Design Leader helping enterprise and agency teams turn
customer experiences into
results, smarter and faster.
industry-first products.
delighted users.
measurable growth.
results, smarter and faster.
Design Leader helping enterprise and agency teams turn
customer experiences into
results, smarter and faster.
industry-first products.
delighted users.
measurable growth.
results, smarter and faster.
⚡️ Open to New Roles
⚡️ Open to New Roles
15+ Years Exprerience
eCommerce Expert
Stakeholder Whisperer
Outcome Focused
Product & UX Design Director helping enterprise and agency teams turn customer experiences into
results, smarter and faster.
industry-first products.
delighted users.
measurable growth.
results, smarter and faster.
Product & UX Design Director helping enterprise and agency teams turn
customer experiences into
results, smarter and faster.
industry-first products.
delighted users.
measurable growth.
results, smarter and faster.
18+ YOE
eCommerce Expert
Stakeholder Whisperer
Outcome Focused
⚡️ Open to New Roles
⚡️ Open to New Roles
⚡️ Open to New Roles
⚡️ Open to New Roles
Product & UX Design Director helping enterprise and agency teams turn customer experiences into
results, smarter and faster.
industry-first products.
delighted users.
measurable growth.
results, smarter and faster.
18+ YOE
eCommerce Expert
Stakeholder Whisperer
Outcome-Focused
Trusted by some amazing brands to lead UX & Product Design teams
Recent Work
Recent Work
Recent Work
Trusted by amazing brands to lead UX & Product Design teams
Trusted by amazing brands to lead UX & Product Design teams
Trusted by some amazing brands to lead UX & Product Design teams
Trusted by amazing brands to lead UX & Product Design teams
Superpowers
Superpowers
Superpowers
Key strengths I leverage as a design leader
Key strengths I leverage as a design leader
Key strengths I leverage as a design leader
Outcome-Driven Design Leader
15+ years building UX and Product Design teams that generated billions in revenue and grow loyal customers.
High-Performance Team Builder
Growing and guiding design teams from 3 to 20+ while maintaining 95% retention rate.
Expert at Designing for AI
Led creation of industry-first, AI-driven products for global B2B and B2C companies.
Stakeholder-Whisperer
Executive communicator who translates strategy into design solutions that the C-suite and their teams can act on.
Collaboration Junkie
Strategically collaborate and lead workshops with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives.
Player-Coach as Needed
I get my hands dirty executing research, strategy, and design initiatives while mentoring others along the way.
Outcome-Driven Design Leader
15+ years building UX and Product Design teams that generated billions in revenue and grow loyal customers.
High-Performance Team Builder
Growing and guiding design teams from 3 to 20+ while maintaining 95% retention rate.
Expert at Designing for AI
Led creation of industry-first, AI-driven products for global retail brands and tech companies alike.
Stakeholder-Whisperer
Executive communicator who translates strategy into design solutions that the C-suite and their teams can act on.
Collaboration Junkie
Strategically collaborate and lead workshops with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives.
Player-Coach as Needed
I get my hands dirty executing research, strategy, and design initiatives while mentoring others along the way.
Outcome-Driven Design Leader
15+ years building UX and Product Design teams that generated billions in revenue and grow loyal customers.
High-Performance Team Builder
Growing and guiding design teams from 3 to 20+ while maintaining 95% retention rate.
Expert at Designing for AI
Led creation of industry-first, AI-driven products for global retail brands and tech companies alike.
Stakeholder-Whisperer
Executive communicator who translates strategy into design solutions that the C-suite and their teams can act on.
Collaboration Junkie
Strategically collaborate and lead workshops with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives.
Player-Coach as Needed
I get my hands dirty executing research, strategy, and design initiatives while mentoring others along the way.
Outcome-Driven Design Leader
15+ years building UX & Product teams that generated billions in revenue through design.
High-Performance Team Builder
Growing and guiding design teams from 3 to 20+ while maintaining 95% retention rate.
Expert at Designing for AI
Led creation of industry-first, AI-driven products for global B2B and B2C companies.
Stakeholder-Whisperer
Executive communicator who translates strategy into design solutions that the C-suite and their teams can act on.
Collaboration Junkie
Strategically collaborate and lead workshops with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives.
Player-Coach as Needed
I get my hands dirty executing research, strategy, and design initiatives while mentoring others along the way.
AI Expertise
Coaching teams and organizations to improve performance through harnessing AI
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Experimenting and using AI-based design tools like Claude, Creatie, and UX Pilot to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping marketers and design teams with new skills to integrate AI into their daily workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company using new AI tools and processes which balanced human creativity with AI efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped design and strategy workflows for two different agencies to identify bottlenecks and implement AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
AI Expertise
Coaching teams and organizations to improve performance through harnessing AI
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Utilized AI tools to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping teams with the skills to integrate AI into their workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company that balanced human creativity with AI-driven efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped team workflows fpr 2 agencies to identify bottlenecks, implementing AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Utilized AI tools to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping teams with the skills to integrate AI into their workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company that balanced human creativity with AI-driven efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped team workflows fpr 2 agencies to identify bottlenecks, implementing AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Utilized AI tools to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping teams with the skills to integrate AI into their workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company that balanced human creativity with AI-driven efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped team workflows fpr 2 agencies to identify bottlenecks, implementing AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Utilized AI tools to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping teams with the skills to integrate AI into their workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company that balanced human creativity with AI-driven efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped team workflows fpr 2 agencies to identify bottlenecks, implementing AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
AI Expertise
Coaching teams and organizations to improve performance through harnessing AI
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Experimenting and using AI-based design tools like Claude, Creatie, and UX Pilot to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping marketers and design teams with new skills to integrate AI into their daily workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company using new AI tools and processes which balanced human creativity with AI efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped design and strategy workflows for two different agencies to identify bottlenecks and implement AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
AI Expertise
Coaching teams and organizations to improve performance through harnessing AI
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Experimenting and using AI-based design tools like Claude, Creatie, and UX Pilot to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping marketers and design teams with new skills to integrate AI into their daily workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company using new AI tools and processes which balanced human creativity with AI efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped design and strategy workflows for two different agencies to identify bottlenecks and implement AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
AI Expertise
Coaching teams and organizations to improve performance through harnessing AI
Teaching AI Mastery
Developed and taught advanced Prompt Engineering techniques that improved the accuracy and relevance of AI outputs, empowering teams to use AI tools more effectively.
Custom GPTs
Crafted custom GPTs for 3 organizations, streamlining research and content generation, and reducing deliverable turnaround times by 20%.
Rapid Prototyping
Experimenting and using AI-based design tools like Claude, Creatie, and UX Pilot to prototype ideas faster, reducing design iteration cycles and enabling quicker validation of concepts for agency and client projects.
Training Others
Led 3 hands-on AI workshops for over 100 professionals across multiple organizations, equipping marketers and design teams with new skills to integrate AI into their daily workflows.
Crafting Workflows
Built AI-enhanced team workflows for a SaaS company using new AI tools and processes which balanced human creativity with AI efficiencies, setting a new standard for collaboration and productivity.
Gaining Efficiencies
Mapped design and strategy workflows for two different agencies to identify bottlenecks and implement AI solutions that automated manual tasks and significantly boosted productivity across roles.
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© Copyright 2025, All Rights Reserved by Steven Shay
© Copyright 2025, All Rights Reserved by Steven Shay