Head of Design

About Cardinal

Revenue Agents for GTM teams

Tech

Cardinal's stack is built for speed and scale: - **Frontend:** Next.js + React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS - **Backend:** Multiple FastAPI microservices handling search, enrichment, sequencing, inbox, and webhooks - **Database:** Supabase (PostgreSQL) + Redis for caching and job queues - **AI:** LLM-powered agents for lead discovery, content monitoring, snippet generation, and intelligent sequence personalization Hard problems we're solving: building AI agents that understand sales context, real-time content monitoring and signal detection across social platforms, multi-channel sequence orchestration across dozens of email domains, and enrichment pipelines that operate at scale.

The 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 growthThis 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-endYou:* 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