# Sean Barclay

> Head of Product Design and Research @ DataRobot

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

Sean Barclay is a proven product design leader, design technologist, strategist, manager, mentor, and motion graphic artist based in San Francisco, California. 
 
He's led distributed multi-disciplinary product design teams at Google, IBM, and Charles Schwab, as well as development teams at Isobar. 

His focus is on interactive software, typography, generative art, mobile, motion graphics, and gestural technology. He specializes in leading inclusive teams that combine novel technology and intuitive interactive design to create engaging experiences that build emotional connections with users and deliver positive value and impact on the business.

Specialties: 
• Creative Direction
• Leadership (Creative/Design/Technical)
• People management and mentorship 
• Design Thinking
• Interface Design
• Product Design
• Product Strategy
• AI (Designing generative and agentic experiences)
• User Experience Design
• Ambient computing
• Spatial interactions
• User Experience Research
• Information Architecture
• Motion Graphics + 3D Modeling (Cinema 4D)
• Video Production
• Branding
• Prototyping
• Generative & Conversational AI
• Front-end Development (Angular/React)
• Game Engines (Unreal Engine, Unity + C#)
• OOP and Design Patterns
• Enterprise Development
• Open Source Projects and Communities
• Accessibility
• Localization
• Functional / Technical Documentation
• Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology

## Work Experience
### Sr. Director / Head of Product Design and Research @ DataRobot
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Lead Product Designer @ Twelve Labs
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Principal Product Designer @ Glow
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Creative / Design Lead @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
☁️ , ATAP, + Fuchsia OS

### Creative Director / Head of Design @ IBM
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Founding member of IBM Blockchain business unit.  
- Hired, managed, mentored, and directed UX design and research teams in SF, NC, and UK.
- Helped create Hyperledger.org, one of the fastest growing open source communities in the history of the Linux Foundation. 
- Team contributed design and research to IBM Blockchain platform product and marketing as well as Hyperledger Fabric and Hyperledger Composer open source initiatives.
- Team contributed design and research to solutions such as Supply Chain, Healthcare, and Identity. 
- Team supported Tradelens, a joint venture developed by IBM and GTD Solution Inc. to build an open and neutral supply chain platform underpinned by blockchain technology.
- Team supported IBM Food Trust, a partnership with Walmart to create an ecosystem of producers, suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and others creating a smarter, safer, more sustainable food system for all.

### Director, UX @ Cloudant
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco
Acquired by IBM in February, 2014.

### Sr. Creative Services Manager @ Charles Schwab
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Sr. Art Director (Contractor) @ Charles Schwab
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011

### Lead Flash Developer @ Isobar
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010
Formerly Molecular/Freestyle/Ammo/Mindblossum

### Senior Interactive Developer @ Molecular
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
Transfered to SF office.

### Senior Visual Designer @ Molecular
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009

### Senior Interactive Designer @ Weymouth Design, Boston
Jan 2004 – Jan 2007

### Interactive/Print Designer @ Foster Design Group
Jan 2001 – Jan 2004


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Rochester Institute of Technology


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13