalable web experiences and marketing assets while integrating motion graphics and AI-enhanced design practices.
Principal Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Captivateiq 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the design vision for the Incentive Compensation Management product line and drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. Partner with executive leadership to define product strategy and mentor other designers to raise the overall execution bar.
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.