Product Design Leader

What is SeekOut?  

SeekOut is a leader in AI-driven talent optimization, helping organizations recruit, reskill, and redeploy talent with AI-driven solutions. SeekOut transforms how companies build winning teams by empowering organizations to align talent strategy with business strategy via breakthrough agentic AI solutions. Our software and services help companies ensure that they hire the right people and match their talent to the highest-impact roles to drive business success.  

What are we looking to add to our team?

We seek a Product Design subject matter expert with experience in AI, SaaS, and startups. A natural leader that likes customer interactions and brings Execs and senior leaders on the journey to good product design. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Invent the future of AI recruiting. Deliver best-in-class user experiences for precedent-setting AI/ML features, often designing for problems with no existing playbook, and ensuring alignment with product adoption.
• Drive a bold 0→1 design vision. Define and communicate UX strategy aligned across SeekOut’s entire product line, reporting directly to the Head of Product at Seekout.
• Build design partnerships. Work hand-in-hand with Product and Engineering leaders to co-create solutions, embedding design thinking from concept through delivery.
• Lead by doing. Act as a player-coach, but also own design vision and UX strategy, contributing directly to critical design projects by collaborating with the VP of Product to influence the product roadmap, all while mentoring a small team of designers.
• Tell the story. Work closely with the VP of Product to influence peers, executives, and customers through clear, persuasive design narratives that show the “why” behind the work.
• Make it real. Translate high-level ideas into actionable design deliverables that guide cross-functional execution and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Raise the bar. Establish and evolve design standards, systems, and best practices that support rapid iteration without sacrificing quality.
• Adapt and learn fast. Stay ahead of AI and recruiting trends, iterating quickly in a fast-paced startup environment while balancing short-term impact with long-term vision.
• What you’ll accomplish in 6-12 months. Develop a design direction and get C suite aligned. Prove out better cross functional working processes. and deliver net new products.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• 10+ years of experience leading product design and mentoring (or managing) designers, and shipping impactful enterprise software
• Proven track record delivering 0→1 products or features in a fast-moving startup or entrepreneurial environment. 
• Depth in enterprise UX and AI/ML experiences, ideally with B2B SaaS or recruiting/talent software.
• Experience mentoring designers while still producing high-craft IC work yourself.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to influence product direction.
• A bias toward action and iteration, with comfort operating in ambiguity.

A design portfolio is a requirement to be considered for this role.

Our Commitment to Pay Fairness:

At SeekOut, pay equity is at the heart of our compensation philosophy and approach. Our goal is to provide a transparent, fair and rewarding environment where team members are equitably compensated for substantially similar work, feel supported, and ultimately choose to grow their careers here at SeekOut.  To ensure fairness for new hires and existing team members, we factor in an individual's unique skills and experience, market data, and the internal equity of the team.   

Base Salary Hiring Range: $185,000 - $205,000 annually 

SeekOut offers an industry-leading benefits package which includes:

• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts 
• Stock Options 
• Stipends for home office, education, and wellness 
• Flexible paid time off 
• Company paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day
• Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Retirement plan with company match
• In-office perks include transportation & parking subsidies, daily lunch service, snacks & beverages, and wellness room

This position requires U.S. work authorization and is not eligible for sponsorship.

Our Dedication to a Diverse Workforce:

SeekOut condemns discrimination, racism, and racial injustice in all forms. Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, SeekOut will honor your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We are accelerating our efforts through our products and policies to take action and advance definitive, measurable policies and practices that eliminate racism and discrimination.  

SeekOut is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to the inclusion of all individuals and will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application process.  If you require assistance or accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]