# Chris Mann > Product Design at Rippling Location: Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/chrismann I’m obsessed with the ways design can improve the human experience. I’m a collaborator, passionate about building great products with great people. I’ve successfully designed enterprise digital products and systems from the ground up, ensuring the right things are being built and solving complex problems with beautiful interfaces. I bring over 15 years of experience designing digital products and experiences for B2B and B2C companies. I’ve led design teams at every level, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Currently, I am leading the design of AI-enabled data platforms and agents. Specialties: artificial intelligence (AI) . AI prototyping . brand design . data management . design culture . design systems . ecommerce . HCD . interaction design . product strategy . team management . UX/UI design . visual design ## Work Experience ### Product Design Lead @ Rippling Jan 2026 – Present | Portland, Oregon, United States ### Principal Product Designer @ Knowde Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | Portland, Oregon, United States Led product design at Knowde, building AI-enabled enterprise software with a world-class team and the support of Sequoia Capital. Products included AI assistant, AI workflows, master data management, document management, media asset management, CMS, and marketplace. ### Lead Product Designer @ Knowde Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Oregon Founding product designer. ### Design Lead @ Nike Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Beaverton, Oregon, United States Led design for Nike Valiant Labs, a new business incubator within Nike's Advanced Innovation department. Our focus was to move with speed and purpose, take calculated risks and fail fast – all with one goal in mind – to serve consumers in new and unimagined ways through digital services. Accomplishments: • Created a new design system for Nike Valiant Labs (NVL) • Designed a portfolio and knowledge management software product for NVL • Launched NVL's website (emphasis on human-centered design and user testing) • Helped create customer-facing digital products for market validation • Created presentations for Nike's executive leadership team • Directed and designed all digital, video, and print assets for Nike's Advanced Innovation awards ### Board Member @ Greenleaf Juice Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Portland, Oregon, United States Advised and supported Greenleaf through acquisition by new ownership in 2020. ### Design Director, Managing Partner @ Greenleaf Juice Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Portland, Oregon, United States Led all corporate marketing and design for a fast-growing, purpose-driven hospitality and CPG brand. Accomplishments: • Scaled the brand across three cities (directly contributing to double-digit YoY growth) • Led UX/UI design, development, and digital marketing for greenleafjuice.com, including the e-commerce business (improved online sales 64% YoY, increased website traffic by 1570% YoY and increased organic search rankings 313% YoY) • Launched the Greenleaf Rewards mobile app (app users spent 7% more, app downloads increased 126% YoY, mobile payments made up 17% of total revenue) • Implemented a best-in-class email marketing program including automation (achieving a 38% higher open rate than the industry average) • Designed the complete identity of the brand from brand book and design system to in-store experience and packaging ### Freelance Creative Director @ Manntive Jan 2010 – Jan 2020 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area Clients: Salesforce, Nike, Swift/Starbucks, Concord Technologies, Adventist Health, USTA, Stand Up, Sprinklr, Janrain, MobileRQ, nGage, and Swrve ### Senior Design Manager @ Webtrends Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Portland, Oregon, United States Managed the global creative services team (direct reports included designers and developers), while maintaining my primary role as an individual contributor. My team owned all corporate UX/UI design, development roadmap for corporate sites (e.g. webtrends.com), reporting, A/B and MVT testing program, agency relations, brand design and strategy, and creative projects. Accomplishments: • Led our global rebrand and website redesign (results within the first six months of the launch included a 69% increase in new page views, 37% increase in page views, 19% increase in average time on site, and 14% decrease in bounce rate) • Designed the UX/UI for our entire global corporate site and internal customer portal in-house, including personalized, dynamic content, interactive landing pages, forums, and more • Helped create a sophisticated email marketing program with automated nurture paths tailored to specific verticals and customer lifecycles • Led the branding and promotion of our flagship product, Infinity Analytics, which was acquired by Oracle in 2017 ### Creative Services Manager @ Webtrends Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Portland, Oregon Area Managed the global creative services team. My team owned all corporate brand design, UX/UI design, website development, digital reporting, campaign creation, and agency relations. ### Product Marketing Manager @ Webtrends Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Portland, OR Creative lead for sales and product marketing teams. Owned the positioning and marketing strategy behind Webtrends core set of digital optimization solutions including real-time personalization, A/B and multivariant testing. ### User Experience Analyst @ Janrain, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Portland, OR My role was to understand clients' digital goals, analyze their existing experiences, and design better user experiences that drove higher customer acquisition, engagement and conversion rates. ### Brand Specialist @ Janrain, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Portland, OR Created a UX-centric enterprise sales approach that improved Janrain’s close rate by systematically designing personalized prototypes for hundreds of Fortune companies like Pfizer, Coca-Cola, Kia, AT&T and Samsung – the approach gave clients strategic direction for achieving goals through digital strategy, UX design and data-driven digital technology. I designed UX/UI wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes for hundreds of clients to improve conversion rates on user registration, campaign engagement, social sharing, add to cart, and checkout. ### Brand Designer @ Janrain, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Portland, Oregon Area Multidisciplinary designer and lead for client UX/UI design projects. ### Designer @ Great Western Real Estate Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 | Portland, OR ## Education ### Professional Certification in Mastering Design Thinking Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Advertising Management Portland State University - School of Business Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Marketing Portland State University - School of Business Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrsmnn/ - Portfolio: https://manntive.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/chrismann JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/chrismann/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-14