Established a global design program for a SaaS platform startup that within 5 years achieved the #1 ranking on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies and a $6B+ valuation that defined two markets and became a leader in others.

Tasked to hire, mentor and manage 30 designers, researchers, and design ops to support global R&D while creating a design-centric culture, promoting UX best practices through design education.

Mentored team member's development, built design team growth strategies, team career management plans, and facilitated growth opportunities for individuals.

In partnership with product management and engineering, I impact the strategic platform vision through design, resulting in increased profits of over $300M in annual revenue.

Authored a scalable, adaptive enterprise level design system and platform guidelines that are implemented throughout the 40 core product portfolio and supporting platforms.

Implemented and integrated product design strategy, best practices, and design patterns for AI, data discovery, and machine learning across the platform.

Collaborated with acquisition design organizations to merge a distributed team, processes and functionality into cohesive experiences.