# Iris (Yichen) Gao

> Product Design @ Meta

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

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Senior Product Designer @ TikTok
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, California, United States
As part of TikTok's Monetization Product Design team, I contribute to the following areas:
- TikTok Promote (mobile and desktop), enabling video and LIVE content boost
- Shop Ads for TikTok Shop 
- Creator Affiliate program
- Payment simplification

### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Menlo Park, California, United States
As part of Meta's Commerce Product Design team, I contributed to the following areas:
- Shop onboarding
- Shops ads adoption
- Seller compliance
- Shop Builder and storefront customization

### Senior UX Designer @ Zscaler
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
- Drove the design for multiple SaaS analytics products from end to end.
- Created a CASB solution that is recognized as the only Leader in the 2020 Gartner SWG Magic Quadrant.
- Developed a scalable and flexible design system to streamline the user experience.

### Product Designer @ Intuit
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California
Experience design at QuickBooks Self-Employed. Crafted financial solutions for self-employed, small business, freelancers, and independent contractors. Projects include:
- Self-Employed tax filing (collaborating with TurboTax)
- Onboarding experience
- User adoption of Quickbooks Self-Employed among TurboTax users

### Visual Design Intern @ Plug and Play Tech Center
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Sunnyvale, CA
- Led designs of posters, emails, and videos, engaging with marketing team.
- Produced high-quality materials and videos for demonstration and presentation to clients.


## Education
### Master of Arts (M.A.) in East Asian Studies
Stanford University

### Bachelor's degree in Korean Studies; Economics
Peking University

### Exchange Program in Korean Language and Culture
Seoul National University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yichen-gao-iris

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Last updated: 2026-04-13