# Sarah Papp

> Design Leadership | Product Design | UX Design

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sarahpapp

I’m a product design leader with over a decade of experience in enterprise and consumer domains. I’m passionate about building, mentoring, and championing teams of talented designers and love demonstrating how design drives positive impact for the business and users. I also like to roll my sleeves up to lead design initiatives when the opportunity arises. I have experience leveraging design in early-stage product development and finding market fit through growth and scaling product suites. 

Here are some of my areas of expertise:
- Design strategy and vision
- Cross-functional collaboration and alignment
- Process design, implementation, and iteration
- Team hiring, growth, and development
- Qualitative and quantitative data-driven design
- iOS, Android, and responsive web trends, patterns, experience optimization

## Work Experience
### Head of Design and Research @ GoodLeap
Jan 2024 – Present

### VP of Design @ Afresh
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Director Of Design @ Afresh
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Product Design Lead @ Afresh
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Design Lead @ NOBLR
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Freelance Product Designer and Strategist @ Sarah Papp Design
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018

### User Experience Designer @ Blue State Digital
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
Led and influenced clients towards user-centric design solutions for products ranging from complex website builds to marketing campaigns and events;
Facilitated workshops, conducted and analyzed qualitative research, created design artifacts (including personas, user journeys, user flows, sitemaps, user stories, wireframes, and prototypes).

### User Experience Architect @ Macys.com
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Provided user-centric design throughout project lifecycle, including ideation, design research, sketching, prototyping, and user research analysis for two unique brands;
Led others in adopting customer development oriented practices and application to diverse range of projects.


## Education
### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University

### BA in Television and Radio
San Francisco State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sarahpapp

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Last updated: 2026-04-13