# Corina Yen > Staff Product Designer Profile: https://flows.cv/corina Human-centered product design leader and collaborative thought partner with a track record of shaping high-quality products across B2B, healthtech, marketplaces, and internal tools at fast-growing startups from Series A to pre-IPO. A design generalist with engineering roots at Stanford, I bring depth in user experience and product thinking: conducting and synthesizing user research, crystallizing problem definition, and translating insights into thoughtful solutions. I'm known for navigating complexity, connecting dots across disciplines, and helping teams move from ambiguity to clear, compelling designs. Highly collaborative and entrepreneurial-minded, I thrive in roles where partnership, communication, and big-picture thinking are just as important as design craft. This approach extends to my work as a writing editor and co-author of two books on design, "Creative Confidence" by IDEO founder David & Tom Kelley and "The Man Who Lied to His Laptop" by HCI pioneer Clifford Nass. As an empathetic systems thinker with experience spanning design, engineering, research, and writing, I bridge disciplines, elevate ideas, and multiply the impact of the teams I work with. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Gusto Jan 2025 – Invalid Date | New York, United States Creating peace of mind for small business owners as a design lead on a new 0-1 team focused on compliance and government regulation and filings. ### Product Design Consultant @ Self-employed Jan 2020 – Invalid Date | New York, United States Embedded with growth-to-late-stage startups to drive new product ventures through design research, product strategy, and end-to-end product design. ### Director of Strategic Programs @ Lever Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | New York, United States Partnered with CEO, led GTM strategy on a cross-functional team, including a redesign of packaging and product positioning of Lever, modern recruiting software for teams to source, interview, and hire top talent. ### Design Manager @ Lever Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | New York, United States As first design manager, hired and led team of five designers. Managed design of features that grew business from SMB to enterprise. ### Senior Product Designer @ Lever Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | New York, United States End-to-end design of best-in-class recruiting software. Designed Lever Nurture, industry-first, fully integrated sourcing-automation product. ### Product Designer @ Atlassian Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | New York, United States After Hipchat acquisition, joined HipChat's growth team, focused on experiment, UX/UI, and visual design for sign-up and onboarding flows. ### Product Designer @ Hall, Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, United States Led UX design for Hall, a business chat startup, including first major redesign of the web/desktop app that led to 3X increase in engagement and retention. ### Co-Writer of "Creative Confidence" @ IDEO Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | New York, United States Co-wrote NYTimes bestselling book "Creative Confidence" with David Kelley and Tom Kelley. Contributed as writer, editor, researcher, and project manager. ### Design Engineer @ Luidia Inc. Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | New York, United States Led innovation team developing next generation interactive whiteboard products for new markets and platforms. ### Co-Author of "The Man Who Lied to His Laptop" @ Penguin Group USA Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | New York, United States Co-authored book with Stanford Professor Clifford Nass applying insights from HCI and psychology to technology interactions. ## Education ### BS Stanford University ### MS Stanford University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinayen/ - Email: mailto:corina@placeholder.flows.cv --- Source: https://flows.cv/corina JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/corina/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-01