# Juan Flores Mena

> Staff Interaction Designer, Google Labs

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/juanfloresmena

I’m a designer and prototyper focused on mobile apps. Currently at Google Labs in San Francisco. 
Previously at YouTube I helped build the areas of Creation and Remix for YouTube Shorts. 
Before that, at Disney I designed mobile experiences for the Disney Parks, Resorts, and Cruise Lines.

## Work Experience
### Staff Interaction Designer @ Google
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, CA
Building fun things at Google Labs

### Staff Interaction Designer @ YouTube
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | San Bruno, CA
At the forefront of YouTube's mobile creation tools. Design and prototyping at Shorts, with a focus in Media Reuse (Remix), AI features and Music.

### Senior Interaction Designer @ YouTube
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Bruno, CA
I led the design of +60 launches in two strategic areas within YouTube Shorts: Creation and Remix.

### Interaction Designer @ YouTube
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Bruno, CA

### Product Design Lead @ Globant
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, WA
Built and led a team of 5 at Globant.
- Leading UX & Interaction Design for near-future and speculative experiences.
- Design strategy aimed at new business development opportunities.
- Presentation Design for Globant's internal and external communication.
- Helping find and develop talent, with focus on LATAM.

### Senior UX Designer @ Globant
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Seattle, WA
At Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.
- Led the design exploration and estimations of new features for the Disney Parks mobile apps.
- Design and research of speculative features that merged physical and digital experiences at Disney Resorts.
- Led experimental prototyping efforts aimed at bringing new motion solutions to the Parks apps.  
- Presentation Design aimed at driving alignment across teams on estimations and product vision.

### UX Designer @ Globant
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Seattle, WA
At Disney Parks & Resorts Digital.
- Designing products and features for the Disney Parks and Disney Cruise Line mobile apps.
- Built an internal prototyping framework aimed to serve Guest testing sessions.
- Designed a course and became a mentor to help fellow designers get up to speed with prototyping. I taught 3 levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.


## Education
### Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

### Minor Degree in Interaction Design
School of the Museum of Contemporary Arts


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jlfloresmena
- Portfolio: http://72mena.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13