# Sara Clayton

> Design @ Dropbox | Figuring out AI’s place in mature design companies

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/saraclayton

I’m a product designer with 8+ years of experience designing complex platforms at scale. I currently work on monetization and growth at Dropbox, and previously led design for Dropbox Replay. Before Dropbox, I was the lead designer for storage and compute on Azure at Microsoft.

Lately, I’m deeply interested in how AI can be used as a practical tool - not as a novelty, but as something that meaningfully improves real workflows. I’m less interested in “AI features” and more interested in how AI augments existing skills, reduces friction, and changes how products are priced and adopted.

Alongside my work at Dropbox, I explore these ideas through side projects and writing. I’m especially curious about future-forward product patterns, like what sustainable monetization looks like for credit-based AI tools and usage-driven systems.

I share thoughts and experiments here from time to time as I learn in public.

## Work Experience
### Lead Product Designer @ Dropbox
Jan 2021 – Present | Greater Seattle Area
Dropbox Replay, Core Growth & Monetization

### UX Designer @ Microsoft
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Redmond, Washington
Microsoft.com, Microsoft Azure

### Product Marketing Manager @ Microsoft
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Human-Centered Design and Engineering
University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Public Relations, Information Technology
University of Southern California

### Color for Design in Motion for Design
School of Visual Concepts


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-30