Hey again! 🤟🏻
I'm currently at FIS, where I have the exciting opportunity to revolutionize the digital banking landscape and enhance financial products. My role revolves around merging functionality with creativity, ultimately crafting extraordinary solutions that captivate and delight customers.
Santa Fe, NM
FIS Global
A little bit about me
Hi, I'm Justin - a seasoned Product Designer and startup advisor with over 12 years of experience designing exceptional products. I'm known for my ability to create impactful, engaging, and user-centric experiences that drive business results. I'm passionate about designing successful product experiences that transform organizations and connect people.
Over the years, I've honed my skills as a Product Designer and Design Manager, and have had the privilege of working with some of the biggest names in the tech industry. I spent several years on design teams at Marqeta, Affirm, and Block designing top-notch experiences that exceeded user expectations.
More recently, I've been advising and building out design systems in Figma, designing a consumer fintech app, and crafting merchant dashboards. I'm also a product design consultant with extensive experience working on various products spanning consumer, enterprise, mobile, web design, dashboards, internal tools, servicing/reporting, and more.
Collaboration is at the heart of everything I do. My goal is to create strategic, innovative, and impactful experiences that drive business success and make a real difference in people's lives. With my extensive knowledge and expertise, I can help transform your product into something truly exceptional.
Experience
Principal Product Designer • Oct 2023 - Present
Principal Product Designer (VP of Design) at FIS, spearheading the transformation of digital consumer banking products and mobile apps through innovative design systems. Leading a dynamic team to reimagine user experiences and enhance product functionality for exceptional customer engagement.
Product Design Advisor • Mar 2021 - Present
As a Product Design Consultant and Advisor, I leverage my extensive experience and expertise to help companies create exceptional products. I work closely with teams to understand their unique needs and challenges, and then develop creative solutions that drive business success. From consumer and enterprise apps to dashboards, internal tools, and more, I've worked on a wide range of products and have a deep understanding of what it takes to create successful user experiences.
Product Design Lead • Jun 2020 - Nov 2021
During my time at Square on the Commerce Platform Design team, I had the privilege of working on multiple teams, including Catalog, Accounts, and Seller Profile, as a Product Design Lead. I played a key role in shaping the platform's user experience by developing innovative solutions that improved the way businesses interacted with their customers. I worked closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and engineers, to create user-centric designs that aligned with business goals. My contributions helped to enhance the platform's usability, increase customer satisfaction, and drive business growth.
Product Design Manager • May 2018 - Jun 2020
As a Product Design Manager and Senior Product Designer at Affirm, I worked on creating new and honest experiences for POS financing at Checkout, Travel, in-store, and omnichannel. In my role, I led and managed a talented team of diverse designers who were dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences to our users. Our team was the front line for every consumer that used Affirm to make a purchase, and we worked tirelessly to fulfill the company's mission of delivering honest experiences. As a Senior Product Designer, I also contributed to creating new retail experiences for the Travel vertical and omnichannel checkout.
Senior Product Designer • Feb 2014 - Apr 2018
As the Lead Product Designer at Marqeta for nearly 4 years, I was responsible for designing and executing end-to-end experiences for multiple products, including analytics, reporting, and BI applications, Marqeta.com, program dashboard (B2B admin software), internal team tools/apps, and mobile apps. As the first designer at the company, I shaped all aspects of our digital product experiences and led the creation of the Marqeta UI/UX design system, a React-based library for company-wide product design practice and software development life cycle. I spent the majority of my time at Marqeta as a solo designer, working on solving unique Fintech challenges and leading design for new features across the platform and new strategic opportunities and verticals.
Skills + Expertise
UX DESIGN
FINTECH
STRATEGY
WEB DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN
DESIGN SYSTEMS
FRAMER
Come and say hi 🙌🏻
A little bit about me
Hi, I'm Justin - a seasoned Product Designer and startup advisor with over 12 years of experience designing exceptional products. I'm known for my ability to create impactful, engaging, and user-centric experiences that drive business results. I'm passionate about designing successful product experiences that transform organizations and connect people.
Over the years, I've honed my skills as a Product Designer and Design Manager, and have had the privilege of working with some of the biggest names in the tech industry. I spent several years on design teams at Marqeta, Affirm, and Block designing top-notch experiences that exceeded user expectations.
More recently, I've been advising and building out design systems in Figma, designing a consumer fintech app, and crafting merchant dashboards. I'm also a product design consultant with extensive experience working on various products spanning consumer, enterprise, mobile, web design, dashboards, internal tools, servicing/reporting, and more.
Collaboration is at the heart of everything I do. My goal is to create strategic, innovative, and impactful experiences that drive business success and make a real difference in people's lives. With my extensive knowledge and expertise, I can help transform your product into something truly exceptional.
Experience
Principal Product Designer • Oct 2023 - Present
Principal Product Designer (VP of Design) at FIS, spearheading the transformation of digital consumer banking products and mobile apps through innovative design systems. Leading a dynamic team to reimagine user experiences and enhance product functionality for exceptional customer engagement.
Product Design Advisor • Mar 2021 - Present
As a Product Design Consultant and Advisor, I leverage my extensive experience and expertise to help companies create exceptional products. I work closely with teams to understand their unique needs and challenges, and then develop creative solutions that drive business success. From consumer and enterprise apps to dashboards, internal tools, and more, I've worked on a wide range of products and have a deep understanding of what it takes to create successful user experiences.
Product Design Lead • Jun 2020 - Nov 2021
During my time at Square on the Commerce Platform Design team, I had the privilege of working on multiple teams, including Catalog, Accounts, and Seller Profile, as a Product Design Lead. I played a key role in shaping the platform's user experience by developing innovative solutions that improved the way businesses interacted with their customers. I worked closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers and engineers, to create user-centric designs that aligned with business goals. My contributions helped to enhance the platform's usability, increase customer satisfaction, and drive business growth.
Product Design Manager • May 2018 - Jun 2020
As a Product Design Manager and Senior Product Designer at Affirm, I worked on creating new and honest experiences for POS financing at Checkout, Travel, in-store, and omnichannel. In my role, I led and managed a talented team of diverse designers who were dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences to our users. Our team was the front line for every consumer that used Affirm to make a purchase, and we worked tirelessly to fulfill the company's mission of delivering honest experiences. As a Senior Product Designer, I also contributed to creating new retail experiences for the Travel vertical and omnichannel checkout.
Senior Product Designer • Feb 2014 - Apr 2018
As the Lead Product Designer at Marqeta for nearly 4 years, I was responsible for designing and executing end-to-end experiences for multiple products, including analytics, reporting, and BI applications, Marqeta.com, program dashboard (B2B admin software), internal team tools/apps, and mobile apps. As the first designer at the company, I shaped all aspects of our digital product experiences and led the creation of the Marqeta UI/UX design system, a React-based library for company-wide product design practice and software development life cycle. I spent the majority of my time at Marqeta as a solo designer, working on solving unique Fintech challenges and leading design for new features across the platform and new strategic opportunities and verticals.
Skills + Expertise
UX DESIGN
FINTECH
STRATEGY
WEB DESIGN
PRODUCT DESIGN
DESIGN SYSTEMS
FRAMER