# Miranda Koenig > Designer, Explorer, Systems-Thinker πŸš€ Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mirandakoenig Everyone’s journey has its twists, just like this strange spaceship we call Earth 🌎 I’m a human-first designer, artist, researcher, and forever student building impactful products for early-stage startups, leading service design research, and crafting scalable design systems for Fortune 500s. Curious to learn more? Take a spin through my work or reach out with any questions or new planetary discoveries πŸͺ Check out my work at mirandakoenig.com "A designer knows (s)he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery ## Work Experience ### Senior User Experience Designer @ BuildVision Jan 2025 – Present ### Senior UX Designer @ Unknown Jan 2016 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ Spearheaded the design of user-centric products from concept to launch, focusing on user journeys and service blueprints. β€’ Conducted extensive user-centered research to inform high-quality designs, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction. β€’ Collaborated with notable clients such as Zalando and startups in Techstars and Y Combinator, driving impactful design solutions. ### Product Design Consultant @ 1848 Ventures Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Building startups from 0-to-1 through the 1848V studio. ### Senior Interaction Designer @ Fjord, Part of Accenture Interactive Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ Led the design of Service Blueprints and Journey Maps for clients in banking, government, and telecom sectors. β€’ Mentored junior designers, fostering a collaborative environment and enhancing team skills. β€’ Contributed to client projects that improved user experience, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and engagement. ### UX Designer, Homebase Design System @ Wayfair Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berlin, Germany Built the Wayfair Homebase Design System in Figma with a small team that improved the work for over 160+ designers and 200+ products. Collaborated with engineering, product, and content strategy and incorporated accessibility requirements with consideration of web, mobile web, and native app. ### UX Product Designer @ Wayfair Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Berlin Area, Germany Lead the product design of the Order Management tool, the most visited page within the Enterprise system, and created an internal CRM tool for 100+ Category Managers. Created designs for engineers and cross-functional partners based on synthesized onsite research conducted across the US and Europe. ### Product Designer (Contract) @ Zalando SE Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Berlin Area, Germany Led the design work within Zalando's Innovation Lab ### Design Intern @ TOMY International Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Canton, Massachusetts, United States ### Design Intern @ Stride Rite Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Lexington, Massachusetts, United States ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/miranda-koenig - Portfolio: http://mirandakoenig.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/mirandakoenig JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mirandakoenig/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13