Ning Xu

Ning Xu

Ning Xu

Product Designer

Ning is a Senior Product Designer based in New York, passionate about solving complex problems and designing products that empower users. She has received honorable mentions in the 'Empowering' category at both the IxDA Interaction Conference Awards in Lyon, France, and the World-Changing Ideas Awards by Fast Company.

LinkedIn Portfolio

2023 — NowToptalSenior Product Designer

2023 — Now

New York, United States

2022 — 2023ZENDA, LLCSenior Design Consultant

2022 — 2023

New York, United States

Work for the World's best private bank to build a centralized platform for client onboarding, ensuring a seamless experience.

Mentor and onboard new designers, fostering growth and maintaining a cohesive design approach.

Streamline work processes, enhance collaboration among product owners, tech teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, and integrate human-centered design for exceptional user experiences.

2021 — 2022AMPERSAND.vcSenior Product Designer

2021 — 2022

Manhattan, New York, United States

Lead design strategy projects to identify user needs and define solutions, and provide secondary research for benchmarks

Transformed research insights into design strategies, adept at incorporating feedback, validation, and interaction design for product development

Participated and assisted in design thinking workshops to train over 120+ executives

2020 — 2021Richard Taittinger GalleryUser Experience Designer

2020 — 2021

New York, United States

Led redesign of the shopping page and streamlined the check-out experience.

Collaborated directly with clients, from brainstorming through iterative design to prototype creation.

Enhanced E-commerce shopping experience and executed WordPress to Shopify migration

2018 — 2020UnknownUX/UI Designer

2018 — 2020

Uncovered problem-solving opportunities through comprehensive generative and evaluative research and analysis.

Implemented user-centered design strategies to streamline web and mobile app experiences, boosting client conversion rates.

Education

2016 — 2018

School of Visual Arts

Master’s Degree

2016 — 2018

2014 — Present

Columbia University

Communication and Media Studies

2014 — Present

2009 — 2012

University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

2009 — 2012

2013 — 2013

Harvard University

Communication

2013 — 2013

2015 — 2015

School of Visual Arts

Summer Intensive in Interaction Design

2015 — 2015

General Assembly