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Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.\nKarya builds high quality datasets for large companies like Google and Microsoft, while providing ethical work opportunities and fair wages to its workforce.\nKarya’s workers make nearly 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and have positively impacted over 100 thousand workers. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India. With a rapidly growing global presence, we are also looking to expand our client base in the Indian market by partnering with leading Indian enterprises.\nAbout the Role:\nWe are looking for a Lead Product Designer to shape how technology creates meaningful, dignified opportunities for low-income and historically excluded communities. At Karya, design is about reimagining who technology is built for, and who gets to participate in the AI economy. You will lead the design of products that work in low-resource environments, across languages, and for users with diverse levels of digital access and literacy.\nThis is a leadership role combining hands-on design, team building, and deep collaboration across product, technology, and field operations.\nWhy This Role Matters\nAt Karya, we are building systems where communities are not just users, but contributors to the technologies shaping the future.\nDesign plays a critical role in ensuring that these systems are accessible, inclusive, and truly representative.\nWhat You Will Do\nDesign for Inclusion & Real-World Contexts\nDesign experiences that work in low-bandwidth, low-literacy, and multilingual environments\nBuild products that reflect the realities of low-income and underserved communities, not idealized users\nChampion localization beyond translation - including cultural, linguistic, and contextual relevance\nSimplify complex systems into intuitive flows that are accessible to first-time or intermittent digital users\nLead & Grow the Design Function\nSet clear goals, priorities, and design direction aligned with product and impact outcomes\nManage and mentor a team of designers across UI, UX, and research\nCreate a culture of craft excellence, critical thinking, and continuous learning\nEstablish scalable design systems and processes\nDrive End-to-End Product Design\nOwn the design of mobile-first and web-based products from concept to execution\nCreate flows and prototypes grounded in strong UX principles\nBalance speed and quality in a fast-moving, impact-driven environment\nLead end to end design for new verticals at Karya (currently building Karya Learn) \nUser Research & Field Learning\nLead user research across diverse geographies and communities\nConduct usability testing, field visits, and participatory design exercises and enable junior designers to do the same\nTranslate insights into product decisions grounded in real user behavior\nCross-functional Collaboration\nWork closely with Storytelling, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to ship impactful solutions\nBridge the gap between product thinking and community realities\nWork closely with the Design Researcher to design user research studies\nExperimentation & AI-driven Design\nExplore and integrate AI-assisted design workflows into product development\nDesign for human-in-the-loop systems and AI-enabled platforms\nContinuously experiment with new approaches to improve accessibility, efficiency, and impact\nWhat We’re Looking For\nExperience & Skills\n5-7 years of experience in product design, with experience leading designers\nStrong portfolio demonstrating work across mobile and web applications\nDeep understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and visual design\nHands-on experience with user research and usability testing\nProven ability to collaborate across disciplines\nMindset & Orientation\nStrong bias toward building for inclusion, not just scale\nSensitivity to the needs of low-resource and underserved communities\nCuriosity about language, culture, and how people interact with technology in constrained contexts\nComfort working in ambiguity and translating complex problems into simple, usable solutions\nInterest in AI, ethical data systems, and human-centered AI workflows\nNice to Have\nExperience designing for multilingual or regional-first products\nExposure to low-bandwidth or offline-first design patterns\nExperience working with field teams, NGOs, or community-driven programs\nFamiliarity with AI products or human-in-the-loop systems\nWhat We Offer\nFlexible leave and vacation policy\n\nRemote / hybrid work options\n\nInsurance as per industry standards\n\nAccess to leaders in technology and social impact\n\nMeaningful work at the intersection of AI, design, and equity\n\nKarya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. 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