What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Design position at Cardinal?
About Cardinal
Cardinal is building the AI platform for precision outbound.
We help the best companies run world-class sales — combining data, AI, and execution into one system that actually drives revenue.
The Role
This is not a normal design role.
You’re Not Just Designing - You’re
What You’ll Do
We’re looking for scrappy, high-agency builders who care deeply about product.
You Might Be
Cardinal is building the AI platform for precision outbound.
We help the best companies run world-class sales — combining data, AI, and execution into one system that actually drives revenue.
- $1M ARR run rate in ~2 months
- ~$80k MRR and growing fast
- Backed by Y Combinator
- Built by 2x YC founders (Harvard MIT Prod)
The Role
This is not a normal design role.
You’re Not Just Designing - You’re
- Defining how the product feels end-to-end
- Owning the entire user experience (from first impression → daily usage)
- Turning complex workflows into simple, intuitive interfaces
- Acting as a bridge between product, engineering, and growth
What You’ll Do
- Own product UX across the entire platform (0 → 1 and beyond)
- Design and ship in Framer (site updates, landing pages, growth pages)
- Turn messy workflows into clean, intuitive UX
- Create one-pagers, sales collateral, and marketing assets
- Produce videos and visual content for product growth
- Improve onboarding and time-to-value (first response is everything)
- Work closely with founders engineers to ship fast
- Continuously iterate based on real user feedback
We’re looking for scrappy, high-agency builders who care deeply about product.
You Might Be
- A former founder
- An early designer at a startup
- Someone who has built and shipped products end-to-end
- Have strong product taste and high standards
- Are extremely hands-on (you design and think in systems)
- Move fast and don’t wait for perfect specs
- Care about how things work, not just how they look
- Can simplify complex problems into clear UX
- Want to win — and are willing to hustle for it
Salary : $75,000 - $120,000