# Ruqian Zhou

> Staff UX Design Lead, Waymo (ex-Google, ex-Meta)

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ruqian

I am a UX Designer who enjoys
∙ Tackling ambiguous problems and defining product design vision.
∙ Solving complex system problems and bringing values to various stakeholders.
∙ Driving cross-functional collaborations and building trustworthy relationships.

In my spare time, I'm a foodie, dog lover, and Lego enthusiast.

## Work Experience
### Staff UX Design Lead @ Waymo
Jan 2024 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States

### UX Design Lead @ YouTube
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Bruno, California, United States
**Community & Fan Engagement**
Created new ways to foster meaningful connections between creators and fans on YouTube; Led design vision and strategy for the Community Posts System; Responsible for driving roadmap definition and execution, cross-team collaboration and executive alignment.

### Lead Designer, Facebook App Monetization @ Meta
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, California, United States
**Lead Ads**
Empowered advertisers by creating innovative tools with effective information architecture; Elevated consumer engagements by modernizing the form experience; Improved product quality and user satisfaction by overhauling the Salesforce CRM integration experience.

### Lead Designer, Instagram @ Meta
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, California, United States
**Core Business & Monetization**
Led design initiatives to unlock organic monetization opportunities for SMBs through native transactions, integrated payments, and appointment booking services; Drove business growth by establishing new business conversion flow; Created tools for Business Messaging and Insights.

### Lead Designer, Oculus @ Meta
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Menlo Park, California, United States
**Onboarding Experience**
Led onboarding experience for Oculus Go - Created the mobile companion app from scratch; Defined the headset unboxing experience with 3D animation and its 1st-time setup flow in VR.

### Senior UX Designer, YouTube @ Google
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Bruno, California, United States
**Search & Discovery**
Envisioned the next generation of YouTube Search with broad queries; Led a design of Watch Card framework across verticals; Launched the "Creator on the Rise" feature that promotes emerging creators and music artists on YouTube.

### UX Designer, Android OS @ Google
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, California, United States
Led various designs for 3 versions of Android OS (v5.0 - v8.0) and the 1st version of Material Design; Drove cross-team collaboration and alignment across 4 international offices; Provided best practice and guidance to major OEMs and app developers globally.

### UX Designer, Google Analytics @ Google
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Mountain View, California, United States
Created design solutions at all stages from conception to launch: E-commerce Analysis, Audience Reporting, Multi-Channel Funnels, Conversion Tracking & Attribution Modeling Tools; Lead designer for Google Analytics’ first native app on mobile.

### UX Design Intern @ Motorola
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
Explored a new user experience on the list accelerator project as a primary contributor from start to baseline. Created screen maps for MotoBlur applications on mobile devices. Assisted the design team with timely production tasks. Collaboratively, creatively, and flexibly worked with interdisciplinary teams and the global telecom work partners.

### Design Intern @ Hitachi
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Shanghai, China
Developed support systems as member of television design Team. Defined colors for the Hitachi Air-conditioner RAP/C-L72AV series for Chinese market. Researched and presented 2008 Home Decoration Trends for Home Appliance Design. Supported and designed posters as member of graphic design team for Hitachi Chemical in SEMICON China 2008 and Hitachi Elevator Exhibition 2008.
Supported web design team for Hitachi Chinese website.

### Design Intern @ Hewlett-Packard
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | Shanghai, China
Collected and analyzed data in two ethnographic research projects conducted by the UI design team of HP inkjet printer division. Assisted in formal home interviews and follow-up visits with more than fifty users for market positioning and product design in China. Interpreted and translated for employees from HP USA during the home interviews.


## Education
### Master of Design in Interaction Design
Carnegie Mellon University

### Master of Science in Product Development
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ruqianzhou
- Portfolio: http://www.ruqianzhou.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-25