Senior Principal Product Designer

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.   

• 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 ensure they align with measurable product adoption and customer success.
• Drive a bold 0→1 design vision. Define and communicate UX strategy across SeekOut’s product line, working directly with the Head of Product to set direction, connect long-term vision to immediate priorities, and ensure design is central to our roadmap.
• Collaborate with leadership. Work closely with C-suite and senior partners in Product and Engineering to influence strategy, share design perspectives, and bring clarity to complex decisions.
• Mentor and elevate others. Provide hands-on feedback, share frameworks, and model best practices to help other designers grow in their craft and confidence. Serve as a trusted partner to Product and Engineering peers, helping the broader team develop stronger user empathy and design intuition.
• Tell the story. Use compelling narratives, prototypes, and design artifacts to illustrate the “why” behind your work and align internal stakeholders and customers around a shared vision.
• Make it real. Translate high-level concepts into polished, high-craft design deliverables that guide cross-functional execution and deliver tangible results.
• Raise the bar. Shape and evolve design systems, workflows, and standards that support fast iteration without compromising quality.
• Stay curious. Keep up with the rapid evolution of AI, UX, and recruiting trends, and bring new insights that keep our products modern, trusted, and human-centered.

• Establish a clear design direction and secure alignment with executive stakeholders.
• Improve cross-functional processes that strengthen collaboration between Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Deliver 0→1 designs for net-new AI recruiting and talent optimization products.
• Build momentum in the design org by mentoring and raising the quality bar across projects.

• 10+ years of experience in product design, shipping impactful enterprise or AI-driven software.
• Proven success delivering 0→1 features or products in a fast-paced startup or entrepreneurial environment.
• Depth in enterprise UX and AI/ML interaction design, ideally within B2B or talent-focused applications.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence product direction across disciplines and levels.
• A passion for mentorship and peer development—helping others grow through critique, pairing, and shared process.
• Exceptional storytelling skills with the ability to present and persuade executives and cross-functional teams.
• A bias toward iteration and clarity, with comfort operating in ambiguity.
• A design portfolio that demonstrates both creative vision and real-world business impact.

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

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: $218,000 - $235,000 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.

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]