# Peter Nies > Product design, UX strategy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/peternies My team at Nium drives user-centric design solutions that empower businesses to seamlessly send, receive and spend money worldwide. I focus on shaping vision, roadmap, and execution for the platform, ensuring accessibility and usability are a priority for diverse audiences. My background spans user experience, interaction design, visual design and information architecture. Working closely with cross-functional teams, I facilitate the creation of product experiences that are both functional and delightful. ## Work Experience ### Director of Product Design, Platform @ Nium Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Head of UX @ Lextegrity Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ### Staff Product Designer @ Blue Shield of California Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Oakland, California, United States ### Director of Product Design @ VenueNext (acquired by Shift4Payments) Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA First design hire; I recruited, hired, mentored and managed a small design team; I designed the logos, created and implemented the brand identity system; I created and oversaw evolution of the product design system; I provided design oversight of multiple parallel product efforts; as well as marketing design direction and support ### Design Principal – Mobile Payments and Innovation @ Wells Fargo Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, CA Hired by wholesale banking to lead design of next-generation mobile payment products. I drove market research and competitive analysis; proved concepts through rapid prototyping; and worked with design teams from the larger Wells Fargo CX group on the production builds. ### Senior Interaction Designer – Mobile Team @ Bank of America Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 Project lead, team lead and IC for many mobile banking projects for iOS, iPad, Android phone and tablet, Windows tablet, Blackberry phones ### Interaction Designer – Innovation Team @ Bank of America Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Project lead and team lead for bill pay concept work; Designed the first Bank of America mobile app (lauded by Steve Jobs at MacWorld Keynote 2008) ### UX Consultant @ Flock (acquired by Zynga) Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 Product design generalist – interaction, visual and content design – guerilla usability testing lead and marketing design support for this social media browser startup ### Senior Interaction Designer @ Walmart.com Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Interaction design lead for Walmart Music, Walmart Movies; Interaction design contributor for walmart.com redesign ### UX Designer @ WorldRes Inc. Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 Product design generalist – interaction, visual and content design – contextual inquiry and guerilla usability testing for this hotel inventory management startup ### Creative Director @ Arena Solutions (acquired by PTC) Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 First design hire, design team of one for website, product and print collateral design and revision cycles; Created and implemented the brand and identity system ### Art Director @ Buzzsaw (acquired by Autodesk) Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 First design hire. Recruited, hired, mentored and managed a creative team of 4; Managed multiple parallel design cycles for marcomm and web site projects ### Senior Graphic Designer @ Levi Strauss & Co. Jan 1995 – Jan 1998 ### Design Fellowship @ Mother Jones Magazine Jan 1994 – Jan 1994 ### Puppeteer @ Bread and Puppet Theater Jan 1987 – Jan 1988 | Plainfield, Vermont ## Education ### B.A. in Visual Design University of Oregon School of Art + Design ### B.A. in Magazine Journalism University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication ### Ceramic Engineering in Inamori School of Engineering Alfred University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/peternies - Portfolio: https://www.peternies.net --- Source: https://flows.cv/peternies JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/peternies/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13