Sr. / Lead Product Designer

Job Title: Senior / Lead Product Designer (AI-First Consumer Tech)

Location:
HSR Layout, Bengaluru
Role Type:
Full-time

About AppsForBharat (Sri Mandir App)

AppsForBharat is on a mission to help millions of Indians connect with spirituality and culture through beautifully crafted, AI-first consumer experiences. Backed by Peak XV Partners, Elevation, Fundamentum, and other top investors, we're a Series C faith-tech startup built by alumni from IITs, IIMs, and high-growth startups.

Our flagship product,
Sri Mandir
, is the world's largest platform for Hindu devotees, powering rituals, teachings, personalized recommendations, and a thriving devotional community.

India's $44B devotion economy is still largely offline. We're bringing
structure, accessibility, and meaning
to this massive market and
design is at the center of that transformation
.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a
Senior / Lead Product Designer
who can push the boundaries of what consumer experiences can be, at the intersection of
AI, systems thinking, and human-centered design
. This is not a role for someone who just ships screens. You'll shape
product strategy, influence business outcomes, and build design systems
that scale to millions.

As part of a fast-moving, high-ownership design team, you'll lead end-to-end design for flagship features and entirely new product lines. From
0 → 1 concepts to scaled experiences
and play a key role in shaping the future of devotion-tech in India.

What You'll Do

• Own the design vision
  for key product areas, from research and concept to launch and iteration
• Design
  AI-powered, data-driven experiences
  that improve engagement, conversion, and retention
• Build and evolve
  scalable design systems
  for both mobile and web platforms
• Partner closely with PMs, engineers, and data scientists to shape product roadmaps and define success metrics
• Leverage user insights, qualitative research, and behavioral data to inform and validate design decisions
• Champion design thinking and mentor junior designers, raising the bar for craft, systems thinking, and storytelling
• Push innovation through rapid experimentation, leveraging tools like
  Midjourney, DALL·E, ChatGPT, Claude
  , and more

What We're Looking For

• 5-8+ years
  of product design experience in
  consumer tech, social, or gaming products
• Proven track record designing
  high-impact, user-centric experiences
  at scale (portfolio required)
• Deep expertise in
  interaction design, typography, layout, and visual systems
• Strong grasp of
  data-informed design
  , you connect pixels to metrics (engagement, retention, growth)
• Hands-on mastery of
  Figma
  and proficiency with rapid prototyping tools
• AI-fluent mindset
  , experimenting with AI in your design workflow or building AI-first features
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
• Bonus: Background from NID, NIFT, Srishti, IDC, MIT-ID, or equivalent design programs

Why Join Us

• Design for impact:
  Your work will shape how
  millions
  connect with devotion and spirituality
• Pioneer the future:
  Build
  AI-first, data-driven design systems
  in a rapidly evolving category
• Strategic ownership:
  Influence
  product direction, user behavior, and business outcomes
• Grow with the best:
  Collaborate with a sharp, ambitious, and mission-driven team
• Full-stack exposure:
  Work across the spectrum, from
  0 → 1 new bets
  to scaling category-leading products

Join us to reimagine how Bharat connects with faith, culture, and meaning through the power of design and technology.

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