# Christian Stovall

> Product Design Leader | Strategy, Team Building, Scalable UX | Exited Founder, Ex-Atlassian

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/christianstovall

I’m a product design leader with deep experience in UX strategy, user research, and scaling high-performing design teams. I empower designers to see the whole problem, make smart tradeoffs, and ship experiences that hold up at scale. Passionate about fostering a culture of openness and continuous learning, building cultures where great design thinking is expected, supported, and celebrated.

## Work Experience
### Senior Manager, Design Lead (Enterprise Data) @ Capital One
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Co-founder & Principal @ STAUS
Jan 2012 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Small independent design practice focused on clarity, craft, and impact. Work spans product product strategy, research, and hands-on design. Provides advisory and fractional support, along with coaching and mentorship for design team leaders.

### Senior Design Manager (Head of Design, Compass) @ Atlassian
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Led design for Compass, Atlassian’s new Internal Developer Platform (IDP) product to launch. Drove UX strategy, onboarding, and standardization initiatives, contributing to Compass’ adoption by major enterprises. Advocated for Lean UX, data-driven UX improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate product-market fit.

### Senior Vice President, Head of UX @ cartiga°
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
Leading UX design for a legal services marketplace startup.

### Sr. Director, Research & Insights (CX/UX) @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
Growing and mentoring a team of user research professionals in executing rigorous, mixed-methods research. Partnering with executive and senior leadership, product, design, and engineering teams to identify research insights for maximum business impact and ensure our customer's voice is part of every decision.

### Director, Research & Insights (CX/UX) @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Memphis Area

### Sr. UX Architect @ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Memphis, TN
Building and scaling user experience research with product, user experience, and engineering teams. Providing strategic and tactical user research support for marketing, business development, and fundraising operations.

### Partner & Creative Director, UX @ Atticmedia
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | London, UK & Dallas, TX
Directing user experience research and design for product and learning program development. Award-winning work for clients including Marks and Spencer (M&S), Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), and Pearson.

### Senior UX Designer @ RiskMetrics Group
Jan 2004 – Jan 2010 | New York City, NY
Design and user experience research for enterprise SaaS products used by the world's largest financial services organizations. Included applications, reports, and data visualizations. Acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI).

### Director of UX & Co-founder @ Monetaire
Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 | New York City, NY
Director of experience design for enterprise financial planning and advice products. Distributed teams in NY and London. Acquired by RiskMetrics Group.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy & Religious Studies, Art (Minor)
University of Mississippi


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mrxianstovall
- Portfolio: http://www.cartiga.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13