What we find
The role stayed open long enough that people stopped asking.
- Every strong candidate is out of band, and the ones in band need managing.
- Recruiter fees would cost more than a year of this.
- Headcount is frozen and the work isn't.
- You want to see real work before you commit to a person.
What you get
One senior designer, matched, working inside a week.
A designer from our team, embedded in yours. They sit in your standups, work in your Figma, and report to your design or product lead. Behind them is the rest of the pod, so one person covers more ground than one person usually can.
- Put forward a named senior designer, not a rotating bench
- Match on your product type, not just who happens to be free
- Get them into your tools and rituals in week one
- Back them with the wider pod for spikes and second opinions
- Include design QA with your engineers as part of the job
- Swap, scale or stop monthly, in writing
How it runs
Faster than a second-round interview.
The call
Twenty minutes on the product and the team they'd sit in.
The match
A name, from people we already work with. You meet them first.
Week one
In your tools and shipping. No ramp-up you pay for.
Monthly
Keep them, swap them, add a second, or stop.