Head of Design

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.

• $1M ARR run rate in ~2 months
• ~$80k MRR and growing fast
• Backed by Y Combinator
• Built by 2x YC founders (Harvard MIT Prod)
  
  

We’re moving fast, closing top customers, and becoming the default outbound stack for the best teams.

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
  
  

This role is core to the company.\ Design directly impacts how fast we grow.

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
  
  

Who You Are

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
  
  

You

• 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