# Paul Smith

> Head of Design at Cache

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

I'm a product design leader with decades of experience. I've led teams at startups, public companies, and places in between. Go to paulclaytonsmith.design to see samples of the work.

## Work Experience
### Head of Design @ Cache
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### VP of Design @ Aalto
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Oversaw all design at Aalto across product, brand, research, and content.

### Head Of Design @ Opendoor
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022
Oversaw all design at Opendoor across product, brand, research, and content.

### Sr Design Manager, Uber Eats @ Uber
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
Managed the consumer-facing design team responsible for the mobile products and web ordering experience.

### Sr Design Manager, Rider Team @ Uber
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
Managed the product and content designers responsible for rider growth, rider promotions, and UberPool.

### Head of Design, Growth Team @ Uber
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Founding member of the growth team. Started, scaled, and managed the design team across product, marketing, content, and research.

### Lead Experience Director @ Uber
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Designer #6 in the company and one of the first managers. Responsible for formative work like defining design roles, team structures, critiques, and hiring process.

### Associate Experience Director @ Sequence
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Worked with big corporate clients on strategy-heavy projects that usually involved multi-channel online/offline experience design.

### Senior Experience Designer @ Hot Studio
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Worked with clients ranging from corporate to startup on projects that required heavy UX design and product strategy.

### Senior Interactive Designer @ Code and Theory
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
Worked on editorial and content sites that wanted to push the craft and aesthetic of online digital design.

### Visual Interface Designer @ Eveo
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007
Worked on interactive healthcare marketing applications I had to develop as well as design.

### Freelance Designer / Waiter @ freelance
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Taught myself design while waiting tables to make money. Created websites, nightclub flyers, stickers, and CD labels for DJs and promoters.


## Education
### BA in Creative Writing
University of Washington


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paulclaytonsmith
- Portfolio: https://paulclaytonsmith.design/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13