# Jon Sabutis

> Senior Product Designer with FinTech Specialization

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

I'm not your average Designer.

I combine design and code, using AI to prototype faster, explore ideas, and bring interactive concepts to life.

I’ve led Product Design on international teams for Fortune 500 and enterprise clients, giving me deep insight into how companies grow and connect with customers.

I’ve designed for both the civilian and defense sectors, holding Secret Military Clearance for US Navy aeronautical projects.

My foundation in award-winning design firms gave me hands-on experience across nearly every part of the design process on a wide range of industries and project types.

Beyond contributing design, I’ve led multidisciplinary teams and mentored junior designers with a strong track record of impact.

Alongside my design degree, I’m P.M.C.-certified in Product Management, allowing me to approach problems with business, engineering, and marketing in mind.

As a business owner, I’ve sold both services and award-winning products—giving me firsthand perspective on the challenges small businesses face.

I’ve lived, worked, and conducted ethnographic design research in multiple countries, helping me design for diverse audiences with fewer assumptions.

Clients have included Nvidia, Johnson&Johnson, Freddie Mac, AstraZeneca, Cummins, Berkshire Bank, Wells Fargo, Opendoor, Kubota, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Portfolio: https://www.jonsabutis.com
Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/jsabutis
Codepen: https://codepen.io/jsabutis
Github: https://github.com/jsabutis

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Nclusion
Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, CA
Top secret stuff.

### Senior Product Designer @ ArsonistAI
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
o	Built 'Product KPIs', a Figma plugin which recommends and measures Key Performance Indicators.
o	Leveraged AI to create the ‘Figma New Business Toolkit’ to kickstart new business growth.
o	Developed ‘Diversifyr’, a FinTech product that uses AI and data analytics to help investors rebalance.
o	Researched and published writings on generative AI trends, ethics, and design-related themes.
o	Consulting for various businesses on the strategic implementation of AI in web3 and cybersecurity.

### Senior User Experience Architect @ Cognizant
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024
o	Orchestrated user research and design of J&J's IT support portal, serving 80k+ employees.
o	Directed research and iterative design of an HR platform for Nvidia’s 30k employees. 
o	Portals led to up to 15% improvement in user satisfaction and 10% increase in self-service.
o	Collaborated with development and product teams to oversee design requirements 
o	Configured ServiceNow AI Search and Chat Design to significantly improve user self-service.
o	Projects led to KPI metric improvements in usability, task efficiency, and time-to-close tickets.
o	Management of in-house design system, design asset repository, presentations, and marketing.
o	Thought leadership in cross-functional “skunkworks” team to develop in-house products.

### Senior User Experience Architect @ Tavant
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
o	Product Design leadership across a suite of FinTech digital products used by 100,000+ 
o	Service Design and User Experience for top-five industry leaders in banking and mortgage.
o	Contributed strategic design vision, proposals, and presentations to clients and sales teams.
o	Responsible for client interface, facilitation of workshops, prototyping, and user testing.

### Lead Designer @ Fuse Integration
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Diego, California, United States
o	Design Thinking Co-creation Workshops with the US Navy and Army.
o	Led design of technical military networking solutions, helping to increase operational efficiency.
o	One of the first 30 employees; led design in a fast-paced engineering-heavy startup environment.
o	Held SECRET-level government security clearance

### Designer @ Catapult Design
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Denver, Colorado, United States
o	Design for an agricultural social impact project in Africa for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
o	Provided Cooper Hewitt award-winning design and consulting services to multiple NGOs.

### Founder, Designer @ Reductivist
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | New York, United States
o	Founded and administered a “lean-startup” style online retail business 
o	Designed and marketed an Amazon fulfillment e-commerce website to sell over 100k products.

### Senior Designer @ Harry Allen Design
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | New York, United States
o	Client interface and execution of design studio output for corporate clients in the retail industry.
o	Hiring, management, training, and mentorship of junior Designers via an internship program.

### Designer @ Machineart Inc
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | New Jersey, United States
o	Collaborated on a world-class design team in a fast-paced consulting environment
o	Experience across a variety of technology and medical products in the US and EU markets.


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Industrial and Product Design
Savannah College of Art and Design

### PMC in Product Manager
Product School


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13