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Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 Brazil; United States of America; Europe)
Thread Remote (🇺🇸 Brazil; United States of America; Europe)
Own a product surface end to end at Thread, from problem framing to pixel-level polish, designing agentic AI experiences for MSP technicians. Lead research with MSP partners, prototype with AI, and set the quality bar for dense, multi-system workflows.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Inadev 🇺🇸 Reston, Virginia, United States of America
Lead user research and UX strategy, and create accessible, user-centered designs for major system builds, supporting applications, and modernization initiatives. Partner with product, engineering, and stakeholders to validate designs, maintain design standards, and use AI-powered tools to improve research and design workflows.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Cancun)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Build and maintain Figma design systems for multiple distinct client brands, including token architecture, variables, modes, and reusable component libraries. Document and hand off systems so developers and build pipelines can implement them without clarification, while keeping Figma and code aligned.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, San Luis Potosi)
Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇲🇽 Mexico)
Build and maintain Figma design systems for multiple distinct client brands, including token architecture, variables, modes, and reusable component libraries. Document and hand off systems so developers and build pipelines can implement them without clarification.
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Senior Product Designer
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Proxify 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Lead the UX design process from user research and journey mapping through wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to turn user insights and business goals into accessible, intuitive design solutions, then iterate based on feedback.
Senior Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Revun 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Design and improve web and mobile experiences for a complex SaaS and marketplace platform, including workflows for multiple user types, dashboards, portals, and role-based experiences. Build and maintain scalable design systems, collaborate with product stakeholders and engineers, review implementations, and use AI tools responsibly to support design work and commercial launch readiness.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote, Brasilia)
Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Blacksmith Agency Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)
Build and maintain Figma design systems for multiple distinct client brands, including token architecture, variables, modes, and reusable component libraries. Document and hand off systems so developers and build pipelines can implement them without clarification, while keeping Figma and code aligned.
Mid-Senior Graphic Designer
🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Spain
Tania Baides (atelier) 🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Spain
Develop visual identities and graphic materials for multiple brands across digital, print, editorial, social media, and event applications. Collaborate with creative leadership, production teams, and suppliers to create coherent event experiences, prepare final artwork, and oversee production quality.
Mid-Senior Graphic Designer
🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Spain
Tania Baides (atelier) 🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Spain
Develop visual identities and graphic materials for multiple brands across digital, print, editorial, social media, and event applications. Collaborate with creative leadership, production teams, and suppliers to create and deliver cohesive event and brand experiences, prepare final artwork, and oversee production quality.
Senior Graphic Designer
Remote (🇪🇬 Egypt)
Fanspass | فانز باس Remote (🇪🇬 Egypt)
Lead visual design projects for the brand, marketing campaigns, and product experiences, creating graphics and materials for web, social media, and mobile applications. Maintain and evolve brand guidelines, collaborate with marketing, product, and content teams, mentor junior designers when needed, and ensure consistency across deliverables.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
Uline 🇺🇸 Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
Lead high-impact creative initiatives by conceptualizing and designing high-quality print and digital assets from concept through completion. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and the photo studio to ensure brand integrity while mentoring junior designers and interns.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Black & White Engineering 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design delivery across complex data centre projects, managing interfaces, risks, quality standards, and alignment with project objectives and programmes. Work with clients, engineers, consultants, and contractors to deliver practical engineering solutions, while supporting and mentoring colleagues.
Senior Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Clera 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
You will own product areas from early concepts through research, prototyping, and launch while collaborating with engineering and product leaders. Additionally, you will build and evolve design systems and contribute to AI-native product experiences.
Senior UX Designer, Monetization
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Game Companies 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead monetization design programs and collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, and other senior partners to improve streamer and viewer experiences. Conduct research, develop and present design solutions, contribute to design patterns, and mentor junior designers.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Cumming Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager will oversee the design, engineering, and construction phases of high-profile institutional and academic projects. Responsibilities include managing consultant teams, ensuring design excellence, and maintaining rigorous cost and schedule controls throughout the project lifecycle.
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.