# Carolina Castellanos

> Product Designer. Hands on leader.

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/carolinacastellanos

With over 14 years of experience and 4 years in leadership roles, I guide design teams do their best work by fostering cultures with a strong foundation in kindness, creativity, and excellence in craft.

## Work Experience
### Product Design Manager @ Dropbox
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Designing a more enlightened way of working ✨

### Sr. Product Design Manager @ Extend
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Design Manager @ Extend
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
As Head of Design, I developed the design function and helped Extend reach a $1.6B valuation.

### Lead Designer @ Extend
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
As the first employee and founding designer, I designed Extend from scratch. From 0-1 product Design, branding and design ops.

### Senior Product Designer (acquired by ZoomInfo) @ Chorus.ai
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States
Partnered with Product and Eng leaders to design and launch a mobile app for Chorus.ai, helping people to have conversation intelligence in their hands. 

Spearheaded a study to understand how our users seek information in our product. We launched an improved version of search and filtering functionality that translated into user growth and retention.

### Product Designer @ Vineti
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States
Led research and experience design for the ordering product initiative. During this project, spent few cycles talking to end-users in the healthcare space and customer success managers in the pharmaceutical industry.

### Design Sprint Facilitator @ BMNT
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Sprint facilitator:
After a 1-week sprint, the team presented an MVP of a solution to an innovative way of gathering/discovering data for analysts. It was also an excellent opportunity for JIDA to learn and apply the lean startup methodology.

### UI Designer @ Franklin Templeton
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Mateo, California, United States
Partnered with user experience designers to create a digital solution for investment account creations. Used and contributed to a version of the company’s design system and worked closely with the engineering team to make sure the interface meet company visual language and desired functionality.

### Graphic & Communication Designer @ NPIC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Plano, Texas, United States
Collaborated with marketers to evolve a family of brands owned by NPIC Pet in the pet treat industry. Developed brand architecture, packaging design, campaign concepts, and execution.

### Graphic Designer @ Veilux, Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Created first company brand guidelines, developed templated materials for marketing and sales for print and web presence.

### Teaching Artist @ Big Thought
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Dallas, Texas, United States
Developed and taught programs that helped youth in marginalized communities to develop creativity and learn science and math by creating art pieces.


## Education
### Design Management
On Deck
Jan 2021


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/castellanoscarolina

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Last updated: 2026-03-25