What C-level Design Jobs Ask For
Across 653 open C-level Design postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, figma, prototyping.
Updated September 19, 2026
829 open C-level Design postings. The percentages below are measured over the 653 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 55% |
| figma | 35% |
| prototyping | 26% |
| user-research | 24% |
| accessibility | 23% |
| wireframing | 16% |
| saas | 16% |
| analytics | 16% |
| usability-testing | 12% |
| agentic-ai | 11% |
| interaction-design | 11% |
| automation | 11% |
| cloud | 10% |
| photoshop | 9% |
| illustrator | 9% |
| design-thinking | 9% |
| stakeholder-management | 9% |
| agile | 8% |
| api | 8% |
| typography | 8% |
| fintech | 8% |
| autocad | 6% |
| indesign | 6% |
| cad | 6% |
| ecommerce | 6% |
| microservices | 6% |
| storyboarding | 6% |
| information-architecture | 5% |
| revit | 5% |
| wcag | 5% |
| generative-ai | 5% |
| css | 5% |
| gdpr | 5% |
| business-development | 4% |
| data-analytics | 3% |
| html | 3% |
| llm | 3% |
| strategic-planning | 3% |
| sketchup | 3% |
| motion-graphics | 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 829 open C-level Design jobs →
Across all Design levels
Most Design postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 13,065
- figma 10,582
- photoshop 8,128
- illustrator 7,302
- prototyping 5,802
- autocad 5,795
- cad 4,969
- accessibility 4,906
- typography 4,858
- user-research 4,387
- wireframing 4,290
- indesign 4,173