# Michael Mueller

> Hands-on Product Design Leader

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

I’m a product design leader with deep experience turning complex problems into intuitive, scalable solutions. I thrive in hands-on roles that blend strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and team mentorship.

At Verkada, I led design across core product areas while also helping establish the company’s first comprehensive design system and design principles.

I’m passionate about driving craft and sweating the details while keeping sight of the bigger picture. I bring clarity to ambiguity, structure to complexity and a sharp focus on aligning user needs with business goals.

I’m excited to contribute to mission-driven teams solving meaningful problems and delivering measurable impact for the customers and the business.

Skills:  Design Leadership, UX Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Design Strategy & Vision, Team Leadership & Mentorship, Design Systems, Prototyping, Wireframing, Mobile design, Responsive Web Design, User Research, User Flows, Journey Mapping, Information Architecture Accessibility, Figma, AI-Assisted Prototyping

## Work Experience
### Director of UX @ Verkada
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Mateo, CA
Led a team of product designers while contributing hands-on design across core product areas including Cameras, Mobile and Core Platform.
• Designed new Camera Analytics product, enabling customers to make smarter business decisions based on foot traffic and occupancy data, unlocking revenue opportunities in retail analytics.
• Streamlined the workflow for onboarding new devices by up to 50%, enabling better support for large enterprise customers.
 • Designed unified Alert Inbox, providing single experience for tracking and managing cross-product alerts.
• Redesigned User Profile page, improving efficiency for managing user roles and permissions. 
• Led design initiative to create first company-wide design system, improving cross-product consistency and team efficiency.
• Helped drive initiatives to define product design principles and career framework for the design team.
• Mentored designers across levels, promoting cross-team critiques, cross-functional collaboration and attention to craft and quality.

### UX Design Manager @ Chegg Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2021 | Chegg
Led design across core platform surfaces including mobile, growth, search, commerce, account and design systems
• Led design of responsive navigation and textbook checkout systems, improving usability, scalability and increasing conversion.
• Led design system initiative with Marketing and Product to create tighter alignment and more cohesive end-to-end experience.
• Led effort to establish company-wide UX Design Principles, driving stronger alignment across teams and improving quality.
• Led Mobile Design Team responsible for design of iOS, Android and mobile web.

### Principal UX Designer @ Chegg Inc.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Chegg
Led design for projects across mobile, commerce, search, and navigation.
• Designed first company-wide design system, improving cross-product efficiency and team efficiency.
• Led design of Textbook Solutions and Chegg apps for iOS and Android.
• Redesigned Home and core landing pages across desktop and mobile web.

### Staff User Experience Designer @ Yahoo!
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011
UX Design for the Yahoo! Home Page and My Yahoo!
• Redesigned Yahoo home page onto single global platform.
• Led design of key components of Yahoo! Home Page and My Yahoo!

### Sr. Experience Designer @ Adobe Systems
Jan 1999 – Jan 2007
UX Design for Adobe hobbyist products such as Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements.
• Established design patterns, iconography and guidelines for Elements products.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Graphic Design / Illustration
San José State University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13