# James Neumann

> AI Design Leadership at Dropbox

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

A San Francisco-based Product Design leader working with mission-driven organizations to ship impactful, human-centered experiences the world over.

## Work Experience
### Design & Research Leadership · AI Products @ Dropbox
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Design Director @ Instagram
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Built and lead teams responsible for Generative AI, Stories, Messaging, and Metaverse

### Senior Product Design Manager @ Instagram
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Feed, Stories, Messaging, and Metaverse

### Product Design Manager @ Meta
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Messenger: Core Chat Experiences

### Lead Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Messenger: Growth & Accounts, Cross-App Communication, Chat Experience

### Lead Product Designer @ Target
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
AI Products: Predictive Shopping, Personalization, and Recommendations

### Product Designer @ Periscope
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### UX Designer @ Fallon
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### User Experience Designer - Contract @ PURE: Experience Research and Design
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### Enterprise Account Development @ The Nerdery
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### Expert @ Apple
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### Account Management & Marketing Intern @ Capsule
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

### Web & Media Services Technician @ University of St. Thomas
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area


## Education
### Graphic & Digital Design in Interactive Design
Parsons School of Design - The New School

### xPRO in Human-Computer Interaction for UX Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Specialization in Interaction Design
UC San Diego Extended Studies

### User Experience Design I in Human Computer Interaction
UCLA Extension

### Change Leadership
altMBA

### Entrepreneurship
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jrcneumann

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Last updated: 2026-04-13