About Me

Good designers are always in high demand, and the best ones are never on the market for long (if at all). Hiring the ‘right’ design leaders is really really really hard. It takes skill to make the complex appear simple. Luckily that’s what I specialise in. 

I’m Vasudha; a designer turned design recruiter – specializing in design leadership roles. Over the last 8 years, I’ve built a strong referral network of designers that helps me connect with the hidden gems in the design industry. Being a designer, I understand the nuances when it comes to hiring/screening designers, and it becomes easier for me to tap into the designer network. The transition happened as my experience of finding the right job/company was pretty frustrating. And I’m trying my bit to ensure that it doesn’t happen with anyone else.

How I work

Nobody enjoys the random cold calls from recruiters. I’ve always enjoyed deep conversations with designers where you get to know the person as a whole and not just the last project they worked on. Unlike other recruitment firms, I don’t really work through databases of designers looking for UX/UI keywords and design school tags. Almost 90% of the designers I send to companies are either my design friends, acquaintances, or their friends.

When working with the firm, I take time to speak with the key stakeholders to understand in-depth about the company, product, roadmap, challenges, opportunities, culture, etc. This is followed by setting a tight-knit hiring process, feedback loops, and reference checks.

I work closely with the hiring managers and share feedback from designers early and often. Along with industry insights, competition benchmarking, question library, and hiring best practices.

All designers I refer to are personally interviewed by me. Along with the customary CV and portfolio, I share an additional document that shares insights about the person (their journey, learnings, ambitions, design skill-set, strengths, and weaknesses, the reason for joining the company, etc).

On average, I’ve maintained an average hiring ratio of 5:1. Few of my clients include Groww, Scripbox Groupon, Flipkart, Housing, Ola, Swiggy, Freshworks, Cleartax, Fractal Analytics, Slice, Vedantu etc.