# Julie Y. > Product Designer Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/juliey2 Hi there! I’m Julie, a product designer and believer in the power of design as a catalyst for making the world a better place. I aim to craft products and experiences that improve our everyday lives. My approach is to define problems through identifying business goals and user needs. Then ideate, test, and iterate to deliver the best solution. I value the importance of scoping projects from a high-level view but also having an eye for detail to produce quality design. I’m passionate about leveling up businesses with a user-centered mindset and enriching the communities we live in one pixel at a time. ## Work Experience ### Product Designer @ Keller Williams Realty, LLC Jan 2021 – Present Agent platform • Led end-to-end improvements for the business tracking tool, used by 150k+ agents to manage client relationships and real estate transactions • Collaborated with engineering in defining technical possibilities and constraints for a product with highly complex dependencies in the larger ecosystem • Presented to leadership the beta launch of the redesigned business tracker, highlighting business impact and strategic alignment in the optimized workflow • Redesigned and shipped a new offer creation flow, reducing cognitize load and and increasing customer satisfaction • Wireframed vision to improve agents’ commission workflow, addressing users’ most frustrating tasks Brokerage platform • Shipped tools that improved how brokerages track transaction parties and manage deductions • Designed and released an agent management view that improved usability by reducing navigation fatigue and optimizing primary user flows • Collaborated with product management in ideating and launching an activation tracker to improve visibility of new recruits’ joining progress ### Senior Product Designer @ Compass Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Collaborated with product management, UX research, and content design on the in-app guidance initiative • Conducted competitive market analysis and created high-level concepts for ideation and requirement gathering sessions • Supported UX research with the user interview plan, formulating research questions and creating low-fidelity designs ### Product Designer @ ROOM8 Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, CA • Sole designer for an iOS and Android co-living app • Designed the core features including roommate matching, apartment listings, and insurance application flows • Partnered with the CMO on brand, marketing, and growth initiatives • Designed landing pages, email campaigns, and social media campaigns ### Pet Care Professional @ Unknown Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Mateo, California ### UX/UI Designer @ Multifold Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California • Sole designer for a mobile web augmented reality (AR) viewer and responsive web AR marketplace • Collaborated with the CEO and CTO in ideating features for the AR products • Designed end-to-end user flows for businesses, freelance artists, and consumers • Produced high-fidelity designs for the AR viewer and AR marketplace • Conducted guerilla usability testing for the AR viewer with a handful of participants in a shopping center and co-working space ### UX/UI Design Intern @ Harvesting Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Newark, California • Design intern for an agriculture fintech web platform and farmer networking Android app • Collaborated with the CEO in ideating features that drive financial inclusion for smallholder farmers • Produced high-fidelity designs for the loan application, loan repayment, farmland monitoring, and reports products • Created early-concept wireframes for the networking app ### UX/UI Design Apprentice @ Designation Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Chicago, IL • Worked on five distinct projects in a 24-week immersive UX/UI design program • Collaborated with a team of designers in aligning branding and business goals • Conducted user research and market analysis, created style tiles and style guides, prototyped microinteractions and user flows, and iterated wireframes and high-fidelity designs for emerging startups in Chicago ### Finance Intern @ The 1947 Partition Archive Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, California • Managed general bookkeeping procedures at the archive, a digital platform for preserving memories of Partition • Digitized and organized purchase receipts, processed reimbursements, and recorded funds for the donor-story matching program ### HR Assistant @ Pacific Union College Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Angwin, California • Assisted with administrative tasks in the Human Resources office • Managed data entry for the Student Health Plan • Collected data to improve the college’s employee retirement plan ### Alumni Relations Specialist @ Pacific Union College Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Angwin, California • Hired as student caller to connect with the PUC alumni network • Contacted alumni and updated their personal information • Assisted with the planning and organization of the annual Homecoming Weekend event ## Education ### Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Business, Pre-Medicine Pacific Union College ### English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Newbold College of Higher Education ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/julieyao - Portfolio: https://www.julieyao.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/juliey2 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/juliey2/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13