# Alyx Klaiss > Principal Product Designer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alyxklaiss Principal Product Designer focused on creating impactful and intuitive data experiences. I specialize in developing scalable systems that empower users to derive actionable insights from complex data. My experience includes leading the design of reporting tools and generative AI solutions in the OKR space and most recently transitioning Walmart to a machine learning-driven forecasting process. This initiative enabled users to shift their focus from manual forecasting to more strategic activities, unlocking new opportunities for innovation and growth. My approach combines creative problem-solving with analytical rigor to deliver user-centric solutions that drive significant business value. Currently, I am focused on designing experiences that enable users to understand and leverage machine learning-generated financial forecasts. This involves creating sophisticated visualizations and streamlined workflows that simplify complexity without sacrificing depth. As a systems thinker, I excel at aligning user needs, business objectives, and technical capabilities to build cohesive and scalable product ecosystems. ## Work Experience ### Principal Product Designer @ Walmart Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area I’m the lead designer on a brand-new Data Clean Room product at Walmart, currently in alpha. We’re building from the ground up; defining core experiences that help brands securely connect their data with Walmart’s to generate insights, measure performance, and drive smarter advertising decisions. This is zero-to-one product – I’m leading UX strategy, partnering closely with engineering, product, and business partners to shape a privacy-first platform that combines enterprise-grade data tools with AI-assisted analytics. Prior to this I worked on Walmarts internal ML/AI driven financial forecasting tool, up-leveling the way we project and plan across our business. ### Senior Product Designer @ Walmart Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Senior Product Designer in Walmarts Data Experiences team. ### Senior Product Designer @ WorkBoard Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Currently researching & exploring generative AI experiences to upgrade the way users create and align on OKRs. Designed & shipped our Scorecard Product; a flexible reporting tool to build custom OKR views to guide strategy execution. Highest MAU product we have; utilized by fortune 500 companies. Researched & overhauled the format of our most viewed page in the platform. Transforming the way users view & engage with their OKRs to get results. Partnered with our UI engineers to design & ship common components. Conducted customer conversations, usability testing research, and surveys to understand how to increase engagement and satisfaction with our users. ### Product Designer @ WorkBoard Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Designer @ SAP SuccessFactors Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Working with product management, engineering, and design colleagues to upgrade our search experiences across the suite. ### Product Manager, UI Platform + Accessibility Lead @ SAP SuccessFactors Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto - Scrum product manager of UI team, working to reimagine the experience for our learning product. - Bug triaging and resolution for common components. Accessibility team lead - Drove the creation and execution of a new Accessibility process to remediate and prevent issues. - Created UX review template and format - Analysis and refinement of testing strategy; understanding of tool limitations and alternatives. - Creation of data benchmark for A11y release quality. ### Business Operations Program Manager @ SAP SuccessFactors Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | South San Francisco, California The Cloud Transformation and Planning team works to maximize the organizational potential of the engineering organization in SuccessFactors—managing Release Planning, Technical Program Management, Capacity Planning and more. I work to help enable agile teams, design and rework technical frameworks, and implement transformation initiatives. This year, I've lead the charge for executing on our scaled hiring efforts. We've hired 250+ developers around the globe, substantially increasing our development capacity. We centralized hiring efforts and re-worked our processes to protect against bias - and increase our diversity and quality in technical talent. ### Fellow @ University Innovation Fellows Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 University Innovation Fellows is an organization set out to create and enhance innovation and entrepreneurship on college campuses across the globe. UIF is a selective program run out of Stanford University that is endorsed and aided by Epicenter and Venturewell. - One of six students hand selected by Texas Tech administration to apply to prestigious, competitive program - Trained at Stanford University, Google, and Microsoft to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on college campuses. ### Project Manager @ SAP Concur Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bellevue Washington ### Business Analyst (Voice AI Tech) @ Mycroft AI - (500 Startups Batch 20) Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Kansas City, Missouri Area • Gathered and modeled quantitative data to develop an understanding of customer behavior, demographics and lifecycle. Intelligence from data models supported decision making across multiple departments--resulting in increased adoption and development of open source voice platform. • Shaped marketing strategy to enhance community engagement and drive community curated content. Executed on social media advertising, influencer marketing, and public relations coordination. ### International Business Development @ Mycroft AI - (500 Startups Batch 20) Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Seoul South Korea Mycroft was selected as one of the top 50 teams out of 1000+ applicants to the K-Startup Grand Challenge Accelerator. Mycroft AI participated from August-December in Seoul, South Korea where we developed business opportunities in the Asian market, and grew our open source community. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and Services Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business ### UX Design Certificate in User Experience General Assembly ### Management Information Systems in Business University of New York in Prague ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alyxhorace - Portfolio: https://www.designbyalyx.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/alyxklaiss JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alyxklaiss/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13