Director of Design

Sense is hiring a Director of Design to help us develop and grow our best in class product design organization. This role will be responsible for covering the full design process at Sense for our suite of products including Sense AI Recruiter, Workflows, Voice AI, Chatbot, Talent Intelligence, and CRM. The ideal candidate will be a proven player-coach to take on design projects and also grow our design organization as Sense continues to scale. Your management style is leading by serving others, and your primary goal is the success of your team. As a Design Director, you'll Lead, mentor, and support our group of talented product designers to ensure the product we build for our customers meets their needs and is of the highest quality Lead and execute on critical projects with a very hands-on approach alongside your team Work with Engineering, Product, and Design team leads to develop the vision, strategy, and operations of your initiatives; advocating for our customers through user-centered design Define and grow the design department, including recruiting and representing design through the Sense organization. Define processes to help us scale across our US and India offices. Work side by side with founders and other members of leadership to define the next phase of our company growth Interact with the marketing teams to oversee Sense brand activities Build strong, trustful relationships with your team by fostering a positive environment where they are encouraged to communicate openly, share constructive criticism, and contribute innovative ideas. Speak with and become an expert on our customers Some exciting things you'll get to own and shape in the near future: Design the future of AI-powered recruiting – Take the lead on designing our AI Recruiter and Voice AI experiences from the ground up. You'll craft conversational interfaces that don't just work — they delight, putting candidate experience at the heart of every interaction. Build the voice of Sense – Literally. You'll define how our Voice AI speaks, listens, and empathizes — transforming how candidates and recruiters connect in real time. Redesign with purpose – While reimagining our conversational AI, you'll shape how Sense Chatbot evolves as a platform to support smart, automated, human-first recruiting journeys. Drive Sense's next leap – Be part of our entry into a bold new market: large enterprise hiring. You'll work on foundational product changes and research to help us scale to new customer needs — all while keeping conversations seamless and candidate-first. Bonus: Collaborate closely with our brilliant marketing team to bring the new Sense brand to life through product and interaction design.

Sense is a diverse, collaborative team tackling one of the most universal challenges in today's workforce. With a mission to change the way companies engage with talent, we're creating a better experience for employers, recruiters, and candidates. Your work at Sense will impact millions of people around the globe and will be instrumental in evolving an entire industry. Join us in shaping the workforce of the future! Founded in 2015, Sense is a high-growth HR Tech SaaS startup with offices in the Bay Area and Bangalore. It has 300+ team members, serves 700+ customers, and has grown 100% year-over-year since launch. We have raised $90M in funding, backed by GV (Google), SoftBank, Accel, and Avataar Ventures. As a part of the Sense team, you'll play an active role in shaping and developing our products and processes. Our founders are lifelong entrepreneurs with a history of building, scaling, and successfully exiting large companies. At Sense, your career goals will be supported through active mentorship and learning and development opportunities. We're an experienced team and looking for great people to add to our team.