Head of Design

Head of Design at Cardinal — San Francisco, CA, US

About this role

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