The Spark
2018
Sanjay Raval, a Principal Product Designer at Yodlee, encounters difficulties in hiring top design talent in India.
Recognizing the need for a specialized solution, he begins exploring the possibility of building a dedicated design recruitment service.
Driven by passion, he initiates conversations with experienced design leaders, laying the groundwork for future collaborations.
Early Growth
2018-19
Sanjay takes on freelance hiring projects, gaining valuable experience and building trust within the design community.
He starts to receive inquiries from companies seeking his expertise, signaling a growing demand for his services.
The Launch
2019
Sanjay officially launches BeingUser as a dedicated design recruitment agency.
He transforms his portfolio website, BeingUser.com, into the official brand identity.
Continued Growth & Impact
2019 - Present
With the support of the Indian design community, BeingUser experiences steady growth.
It solidified its position as India's first and leading agency exclusively focused on design recruitment.
BeingUser evolves into a community-driven platform, connecting designers with opportunities and helping companies find the right creative talent.
Meet our team
of magic makers…
Devika’s journey into recruitment was anything but conventional. A social work graduate from TISS, she began her career working with children from low-income and vulnerable communities, helping them gain access to the right mentors.
She then moved to Bangalore, where she worked on implementing the Right to Education Act, collaborating closely with diverse stakeholders. It was during this time that she discovered her passion for people relations and the impact of meaningful connections.
After a brief (and not-so-successful 🙂) stint in business development—and navigating the uncertainties of the pandemic—she found herself at a crossroads, craving more independence and tangible impact in her work. That’s when she discovered BeingUser. It provided the perfect opportunity to merge her passion for working closely with people with the fulfillment of seeing real-time impact.
Devashree’s career has always been at the intersection of people, communication and storytelling.
She began her career by working as a teaching assistant at one of Delhi’s government schools in association with Teach for India–educating the underprivileged had always felt like a calling.
Her first professional stint began at 35,000 ft in aviation, navigating the skies and ensuring passenger safety on air. She then moved to Bangalore to write for founders and pre-pmf, seed funded startups—crafting their stories into neat narratives.
It was during a brief career break that she decided to plunge into a role that involved a little bit of everything—creativity and discovering talent. At BeingUser, she gets to do a mix of it all—helping the design community and crafting communication for the brand.
