# Rain Lei

> Senior Product Designer

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

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Zaiye Design
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Specialized in early-stage product design and AI strategy, focusing on 0-to-1 builds and cross-platform experiences.
Built the U.S. branch from the ground up, leading digital product design for clients including Kohler, Chanel, GM, Ford, and Unity.

### Product Manager @ NIO
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Shanghai, China
- Re-architected the entry/exit journey for the entire lineup. Resolved 2 of the top 5 user-reported issues(e.g., walkaway lock failures, wireless charging inefficiency) .
- Created the car-finding experience and designed the foundational UX for new hardware, including a digital rearview mirror and rear-seat controls.
- Defined the ET9‘s next-gen cabin vision from research to prototype and blueprint.

### UI/UX Designer @ Zaiye Design
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Shanghai, China

### UI/UX Designer @ Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design | Royal College of Art
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | London
Designed the core 'at-a-glance' dashboard UI/UX for Singapore Airlines' Operations Control Centre as part of a three-person team.

### Service & UX Design Intern @ Philips
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Shanghai China
Designed user journeys and interactive prototypes for healthcare products, including CPAP devices and medical rehab software. Explored immersive gamification rehab experiences to enhance patient engagement.

### Strategy and Product Designer @ Zhejiang Made in Nature Co,. Ltd
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Hangzhou, China
Internship. 
- Key member of Iron Revival, a strategy project to revive traditional Chinese ironsmith practices by raising awareness of the craft and assisting them in gaining a national clientele.
- Conducted field research to gain an understanding of the craft in the modern context.
- Developed and implemented training program for craftsmen to learn design thinking practices.
- Raised awareness by organizing an exhibition and creating a series of video documentaries.


## Education
### Master's degree in Design Product
Royal College of Art
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

### Bachelor's degree in Product Design
Zhejiang University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainlei

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Last updated: 2026-04-07