# Faina S.

> Head of Product Design & Artist | Fintech | EdTech | Enterprise SaaS | Design Systems | Building High-Performing Design Teams

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/faina

Faina is a product design leader with 25+ years of experience shaping fintech, enterprise SaaS, and learning platforms. She currently leads design at Q2, partnering with product and engineering to deliver digital banking products used by financial institutions and fintech companies worldwide.

Her work focuses on aligning product strategy, design systems, and user experience to deliver scalable, high-quality products. Over her career she has built design disciplines from the ground up, led design organizations, and partnered closely with product and engineering leaders to ship thoughtful, high impact solutions. Her experience includes Delta Dental of California and IXL Learning, where her work supported platforms used by millions of users.

Faina is known for developing strong teams and helping designers grow into strategic product thinkers and creative problem solvers.

Outside of work, she is a painter whose exhibited work continues to shape her perspective on creativity, composition, and storytelling.

Design Portfolio: faina.squarespace.com
Fine Art portfolio: fainashpiler.com

## Work Experience
### Head of UI/UX Design @ Q2
Jan 2022 – Present

### Design Director @ Delta Dental of California
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Oakland, California, United States

### Design Director @ IXL Learning
Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 | San Mateo County, California, United States

### Senior UI Design Lead @ IXL Learning
Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | San Mateo County, California, United States

### Senior UI Designer @ IXL Learning
Jan 2007 – Jan 2014 | San Mateo County, California, United States

### Principal, Design Director @ formvisual, Inc.
Jan 2007 – Jan 2013

### Senior UI Designer @ Workstream
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

### User Interface & Interactions Lead @ Informative
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006

### Designer @ Interwoven
Jan 2001 – Jan 2003


## Education
### Computers in Arts and Graphic Design
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/faina
- Portfolio: https://faina.squarespace.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13