# Rio Bell

> Senior Product Designer | Etsy & eBay

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rio

I create solutions that empower people to feel effortlessly engaged and genuinely delighted.

- Senior Product Designer with a background in International Business and Marketing. 

- Certification in UX/UI Design from the University of Texas at Austin with skills in empathetic design research, creative ideation, industry-standard tools, design systems, prototyping, and testing.

- Strengths include professional project management experience, collaborative people skills, a trained design eye, a passion for creating and leading workshops, and international work experience.

Education:
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Kedge Business School
- San Diego State University

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ eBay
Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
Senior UX Designer IV in eBay’s Financial Services Org on the Cart & Checkout team. Collaborates closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to create seamless, intuitive experiences. Driving impactful change through design thinking and product discovery for two primary projects:
- eBay as a Payment Checkout Service
- Facebook Marketplace Cart Integration
 
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing user-centered experiences that address customer needs, meet business objectives, and scale effectively.
- Leading product discovery efforts, working alongside researchers, product teams, and executives to shape future innovations.
- Developing wireframes, visual mockups, prototypes, and interactive demos to bring ideas to life.
- Utilizes customer insights and research to inform decision-making.
- Communication and alignment with cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Presents and advocates for design solutions to stakeholders and leadership.

### Senior Product Designer @ Etsy
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | California, United States
Senior Product Designer on the Fulfillment Team. Designing for the Shipping Carriers Squad, and on the vision initiative to improve Estimated Delivery Dates. Previously on the Delivery Confidence Squad improving Better Seller Data, Mail Class Carriers, and Buyer Zipcode Coverage.

### Product Designer @ eBay
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Product & UX Designer for Payments & Protections Team at eBay.

Designer responsible for the Protections products:
- Item Not Received
- Cancellation
- Disputes

End-to-end design collaboration with partners in product management, research, business, legal, development, content, design systems, and accessibility. Cross-functional communication with larger company design teams such as View Item, Stores, and Listings, for consistent design quality. Meeting design system evolutions and keeping products current on new standards.

### UX Designer & Researcher @ RB Design
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Consulting for a business website redesign and the founding UX/UI designer of a health & fitness app. Design requirements include an e-commerce platform, teacher's portal, integrated email campaigns, resources page, and an updatable course calendar.

- Conducting stakeholder meetings to outline objectives and to learn their business model and goals.
- Research and presentation of brand expansion through a website redesign and app development design deliverables.

### Operations Manager & Graphic Designer @ Bartenders Unlimited
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Rafael, California
- Organized and directed hundreds of corporate and individual events of up to 20,000 guests.
- Responsibilities included managing ongoing client relations, site planning, and presentation design.

### Administrative & Human Resources Assistant @ DaVita International
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Supported the creation and implementation of new communication strategies and training for corporate divisions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 
- Aided educational presentations in Poland and Germany.

### Marketing Intern @ Antengo
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Diego County, California, United States
Summer marketing internship with Antengo, a real-time B2C transactions startup.


## Education
### UX/UI Design Professional Certificate
The University of Texas at Austin

### Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Management
KEDGE Business School

### Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing
San Diego State University

### High School
Technology High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13