# Stefanie M. > Seasoned Product Designer ✤ Growth, B2C | Mentor & Coach ✦ Career and Beyond Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/stefanie Hello! Thanks for stopping by. I'm a data-driven Product Designer with 15 years of transforming user experiences through curiosity, strategic problem-solving and collaboration. I've worked with Fortune 500 companies and Bay Area startups across industries, most recently in health tech with Parsley Health, Wild Health, and Gennev. Currently, I'm contracting with value-aligned companies to drive growth and engagement. I'm passionate about lifting up the design community through resource sharing, workshops, and 1:1 coaching. I also host a bi-weekly designer meetup for folks looking to connect and grow together. Let's connect if you're curious about working with me, want to talk shop, or are interested in joining the designer meetup! ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer, Growth @ Grammarly Jan 2024 – Present ### Product Design Consultant | Career Wingwoman & Mentor @ Stefanie McLaren Jan 2010 – Present For Companies: I partner with value-aligned companies and health tech startups as a Product Designer focusing on growth and engagement. I provide contract design work, consulting, research, and strategy to drive real impact. Recent clients: Wild Health, Gennev For Professionals: I coach and mentor UX and product designers through career transitions, confidence-building, and personal and professional growth. From breaking into the field to leveling up or pivoting focus areas, I help designers unlock their potential and achieve their goals. Curious about working together? Let's connect! ### Product Design Pro Mentor @ Pathrise Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 Provide 1-on-1 sessions and workshops to help designers land their next jobs in tech 🙌 • Give resume and portfolio feedback, provide tips for whiteboarding and design challenges, conduct portfolio presentation practices, run workshops, and address any other needs that come up in relationship to product design or the interview process. • Have provided guidance in 600+ sessions with motivated designers leading to offers from companies like Amazon, Google, Credible, American Express, Upwork, ADP, Dropbox, Carvana, GMV and more. ### Senior Product Designer @ Parsley Health Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 Ensuring an engaging member experience to help people improve their chronic symptoms and feel better 🌱 ### Product Designer @ Faire Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Contributed research and design to improve the apparel experience for small retailers in a wholesale marketplace 👚 • Conducted competitive analysis and 8 hour-long user interviews to understand search & discovery pain points and identify new opportunities for the Q2 Roadmap. • Made updates to a style quiz to increase completion and data collection to better personalize product results for apparel retailers. • Reimagined the apparel category experience by exploring visual navigation and other entry points to test impact on conversion and gmv. ### Senior Product Designer @ Brandless, Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked on a small team to improve the desktop and mobile experience for an e-comm DTC startup that created better products for people and the planet 🌎 • Designed and strategized a marketplace launch to feature brands in new categories with shared values. • Made improvements to the site responsiveness, the navigation, and the design system in preparation for a Shopify migration. ### UX/Product Designer @ Walmart eCommerce Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Designer @ Walmart eCommerce Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Interactive Designer @ Walgreens Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Designer @ BrandMuscle Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Designer @ Serve Marketing Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Greater Milwaukee Area ## Education ### BFA in Graphic Design. Strategic Communications minor. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/stefmclaren - Website: https://www.stefmclaren.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/stefanie JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/stefanie/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23