# David Snyder > Product Design Leader Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/davidsnyder A UX/Product design leader with fifteen+ years experience across multiple industries and platforms, I lead design teams to solutions that are impactful to businesses and desirable to users. An experienced manager, I've had direct career management responsibilities for a team of 8, with experience levels from junior through principal. In addition to my design fundamentals, my background in both IT and client services makes me a natural fit in all aspects of digital product development, from whiteboard sessions to backlog grooming. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Manager @ Everlaw Jan 2021 – Present | Oakland, California, United States ### Principal - Product Design Capability @ Slalom Consulting Jan 2013 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Lead the product design capability at Slalom San Francisco. - Direct management responsibilities for designers and researchers from early career to seasoned pro. - Responsible for both oversight of design engagements as well as for hands-on delivery of large-scale and complex projects. - Business development responsibilities include offering development, scoping of work, and financial performance of the team. ### User Experience Architect @ Franklin Templeton Investments Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 Mobile Account Management – Worked with technical and business leads to develop a design framework for Franklin Templeton India’s mobile account management system. Along with a business analyst, documented functionality available within the existing (desktop) system; Prioritized items for first release. Created a wireframe set consisting of high-value pages/templates and supervised a remote contract architect who was responsible for creation of remaining wireframes. Mobile Website– Led the design of Franklin’s first mobile website. Created sketches, wireframes, and an interactive prototype in Axure. Interviewed financial advisors to understand their needs with respect to the mobile channel & assisted in the execution of usability studies. Incorporated study findings into subsequent releases. Initial design for the US market was subsequently rolled out to 15+ international sites. Client Account Management System – Updated Franklin’s client-facing account management system in response to regulatory changes for the 2012 tax year. Collaborated with team leads to translate hundreds of pages of legal and technical requirements into a cohesive interface. Created an interactive prototype in Axure to facilitate development and legal approval. Identified probable shareholder “pain points” to assist in the training of customer service agents. End users included both B2B (financial advisor) and B2C (individual investor) clients. ### User Researcher (Contract) @ LEF & Associates Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 * Portable Gaming Unit – Designed a study for a portable gaming device to determine performance and usability in the competitive online and mobile entertainment markets. * Consumer Input Device – Analyzed video and observational data to create a report on the performance, usability and ergonomics of an early-stage input device. ### Webmaster/Database Designer @ Biosearch Technologies, Inc Jan 2003 – Jan 2010 | Novato, California, United States * Manufacturing Database – Refined a 50+ screen DNA synthesis tracking system using task analysis and user- centered design principles to consist of fewer than ten goal-centered screens, decreasing production errors and training times. * Desktop Software – Designed and implemented a Project Tracking and IT Trouble Ticket system that satised both regulation-focused audit teams and reluctant developers. * Webmaster – Managed Biosearch’s e-commerce website, including one major redesign and numerous smaller enhancements. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Human Factors / Human-Computer Interaction San José State University ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Information Technology & New Media Rochester Institute of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/davidhfe --- Source: https://flows.cv/davidsnyder JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/davidsnyder/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13