# Ryan Scott Tandy

> Product design leadership and innovation @ SoFi  |  Ex-Instacart, Facebook, R/GA, Apple

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

Hello! I'm Ryan Scott Tandy, design leader, dad and doughnut enthusiast. My greatest passion comes from building and growing design teams to crack hard problems. I'm driven by designing products and services that connect people, inspire creative expression and empower transformative change.

## Work Experience
### Senior Director, Product Design @ SoFi
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Head of Design, Connected Stores @ Instacart
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Director of Product Design @ Instacart
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Design Manager @ Instagram
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led the design team for consumer products across Stories, Feed, Live, Direct Messaging, Creative Tools and Profile. Responsible for delivering world renowned product experiences to over a billion global users.

### Adjunct Professor @ School of Visual Arts
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area

### Executive Creative Director @ R/GA
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016 | New York, New York
Creative direction and leadership for product and innovation work across the agency, most notably Nike+. Lead the concept, design and execution of the Nike+ experience, setting the standard for health tech and connected fitness.

### Lead Product Designer @ Apple
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
Product design lead for MobileMe. Worked with product and engineering teams to design and implement communication tools part of the MobileMe/iCloud service for a global audience.

### Senior Experience Designer @ Adobe Systems
Jan 2003 – Jan 2008
User experience lead for new product initiatives across mobile, desktop and web. Concept and design solutions for Adobe partner experiences, including mobile and tv. Design lead for Flashcast, Adobe’s first mobile content ecosystem.

### Visual Designer @ Quokka Sports
Jan 1998 – Jan 2001
Visual designer for immersive sports media company focused on delivering realtime news, data, audio, video and telemetry. Was responsible for designing near-real-time content for race viewers for motorsports, sailing races, and other dynamic content for events.


## Education
### BA in Industrial Art, Graphic Communication, Computer Science
San Francisco State University

### BA in Digital Arts, Computer Science
University of California, Santa Cruz


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13