# Leah Huyghe > Product Design Leader | Angel Investor | TEDx Speaker Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/leahhuyghe I'm committed to addressing needs that enhance quality of life. I care most about three key areas: 1. How people feel: Root-cause medicine, reimagining healthcare, chronic illness alleviation, disease prevention 2. How people think: Creativity + innovation, scientific literacy, cultivating mindfulness 3. How people learn: AI Safety, education, personalized learning technologies, education accessibility I bring deep expertise in trust & safety, onboarding + education, AI, and voice-assisted tech, with an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems. I prioritize mentorship and creating environments where individuals grow. As an investor, I'm betting on solving hard problems in the chronic illness space. As a speaker, I'm passionate about communicating complex ideas through storytelling and scaling companies that create meaningful impact. I appreciate outreach. Due to volume, I review all messages but respond to opportunities that align with my current goals. Portfolio available upon request. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer • Creator, Trust & Safety @ Roblox Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Designing progressive trust frameworks that unlock creator capabilities as identity and track record are verified • Building systems that intercept bad-actor patterns at the platform level, reducing exposure for minors without restricting legitimate creator workflows. • Integrating identity and age verification frameworks on the account level to verify legitimate users. • Integrating content standards directly into the development process, so creators understand safety implications. • Building multi-year vision for the future of creator safety at Roblox. • Managing an intern; mentoring 3+ associates. ### Staff Product Designer • Roblox Studio, Collaboration @ Roblox Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led multiple collaboration features for Roblox Studio, including Comments, Streaming, and Team Create. Transformed how creators build together & scale. • Led cross-org initiatives to influence maturity of the design org through career development, employee learning, & mentorship. Created education programs for managers and ICs. • Pushed for craft on every surface. ### Senior Product Designer • Roblox Studio, Onboarding & New User Education @ Roblox Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Led the User Education team from 2023-2025. Built a multiyear roadmap taking us from an archaic, 1990's-style tool to a vibrant and engaging learning and creation platform. ➵ DRIVING IMPACT • <1yr, grew DAU to 400k (+22%), and drove Daily Time Spent +29%. • Reduced hangs & crashes by 19% with efficient design. • Developed an onboarding curriculum that produced 8% more playtime for game creators. • Led a NUX strategy that grew with the maturity of the user base, from n00b to pro. • Achieved leadership buy-in on a multi-team 2+ year vision to fund headcount. • Set & doubled traffic goals, flagged risks & prioritized safety of our community. ➵ LEADING BY DESIGN, QUALITY & CRAFT • Shipped a data-backed New User Education for Roblox Studio. • Ran PD team critique; quality initiatives and elevating design processes to drive quality across the team. • Resource planning, scoping, retrospectives, & aligning XFN on goals for each half. • Ran user research sessions ➵ PEOPLE & PROCESS • Collaborated with talented XFN across Content, Data Science, Product, and Engineering in immediate + adjacent orgs. • Managed an intern & mentoring junior designers. • Led the cross-company Learning Session Program. • Demos at All-Hands; keynoting internal education sessions and events; defined Roblox's CreatorX feedback culture. ### Lead Product Designer, Metaverse Third Party Partnerships, MetaWorks @ Meta Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Led the third-party strategy as we pivoted from the consumer to work use cases. Built new surfaces in the Work-Metaverse ('MetaWorks'); partnered with teams across Microsoft Office & Google Workspace. Focused on the integrations and partnerships announced at Meta Connect 2022 by Zuckerberg & Nadella. ### Lead Product Designer, AI Assistant & Voice Experiences, Portal @ Meta Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Menlo Park, California, United States DESIGN EXCELLENCE & CRAFT • Created Assistant style guides & component libraries for all pillars to leverage when shipping voice experiences on Portal. • Approved marketing materials for global distribution. • Ran multi-org Design Critiques. STRATEGY • Crafted multi-year strategies for voice pillars across social, utility, and privacy. • Triaged initiatives to move the needle on Task Success Ratios and Monthly Actives. • Built performance audits across all Touch & TV devices. • Socialized all Voice releases across the org. LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION • Led and oversaw all Meta Assistant experiences on-device. • Served as the design gatekeeper between multiple Assistant vertical teams. • Set the quality bar for Meta Assistant, natural language processing (dictation), voice search, and Alexa experiences. • Collaborated with Alexa's cross-functional team of engineers & TPMs (Amazon). • Wrote internal comms letters and notes to influence culture, process and morale. PEOPLE • Implemented the "buddy system" & authoring onboarding materials for new employees. • Mentored junior designers, new hires and contingent workers. • Interviewed potential candidates for Meta's Reality Labs. ### Product Designer, Out-of-Box Experience & Boot-up, Portal @ Meta Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park, CA Led the design of Portal's out-of-box experience, beginning when Portal is turned on for the first time. Created a step-by-step tutorial and set-up experience to ensure the device was configured accurately for the customer's preferences and enjoyment. ### UX Designer III, Galaxy Watch & Wearables @ Samsung Electronics Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Post-promotion, led the design of Samsung's Wearables Service Platform. Responsible for both Watch & Desktop experience. 0-to-1. Team: 25+ engineers, QA, PM, strategists and stakeholders across 5 timezones. Trusted by Disney, ADT, USPS, among others. Presented WSP's design strategy at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018: http://bit.ly/wspsdc ### UX Designer II, Knox @ Samsung Electronics Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Primary focuses: 1. Knox Partner: https://partner.samsungknox.com/ 2. Knox Configure (KC): https://www.samsungknox.com/en — our flagship device customization product. I led the design of KC for 14 months, working under 8 PMs across 5 offices in 4 timezones. Specialized in device customization, bulk enrollment of devices, and device policy management. Built MDM features that enterprises use to modify and manage thousands of devices. KC is used by over 20,000 companies today, including the FBI, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Intel, Boeing, Hyundai, Kia, UPS and more. Additional initiatives: 1. Leading monthly design sprints for the Samsung Galaxy Fold. Both designs (Galaxy Fold & Z Flip) were incubated from my design team. 2. Led technology patent exploration for Galaxy series. ### UX Designer I, Knox @ Samsung Electronics Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Burnaby, BC Led the design of: • SEAP: Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program – incentivizes developers and partners to build products for Samsung devices. • Knox Configure: Allows enterprises to customize and manage large fleets of devices. ### Founder @ SwipeGuru Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SwipeGuru, was an online dating profile consultancy. We handcrafted profiles for men, using fresh portrait photography techniques, creative writing, radical transparency, and psychology tactics. Our services resulted in many relationships across Vancouver, British Columbia. ### Marketing Manager @ Henty Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | www.henty.cc Devised strategies to drive online traffic to the e-commerce site, managed social media accounts and maintain brand voice through online channels, managed online PPC campaigns, designed marketing print materials & graphics, tracked conversion rates and make data-driven improvements to the website, and increased distribution through through local retail partnerships. ### Founder & Principal Consultant @ Huyghe Design Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Vancouver, BC Services I offered my clients included: • Web Design & Development: Web apps, Wordpress websites & A/B test landing pages • Marketing: Copywriting & content creation, Social media management • Operations: Data procurement, offshore team management: managing teams of 10+, completing large-scale database expansion to power dynamic apps • Online publishing support for authors through Amazon KDP ### Board of Advisors @ Tangoo Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Vancouver, Canada Led a replicable strategy to expand their database of multi-faceted geolocation and subjective data in 12 weeks. I advised on product & featureset, content creation, and company strategy. Focused on product marketing, strategy, growth. ### French Culinary Chef @ Various Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Spent four years working in kitchens, from line cook to Sous Chef at various restaurants, banquet halls and private leisure clubs in Vancouver, Canada. Developed a precise attention to detail and discipline. Retired from kitchens to launch my design consulting firm. ### Marketing Coordinator @ Changemakers Vancouver Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Marketing strategy and leadership. ### Banquet Manager @ Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Oversaw 55,000 sq. ft. of banquet space while managing a unionized team of ~40 employees. Focused on employee labor output, event menu costing, inventory tracking and roster building. Designed the in-room minibar service to calculated price sensitivities. Reported to the Director of Food & Beverage. ### Co-Founder @ Menus Around Me Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Vancouver, BC Bootstrapped tech startup providing solutions for hospitality & retail business owners, competing with Zagat and Yelp. For users, we provided geolocation data and recommendations dependent on the user's preferences. For restaurateurs, we provided a virtual business toolbox that added value to their business through ordering & payment processing. I managed a team of 12 contractors across Bangalore and Mumbai. ### Sous Chef @ False Creek Yacht Club Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Vancouver, BC French food & fond memories ## Education ### Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Administration and Management, General Capilano University ### Learn UI Design ### Diploma in Web Programming CodeCore College ### Diploma in Hospitality Management Vancouver Community College (VCC) ### Diploma in Culinary Arts Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts ### Secondary School Kitsilano Secondary ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/leahhuyghe --- Source: https://flows.cv/leahhuyghe JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/leahhuyghe/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13