# Charlie Aufmann > Design at Linear • Previously Airbnb, Inflection AI, Microsoft AI Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/charlieaufmann I like to ship things that empower, delight, and make a broader positive impact on things I care about. I do this through building, mentoring, managing, and shaping company culture. ## Work Experience ### Design @ Linear Jan 2025 – Present Helping companies build great software ### Design @ Microsoft AI Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Part of the founding team with a mission to make intelligence approachable, accessible, and in service to humanity. Hands-on Head of Design responsible for managing and growing the Design team from 4 to 28 while leading design efforts as an IC for high priority initiatives. ### Design @ Inflection AI Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, California, United States Principal product designer responsible for crafting AI experiences with personality and emotional intelligence. Joined Mustafa Suleyman and the product team to start Microsoft AI. ### Advisor @ Dtravel Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 ### Design @ Dtravel Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Hands-on Head of Design, responsible for managing the team and crafting the brand and product experience for a decentralized homesharing marketplace. ### Advisor @ Frank Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Advised on Design and Product strategy ### Co-Founder, Head of Product @ Frank Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Co-founded a B Corporation to help workers create their own solidarity unions and build collective power in the workplace. ### Design Manager @ Airbnb Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Responsible for scaling supply from 100 Experiences in 12 cities to over 40,000 Experiences around the world while maintaining an average review score of 4.9 stars, drastically improving unit economics and customer acquisition costs, and ensuring positive impact on communities. Managed the design team for the supply side of Airbnb Experiences. ### Design Lead @ Airbnb Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Part of founding team for Airbnb Experiences. Worked directly with the CEO, VP of Design, VP of Product, and a small incubation team to define, launch, and scale Airbnb Experiences Supported product design for Experiences merchandising and core search-to-book flow ### Designer @ Airbnb Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Led design efforts for Trust & Safety, Business Travel, and Payments teams Increased Instant Book adoption 300%, leading to massive reductions in decline rates and discrimination on the platform Increased peer-to-peer trust in the marketplace through incentivizing profile completeness, positive messaging between hosts and guests, and government ID verification Successfully launched Airbnb's first Business Travel product Supported creation and launch of Airbnb's first design system, DLS ### Advisor @ Haven Money Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Consulted on design and product strategy ### Mentor @ Techstars Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 Mentored several early-stage companies. ### Judge @ Mobile UX Awards Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 Judging on a panel to assess and award the best of the best in Mobile User Experience Design. ### Creative Director @ Belly Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Chicago Led and oversaw creative vision of the company Led design for all product development Managed design team ### Lead Product Designer @ Belly Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Chicago Led user experience and user interface design efforts for all products Worked with executives in strategizing new products ### Lead Product Designer @ higi Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Chicago Founding designer for health startup with a mission to empower consumers with their health data. Launched and scaled the first connected retail health kiosk for advanced biometrics screening and electronic health record. Led all design efforts across all platforms of our products, including mobile, web, and touch screen retail kiosks ### User Interface Designer @ Merge Healthcare Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 Designed interfaces for radiologists and health professionals to execute their work more enjoyably and efficiently ### Art Director @ Schafer Condon Carter Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Responsible for concept development, early-stage strategy, and execution for national clients. ### Art Director @ MOJO AD Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Developed business-winning creative for AOL. ### Brand Strategist @ Bauer Media London Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/charlieaufmann - Portfolio: https://charlieaufmann.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/charlieaufmann JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/charlieaufmann/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13