What C-level Design Jobs Ask For
Across 518 open C-level Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, accessibility, user-research.
Updated October 28, 2026
632 open C-level Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 518 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 60% |
| accessibility | 38% |
| user-research | 33% |
| figma | 30% |
| wireframing | 28% |
| storyboarding | 23% |
| prototyping | 22% |
| api | 20% |
| analytics | 17% |
| microservices | 16% |
| interaction-design | 14% |
| agentic-ai | 14% |
| agile | 13% |
| automation | 13% |
| stakeholder-management | 11% |
| usability-testing | 10% |
| saas | 8% |
| fintech | 8% |
| cloud | 8% |
| information-architecture | 8% |
| design-thinking | 7% |
| typography | 7% |
| data-analytics | 6% |
| illustrator | 6% |
| photoshop | 6% |
| llm | 6% |
| machine-learning | 5% |
| jira | 4% |
| generative-ai | 4% |
| adobe-creative-suite | 4% |
| indesign | 4% |
| cad | 3% |
| go-to-market | 3% |
| claude-code | 3% |
| program-management | 3% |
| express | 3% |
| conversational-ai | 3% |
| crm | 3% |
| ecommerce | 3% |
| strategic-planning | 3% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 632 open C-level Design jobs →
Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 7,107
- figma 4,839
- prototyping 3,149
- photoshop 2,802
- cad 2,700
- accessibility 2,610
- illustrator 2,574
- autocad 2,542
- automation 2,256
- adobe-creative-suite 2,241
- user-research 2,210
- typography 1,957