Jesse Dean

Senior Product Designer
Born on Krypton, live on Earth. 😛
Experience

Mavely by Later - Contract

Senior Product Designer

August 2025 - February 2026

Led end-to-end redesign of the onboarding experience across web and mobile, reducing activation drop-off from 58% to 27%. I also redesigned the home experience to accelerate early value, increasing first-session link creation per user from 0.8 to 3.2 and improving activation and engagement. In parallel, I partnered with Product and Design leadership to explore the impact of a company rebrand, using executive concept exploration and AI-assisted research synthesis to accelerate iteration.

Evaluway - Freelance

Founding Product Designer

May 2025 - September 2025

As the first designer on a small early-stage team, I led end-to-end product design, owning UX, UI, and core system architecture. I created a lightweight design system and redesigned onboarding with an in-app walkthrough to reduce friction and improve usability and scalability. I also contributed to early marketing strategy and outreach, helping drive 33% growth in sign-ups, while using rapid prototyping and AI-assisted exploration to validate ideas and iterate quickly with limited resources.

EnergyHub

Senior Product Designer

September 2023 - March 2025

Led the redesign of ChargingRewards, reducing peak-demand charging opt-outs by 46% through trust-focused UX and lean research. I facilitated design sprints and user research to align the experience with behavioral insights and grid-level objectives, and drove cross-functional design reviews with Product and Engineering to align UX strategy with delivery and measurable outcomes.

Inguro (Early-stage)

Founding Product Designer

December 2022 - June 2023

Partnered with the founder to define core user flows and shape early product direction in a pre-PMF environment. I designed and shipped onboarding and core workflows supported by a scalable design system, improving delivery efficiency by ~32% through rapid prototyping and AI-assisted ideation.

Medable

Principal Product Designer

October 2021 - September 2022

Led the end-to-end redesign of the Site App, streamlining complex workflows to reduce support burden and increase NPS to +56. I also simplified clinical workflows for research coordinators, reducing required steps by ~80% through systems-driven UX.

Crossover Health

Senior Product Designer

November 2018 - March 2021

Designed patient and care team portals that enabled 72% of patients to self-schedule, reducing call volume and improving care coordination. I partnered closely with clinicians and product managers to shape the roadmap, prioritize features, and evolve the product based on real-world care delivery needs.

PacketFabric

Lead Designer & Engineer

September 2015 - October 2018

First design hire at a Series B startup, where I defined product workflows, design vision, and system architecture while leading UX for network automation tools, driving a 3× improvement in enterprise onboarding. I partnered with C-level leadership to align design strategy with product-market fit and early customer needs.

NowSecure

UX/UI Designer & Engineer

June 2014 - August 2015

Designed and prototyped NowSecure Lab, a mobile app security testing solution for iOS and Android, conducting user testing to ensure a smooth and effective experience. I collaborated closely with engineers to implement a new CSS preprocessor, improving front-end efficiency and maintainability while helping shape the product’s early design direction.

Certificates

UX Certificate, Nielsen Norman Group

UXC #1071276

Issued: Feb 2023

Multiple Certificates, The Interaction Design Foundation

Credential ID #4505

Issued: May 2015 - Mar 2021

Certificates:

Psychology of Interaction Design, The Practical Guide to Usability, User Research - Methods and Best Practices & more ... See all IDF certificates