I build and lead multidisciplinary teams across design, research, and content strategy to drive impact across consumer, enterprise, and AI products.
Companies I've led design for
Coaching teams to think bigger, work smarter, and design with purpose. Championing a culture where design is a team sport.
Translating ambiguity into vision—connecting north stars, metrics, and mechanisms to drive meaningful outcomes.
Designing experiences where artificial intelligence augments human judgment—balancing automation with agency, and insight with trust.
Jay's design instincts are unlike anyone I've worked with. His ability to translate how clients actually work into product features that matter is what helped us leapfrog competitors. I haven't met many design leaders who combine those traits.
Marc Rubner
VP, Product and Marketing
Blackboard (Previously)
Jay is one of those rare design leaders who operates effectively at both the Principal IC and Design Manager levels. His work is thoughtful, systems-oriented, and grounded in a strong understanding of user needs and business objectives. What distinguishes him is his ability to calibrate his style to the situation — stepping in with hands-on expertise when it accelerates progress, and stepping back to create space for others to lead.
Randy Kincaid
Lead UX Designer
AWS
In my 20 years in UX, Jay is hands down the most supportive and effective leader I've worked with. He builds teams where people feel trusted and empowered to do their best work — and he knows exactly when to step in and when to get out of the way. Any organization would be fortunate to have him.
Mark Potterf
Head of Design, Network Observability
AWS
Open to Principal and Director-level design leadership and advisory roles.
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