# Sarah Yau

> Senior Product Design Manager at Box

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

Multi-disciplinary product designer with a user-centered design methodology, driving the development of products from conception through to launch across both mobile and web platforms, and across both consumer and enterprise spaces.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Design Manager @ Box
Jan 2025 – Present | Redwood City, California, United States

### Product Design Manager @ Box
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

### Senior Product Designer @ Box
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

### Product Designer @ Box
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Designer @ Progressly (acquired by Box)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Redwood City, California
Led the design that brought enterprise ready workflow capabilities to Progressly including roles and permissions, workflow intelligence, and data visualization. Created a holistic platform on web, mobile and tablet for customers to improve operational processes and data-driven decisions.

Collaborated directly with engineers and customers to create a continuous and rapid feedback loop for features to ship quickly, gain user feedback and iterate on designs.

Owned product features through an end-to-end design process from conceptualizing various implementations, wireframing and prototyping possible solutions to fully designed mock ups ready for development.

### Designer @ Freelance
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Partnered with startups and individuals to design consumer mobile apps:

Water is an app that encourages users to track, set goals and drink more water in a fun, interactive setting.
Quaq is a social app that brings an easy and frictionless way to plan ad hoc activities with your friends.
Funner is an interactive polling app that displays your results through delightful infographics.

### Design Fellow @ Whitespace | Designer Accelerator
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
Selectively chosen to participate in Whitespace, a design accelerator where designers are placed into top Silicon Valley startups to aid and implement design processes and design solutions.

Partnered with Diamond.io, an early stage startup building an AI software platform to revolutionize day-to-day computer interactions and file management.

Mapped out task flows and identified friction points in the user journey through qualitative research and usability testing that informed product and design

### UX Designer @ Glimpulse
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Led design for Glimpulse’s mobile iOS app, from conception to launch, across interaction design and visual design.
Led focus groups and usability testing to understand user needs and goals and inform design iterations.
Established design as an integral component in the company’s ability to grow as an early stage startup and successfully raise $2.5M in funding.

### UI/UX Designer @ SPARQ - www.sparq.it
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Seattle Area
Acquired by Yahoo in 2013

### Graphic Designer @ STC (Scott Thornley + Company)
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University

### Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design
Seneca Polytechnic


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13