# George Chen

> Design Leader building AI tools for engineering teams | Former Head of Design @ Imgur | ex-Reddit | Angel Investor

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/georgechen

Product Design Leader who turns product ideas into real, usable experiences. 

I lead with clarity and honesty, give feedback that helps teams grow, and care deeply about making things simple and easy to use. I’ve shipped work that’s thoughtful, fast, and built for real people.


Currently leading product design at Manifest, building AI-powered tools for SRE and engineering teams.

## Work Experience
### User Experience Designer Lead @ Manifest
Jan 2025 – Present
Design Lead at Manifest, building tools that help engineering and operations teams make sense of change, investigate incidents, and automate day-to-day workflows. Work across product UX, AI interfaces, and developer-focused experiences.

### Head Of Design @ Imgur
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Manager of in-house and external UX design resource
• Hands-on designer collaborating with cross-functional teams, head of product, and sales
• Works collaboratively with Media Lab Inc.'s other design teams on product ideation and design process
• Partnered with Media Lab’s Ad Tech team (Assembly)  to create standardized ad formats

### Product and Design Leadership @ Solidshape
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States
• Built products, teams, and company culture at Solidshape.
• Designed and developed the B2B2C UX of the construction material marketplace with the company's founders.
• Defined messaging, e-commerce, and operation workflows.

### Senior Design Manager @ Reddit, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Founded and led the Advertising and Consumer Safety Design Teams.
• Managed, coached, and mentored Ads Product and Consumer Safety Designers.
• Led the design of the first revamped Reddit Gold/Reddit Premium Subscription Service.
• Collaborated with the EVP of Ad Products and the Director of Product Management on design and features priorities.

### User Experience Design Lead @ Drawbridge (acquired by LinkedIn)
Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | San Mateo
Oversaw the end-to-end delivery of UX / UI to both Product Management and Front-End Engineering team

### Co-Founder @ Emanata, Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Menlo Park
Co-founded Indie Comics platform for the iOS, Web, and Android. A spin-off from Churn Labs. 

Hired and directed a team of 5 Engineers, Staff, and Designers

https://www.cbr.com/emanata-does-digital-comics-for-indie-creators/

### Design, UX Lead and Product Innovation @ Churn Labs
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Mateo

### Mobile Ads UI / UX Lead @ Google
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Head of AdMob Mobile Ads UX transition into Google AdWords UX

Manage the design team transition from AdMob to Google

### Product Design Manager @ AdMob by Google
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
UX Lead / Design Management - managed team of 4 designers: ID, VisDe, and two Creative Designers. Allocate design resource for Product, Marketing, and Sales.

### Senior User Experience Designer @ AdMob by Google
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008

### Senior Visual Designer @ Yahoo! Inc.
Jan 2001 – Jan 2007


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Applied Art & Design
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13