# Clara Azulay > Senior UX Designer @ Walmart Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/claraazulay I am a Senior Product Designer based in San Francisco’s Mission District with over a decade of experience transforming complex data into effortless human experiences. Currently, I lead design initiatives for Walmart’s E-commerce Search & Discovery team, where I leverage Generative AI to solve intent-based challenges at a global scale. My approach is defined by an "Owner’s Mentality." Having started my career in Visual Design and QA, I bring a rare 360-degree technical perspective to every product. I don’t just design interfaces; I design the systems and strategies that connect people to what they need most. What I bring to the table: • Scale & Complexity: Designing for Fortune 1 environments, specifically in high-friction areas like Search and Discovery. • AI-Driven UX: Pioneering the use of GenAI to create predictive, personalized discovery journeys. • Global Perspective: A Rio de Janeiro native with 20 years in SF, I bridge the gap between diverse cultural spending habits and Silicon Valley’s high-craft design standards. Beyond the screen, I am a mentor, photographer, dancer, and mom—roles that keep me grounded in empathy and remind me that the best products are built for real, multifaceted lives. Let’s build something impactful: https://www.claraazulay.com/ ## Work Experience ### Advisory Board Member @ Youth Art Exchange Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States I recently joined the advisory board of Youth Art Exchange (YAX), an organization dedicated to providing free arts education to San Francisco public high school students. YAX (https://www.youthartexchange.org/) believes that creative expression is a powerful tool for young people to find their voices, build community, and shape the world around them. This year is especially meaningful as YAX celebrates its 25th anniversary—a milestone that reflects decades of empowering youth through the arts. But it’s also a year where personal donations matter more than ever. With city funding becoming increasingly difficult to secure, support from individuals like you is critical to ensuring YAX can continue providing free, high-quality arts education to students who need it most. To keep these creative spaces thriving, I’d love for you to join me in making a contribution—big or small—to help ensure that every young person has access to the tools and mentorship they need to express themselves and build a brighter future. You can donate here (https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/abda8fac-73ee-4f91-af60-dcd89e1dbbcc?638351522381210743). Want to give stock instead of cash? Let me know. Your generosity will directly support art classes, mentorship, and the vibrant, creative spaces where young people can dream, create, and shape a more connected and resilient city. Thank you so much for considering this! If you’d like to learn more about YAX or get involved in other ways, I’d love to chat. ### Advisory Board Member in UX Design @ UC Berkeley Extension Jan 2023 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States Excited with the opportunity to be an advisory board member for the professional program in UX design at UC Berkeley Extension. To learn more about the program, see link: https://extension.berkeley.edu/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=29918624&selectedProgramAreaId=11461&selectedProgramStreamId=15551 ### Sr. UX Designer - Discovery/Search @ Walmart Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area - Crafting human centered experiences for millions of Walmart customers and associates. - Leading the end-to-end design process and working closely with business partners, engineers, product managers, and researchers to ship impactful products and services. - Creating user-centered design strategy and solutions that deliver on the user needs and business goals. - Actively soliciting feedback from peers and cross-functional stakeholders through the product design lifecycle. - Engaging the design research team at the right points during the design process to ensure the right insights inform the work - Rapid prototyping and experimenting in a fast-paced environment. - Efficiently organizing, managing, and adapting to changing priorities. - Creating scalable experiences in partnership with our Design System team. - Championing the Design Thinking philosophy throughout the business. ### Sr. UX Designer - Internal Associate Tools @ Walmart Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area - Designing best-in-class product experiences with a focus on craft.  - Partnering with design research to create insightful design solutions. - Constantly balancing business goals with user needs. - Rapid prototyping and experimenting in a fast-paced environment.   - Multitasking across different projects and adapting to changing priorities.  - Working with our Design System team to expand the component library.  - Championing the Design Thinking philosophy throughout the business.  - Communicating effectively with kindness and empathy.  - Collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional partners.  - Staying up to date with the latest trends, in and out of retail. ### Product Designer - Internal Tools @ Walmart Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Interaction Designer @ Google Maps (Powered by Synergis Creative) @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States - Define user experience on Google Maps products for iOS and Android (mobile & tablet native app, mobile web app, and desktop) - Work closely with Designers, Engineers and Product Managers to design products that are simple and great for the user, focusing on interaction and visual design - Use design aesthetic and conduct experiments with real users so that improvements to the user experience are based on real user behavior - Develop products that are intuitive, accessible and usable to our millions of users - Define the user model and user interface for new and existing products and features - Develop high level mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas - Gauge the usability of new and existing products, and making constructive suggestions for change - Solid understanding and use of design systems ### Lead User Experience Designer @ Digitas North America Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States • Identify user needs, sketch solutions, build prototypes, test ideas with the user researcher, and refine designs with data and user feedback • Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the product and executive teams • Design intuitive, human-centric flows and experiences on web, iOS, and Android • Collaborate with other designers to evolve the shared process of design systems • Ability to tackle complex problems ### Adobe XD QA (Powered by PRO Unlimited) @ Adobe Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area • As a QA for Adobe XD, I execute acceptance test run on the release candidate software, guided by existing test plans • Identifying gaps in coverage and supplementing with new test cases • Work with automation and development engineers to verify fixes • Collaborate with near and off-shore cross-functional teams • Nimble in a fast-paced, highly-dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders ### Visual Designer @ DriversEd.com Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Oakland, CA • Expert at designing and building social products for mobile and desktop experiences • Conceptualize and design daily emails, banner ads and social media assets • Contribute to the visual design of patterns and design system • Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards • Work in a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, writers and project managers to build and maintain the core, cross-platform design system ### Catalog Asset & Production Designer @ Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, California • Manage the day to day production to ensure that projects are implemented at the highest standards that time, direction and budget allow • Strong communication and collaboration skills: both in writing and in-person • Strategize asset deliver and publishing in alignment with release dates, product timelines, and brand needs • Understand Williams Sonoma brand and the application of its look and feel for consistency across channels with a strong focus on catalog ### Graphic Designer @ Azulay Design Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area While as a freelance graphic designer, I executed projects from the initial concept to the finished product. To name a few, I designed marketing collaterals, annual reports, posters, catalogs, logos, and mobile responsive websites. Some of my clients were Benefit Cosmetics, Restauration Hardware, SFAC, The M-Line, YTH, and Little Paper Planes. ### Visual Designer / Gallery Sales Rep @ Themes+Projects Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | 1275 Minnesota St, San Francisco, CA 94107 While at Themes & Projects, former ModernBook Gallery, I primarily assisted the gallery directors and manager with the art and books sale. I also had the great opportunity to create ome of their best photography book and catalog designs. ### Graphic Design Assistant @ TechSoup Global Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area •Support Art Director with all marketing and brand deliverables, including print and digital (conference cards, signage, newsletters) •Produce collateral materials for conferences and tradeshows •Assist with the creation of design elements to be used on the organization’s websites ### Photographer @ Shooting Star Photography Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area Shooting Stars provides an unrivaled, efficient and fun photographic event that delivers beautiful prints/photos to capture landmark experiences in a child’s life. ### Restaurant Server @ Self-employed Restaurant Jan 2000 – Jan 2009 | San Francisco Bay Area For about 10 years, while learning to speak English then while getting myself through school, I was lucky enough to work on some of the best and most popular restaurants in San Francisco. To name a few, Michael Mina, Cafe Claude, and Cha Cha Cha are some of the places I learned so much about food, wine and people. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Design/Graphic Design/ Minor in Photography San José State University ### Professional Program in User Experience (UX) Design in UX Design UC Berkeley Extension ### Human-Centered-Design online course in Design and Applied Arts +Acumen/IDEO.org ### Associate Art Degree City College of San Francisco ### Continue Studies in Enhanced Website Design Course Stanford University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/claraazulay - Website: https://www.claraazulay.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/claraazulay JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/claraazulay/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08