# Neil Straghalis > Design Director at Square Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/neilstraghalis I have a passion for creating great experiences, and for developing products and services that bring utility and delight to people. I have years of experience building and leading teams responsible for the strategy, design and development of products, from research and design through implementation and deployment. ## Work Experience ### Design Director @ Square Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco, California ### Director Of Product Design @ Weebly Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ### Group Manager, Product Design @ Intuit Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 Managing a studio of designers responsible for QuickBooks Online. ### Group Manager, Experience Design @ Intuit Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 I led an 8 person team working on marketing and customer care for Intuit's small business products. My team is responsible for design across multiple marketing touchpoints as well as the in product care experience. In addition, I managed resourcing and design process across a 20 person team. ### Sr. Manager, Experience Design @ Intuit Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 Led the design team responsible for marketing across Intuit's Small Business products, including QuickBooks, Payroll and Payments. ### Sr. Manager, User Experience @ Adobe Systems Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 Led a User Experience team that was responsible for the design and UX of internal, employee-facing applications, as well drove a user centered design process inside a corporate IT department. ### Sr. Manager, Web Production and Client Technology @ Adobe Systems Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 Managed the teams responsible for all client side technology on adobe.com. Worked closely with business, strategy and marketing teams to translate requirements into deliverables and implementation. Developed a visual and technical style guide that was used to streamline design and production of web pages. Led the project to redesign adobe.com from strategy and design concepts to launch in 4 months. ### Web Design and Production Manager @ Adobe Systems Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 Managed the teams responsible for visual design and client-side code on macromedia.com and adobe.com. Worked closely with information architecture team to define the user experience for the websites. Led the effort to integrate the team through the Adobe acquisition of Macromedia. Grew team from 5 to 15 people. Visual design lead for the first version of adobe.com following the acquisition. Led the project to combine adobe.com and macromedia.com. ### Web Design and Production Manager @ Adobe Systems Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 Managed the teams responsible for visual design and client-side code on macromedia.com ### Lead Production Artist @ Adobe Systems Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 Responsible for general web development for macromedia.com. Led the production and development of the Designer and Developer section of macromedia.com from its creation through 3 redesigns. ## Education ### MBA in Design Strategy California College of the Arts Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 ### B.M. in Oboe Performance San Francisco Conservatory of Music ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilstraghalis - Website: http://www.straghalis.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/neilstraghalis JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/neilstraghalis/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07