# Soomee K.

> Head of UX, Tanzu @ Broadcom | MFA, UX

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

I have over 27 years of experience in design and management with 2 MFAs. In my current role, I have managed various VMware Cloud Management products to deliver and optimize modern software on any cloud and at the edge. This includes building new cloud-native applications and modernizing existing applications to operate effectively in cloud environments.
I focus on design quality, operational effectiveness, talent management by coaching and mentoring, and stakeholder relationships, including VPs and CTO, for the best outcome. 
I advocate for accessibility, data-driven UX, systematic design thinking, service design, process, cross-pollination of talent, collaboration, diversity, and learning.
My skills in my role include UX strategy, UX vision, User research, Design Thinking, End-to-End Story, Job-to-be-done, Design system, and Information architecture.

## Work Experience
### Head of UX, Tanzu @ Broadcom
Jan 2024 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States

### Head of UX, Tanzu Hub & Intelligence Services @ Broadcom
Jan 2023 – Present | California, United States
Tanzu Hub and Graphic.
Tanzu Intelligence Services - Tanzu CloudHealth, Tanzu Guardrails, Tansu Insights, Tanzu Observability, Tanzu Catalog, Tanzu Transformer

### Sr. Product Design Manager @ VMware
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Manage User Experience of VMware Aria Hub, Aria Automation for Secure Clouds, VMware Aria Guardrails, VMware Aria Cost powered by CH, Aria Operations for Applications, and VMware Aria Business Insights

### Sr. Product Design Manager @ VMware
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Manage User Experience of VMware Aria Hub, VMware Aria Business Insights, VMware Skyline, VMware Suite Lifecycle, and VMware Aria Subscription

### Sr. Product Design Manager @ VMware
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Manage user experience of vRealize Artificial Intelligence, vRealize Log Insight, Skyline, vRealize Lifecycle Manager, and vRealize Subscription Manager.

### Sr. Design Manager @ Splunk
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Managed Data onboarding experience, Data transformation using Data streaming service, and Data Management Experience.

### UX Manager @ BNY Mellon | Pershing
Jan 2010 – Jan 2019 | Jersey City, NJ
Services: Wealth Management Platforms (B2B) and Investor Portal (B2C) used by 4 M+ users, Payment system (B2B), and Dev Ops (B2B)

Experience: Creative Vision and Strategy, Experience road map, Business Analytic tools by ML, Dashboard by ML, Cognitive Search by ML, User Access Management, Data Access Management, User profiling, Contextual Content Management, Account Opening, Workflow, Alerts & notification, Feedback and Messaging, Financial Proposal, Asset configuration, Money Movement, Payment, Monitoring and auditing tool, Data Visualization, Design System with accessibility and more.

### UX Design Lead @ HNW
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | New York, NY
Clients: Morgan Stanley, SunTrust, Lord Abbet, Merrill, BMO Harris Bank, Netjet, Vera Wong, Ermenegildo Zegna, etc.

Works: Global platform experience, Design System, Clients management, Manage and audit design.

### UX Design Lead @ Citigroup
Jan 2001 – Jan 2008 | New York, NY
Services: FX trading platform, Order Entry, Steaming Rate, Treasury portal, Settlement Instruction portal, and marketing collateral.

Experience: Localization and globalization, Multi-language, Cross-devices alerts, The first-time login, Sharing, Platform Admin, and More.

### Design Strategist @ KBS (Korean Broadcasting System)
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999 | Seoul, South Korea

### Visual Design Professor @ Gachon University
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 | Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

### Freelance Graphic Designer @ Samsung Everland
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998

### Graphic Design Professor @ Art Center, Korea
Jan 1995 – Jan 1998 | Seoul, Korea

### Illustrator @ YeaRimDang Publishing Co Ltd
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 | seoul, Korea
Published Children's books

### Creative Director @ Shisa Japanese Publishing House
Jan 1995 – Jan 1997 | Seoul, Korea


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Psychology and Digital Design
School of Visual Arts
Jan 1999 – Jan 2001

### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Design and Marketing with Psychology
Hongik University
Jan 1993 – Jan 1995

### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design
CHOKBUK National University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-07