Senior Product Design Manager

VMware/BROADCOM (2022 - 2024)

•Provided design leadership and supported Tanzu Business development across multiple product lines (Tanzu Application Platform, Tanzu Mission Control, Tanzu Data Services, etc.)
•Led the design group through the uncertain time of acquisition and re-organization
•Managed a globally distributed design team (up to 7 designers directly)
•Improved design team maturity by implementing design processes and best practices to support agile product development
•Coached different levels of product designers for their performance and day-to-day activities
•Created an effective and connected environment for the design team to collaborate and thrive
•Collaborated with product management and engineering counterparts in daily product strategy and roadmap planning
• Contributed to Tanzu Design System and design patterns development

Product Design Manager

VMware (2021 - 2022)

Starting from May 2022
• Led the design teams on VMware Kubernetes Platform, such as Tanzu Mission Control, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, etc.
• Drove design roadmap with a business focus
• Mentored and coached early career designers
• Contributed to VMware Research Initiatives by recruiting target customers, and leveraging customers' feedback for product development

Starting from Jan 2021
• Led the design teams on VMware Data Product lines, including Tanzu SQL, RabbitMQ, Greenplum, etc.
• Grew and hired talented design in different regions of the world (England, China, Bulgaria)
• Create a connected Tanzu Design Community for about 100 designers
• Mentored and coached early career designers

Staff Product Designer

VMware (2014 - 2020)

Design lead for overall VMware Cloud on AWS, leading VMware Cloud on AWS from a conceptual concept to a mature service.

• Created end-to-end user experience for major service workflows

• Performed user research to gain product insight

• Managed milestone planning and collaborated with cross-functional teams