# RyanVincent Alvarez > Staff Product Designer | Platforms • Workflows • 0–1 Systems • Design Frameworks Location: Campbell, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ryanvincent I’m a Staff Product Designer specializing in 0–1 platforms, complex workflows, and multi-surface ecosystems. I design tools and systems that help creative, operational, and production teams work with clarity, velocity, and alignment. My work centers on building frameworks that reduce ambiguity, unify mental models, and enable high-velocity decision-making at scale. Over the past 15 years, I’ve led high-impact platform initiatives across enterprise ecosystems—building patented systems, shaping multi-year product vision, and driving measurable outcomes at companies like eBay, Atlassian, Intuit, and Wells Fargo. How I work: • I bring clarity to ambiguous, multi-team problem spaces through frameworks and narrative alignment. • I partner deeply with engineering, product, and production teams to design tools that scale. • I design end-to-end workflows that reduce friction, increase velocity, and unify cross-product experiences. What I’m known for: • Inventing and patenting Embeddable Pages at Atlassian (US Patent No.11711450B2) • Driving $8–9M in projected incremental annualized GMV through redesigned Combined Shipping flows • Contributing design lead for Cash Flow 0–1 experience across Web, iOS, and Android at Intuit QuickBooks • Developing platform-wide vision and sequencing for cobrand credit card experiences at eBay ## Work Experience ### Staff Experience Designer, Adobe Express - Extensibility @ Adobe Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Brand & Creative @ Le Gaol Home Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Full-stack design owner for multi-product consumer brand: product development, packaging systems, digital experience, and storytelling for our small business. • Built end-to-end brand systems and launched 40+ SKUs while shaping creative direction, visual identity, content, and customer experience. • Lead marketing, creative, and retail partnership strategy—including boutique distribution and experiential candle-making activations. ### RyanVincent Alvarez Photography @ RyanVincent Alvarez Photography Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Luxury documentary-style photography capturing the intimate, lived-in moments that weave together timeless memories. ### Staff Product Designer, Cart - Purchase, Protections, Identity & GBH @ eBay Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 • Lead designer driving the platform-wide Cart strategy, defining a unified vision for frictionless, intent-driven cart and checkout experiences. • Develop early-funnel frameworks that increase clarity, improve trust signals, and strengthen conversion across multi-surface flows. ### Staff Product Designer, Buyer Payments - Financial Services & Trust @ eBay Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 • Led 0–1 vision work for eBay’s cobrand credit card experience, architecting personalized loyalty and rewards surfaces for high-intent buyers. • Designed the on-platform card management ecosystem, streamlining payments, rewards, and redemption logic across surfaces. ### Staff Product Designer, UPI - Financial Services & Trust @ eBay Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed the Unified User Privileges Management Framework, reducing unpaid item risk and blocking 44k+ fraudulent accounts in week one. • Led the cross-organizational redesign of Combined Shipping, delivering a multi-surface experience projected to drive $8–9M in annualized incremental GMV. ### Senior Product Designer, Confluence - Templates Experience + Page Extensions @ Atlassian Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | California, United States Led improvements to the Confluence Templates experience, delivering a scalable, intuitive creation system and identifying ecosystem opportunities to increase engagement. ### Senior Product Designer, Confluence - Collaboration @ Atlassian Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | California, United States • Defined the 3-year notifications vision across Confluence, unifying logic and decision paths across surfaces. • Delivered cross-product transactional email frameworks to reduce cognitive load and improve clarity. ### Senior Product Designer, Confluence - CrossFlow @ Atlassian Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States • Invented and patented Embeddable Pages — a foundational system powering Smart Links, Project Pages, and the next generation of Confluence integrations. • Drove cross-org alignment, influencing leadership to establish teams focused on extensibility, bundling strategies, and integrated workflows. ### Senior Product Designer - Cash Flow, QuickBooks Payments & Capital @ Intuit Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Mountain View, California • Core lead in the end-to-end 0–1 design of Cash Flow across Web, Android, and iOS, defining mental models and UI flows in a highly complex financial ecosystem. • Conducted onboarding gap analysis and developed frameworks adopted across Payments & Capital. ### Product Designer - Marketing, QuickBooks Payments & Capital @ Intuit Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California Designed global employee engagement experiences and product marketing surfaces for QuickBooks Money Services and GoPayment. ### Product Designer - Marketing, QuickBooks Self-Employed @ Intuit Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California • Led Payroll, Tax Ecosystem, and Self-Employed marketing experiences. • Designed and shipped MVP Welcome Series for the Contractor ecosystem. ### Principal Designer/Owner @ RyanVincent Design Jan 2009 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Art direction and creative strategy to accelerate brand growth. Past clients include CallidusCloud, Gypsy Vine (now know. As Lost Sage Goods), U.S.A. Rugby, MollyMy Magazine, The Bay Club Company, and Sotheby’s, Intero Real Estate agents, and the City of San Jose. ### Product Designer - Visual III, Baseline + Intersection Management and Security @ Wells Fargo Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California • Standardize design assets within Baseline Intranet site for all DXD Visual Designers to reference • Strategic contributor and designer in launch of new Confluence intranet design system • Lead redesign of Wells Fargo “Alt-Login,” averaging 45M monthly visits and 60 online touch points • Partner with executive and LOB stakeholders, development teams, accessibility, and governance forums ### Lead Service / Visual Designer @ The Bay Club Company Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area • Lead design for purchase of Spectrum Athletic Clubs and rebrand of Southern California market • Lead design for Country Club portfolio expansion and re-config of membership infrastructure • Partner with EVP Marketing and Marketing Manager to art direct team across strategic initiatives • Partner with external agencies to execute media buys, brand events, and rebranding projects • Produce multimedia assets including editorial/retail photography, video, and motion graphics ### Lead Designer (Branding & Marketing) @ DISCERN Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, California • Partner with Art Director and Lead Developer in product UI and website redesign • Lead design for investor-facing materials, strategic initiatives, and outbound media ### Motion Graphic Designer @ GuideSpark Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Menlo Park, California • Art direct and design motion graphic videos for Ultra Premium client portfolio • Lead design consults with client executives, present art direction, and pitch storyboards • Develop client experience uniformity by building and mentoring client-facing “Kick-Off Team” ### Graphic/Web Designer @ InfoStretch Corporation Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Santa Clara, California • Design/re-brand internal newsletter, email templates, presentations, and marketing assets • Edit/produce product demo videos ### Service / Graphic Designer @ The Bay Club Company Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area • Manage design of executive Keynotes, PowerPoints, corporate sales kits, and communications • Design lead for portfolio sale from KSL to York Capital Management + JMA Ventures • Produce/edit photography and video for marketing materials and presentations ### Executive Administrative Assistant, SVP Marketing @ The Bay Club Company Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco Bay Area • Design and manage monthly corporate sales kit • Ad-hoc graphic designer to support base creative team production • Traffic marketing requests, agency deliverables, and production ### Weekend Manager @ The Bay Club Company Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | Bay Club Courtside • Design, implement, and manage operations and training tools • Design and standardize operational and revenue reporting • Co-manage, train, and develop hospitality staff • Assist retention and sales to achieve monthly goals ### Shift Supervisor @ Starbucks Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 • Designated Learning Coach to aid in new partner training and skill development. • Collaborate with Regional and District management on improving district performance. • Design chalkboard marketing and coordinate execution of marketing installations/refreshes. ## Education ### Graphic Design The Art Institute of California-Sunnyvale ### Graphic Design De Anza College ### High School Diploma in General Education Cupertino High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rvaalvarez - Website: https://www.ryanvincentalvarez.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/ryanvincent JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ryanvincent/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23