Lead & Principal Remote Async Jobs
Lead, principal, staff and director-level remote, asynchronous roles at async-first companies. Set direction from anywhere.
110 Open Lead/Principal Roles
Senior Director, Procurement
GitLab
Senior Director, Data Platform and AI
Oyster
Payroll Specialist Lead - Belgium
Remote.com
Principal HRIS Analyst, People Technology - Workday
GitLab
Principal Product Manager, AI Custom Models
GitLab
Global Payroll Implementation Country Lead - Germany
Remote.com
QA Lead Engineer (Europe only)
Sporty Group
Director, Revenue Systems Strategy
Remote.com
Regulatory Affairs and Licensing Lead - Mexico and Colombia
Tether
Staff Infrastructure Security Engineer (APAC, EMEA)
GitLab
Director, Enterprise Architecture & Intelligent Automation
GitLab
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an async Lead/Principal job?
Every Lead/Principal role listed here is fully remote and asynchronous-first: you collaborate mostly in writing, meetings are kept to a minimum, and you're measured on outcomes rather than hours spent online.
Do these roles require set hours or a specific timezone?
Rarely. Async-first teams keep required real-time overlap low or zero, so you can do focused lead/principal work on the schedule that suits you and hand off written updates for teammates to pick up in their own hours.
Where can I apply from?
Each listing shows exactly which countries or regions it's open to — many are worldwide. You apply directly on the hiring company's careers site, which Working Async links you straight to.
How current is this list?
Openings are synced from async-first companies on a regular schedule and expired roles are removed automatically, so this reflects live lead/principal vacancies, newest first.
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