# Steve Cambouris

> Lead UX Designer, Cetera Financial Group

Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/stevecambouris

As a seasoned Product Experience Designer and San Francisco Bay Area native, I bring two decades of expertise in shaping digital, interactive, and branded experiences across both web and mobile applications. My professional journey has led me through dynamic roles in startups, design agencies, and in-house creative teams, spanning across both B2C / B2B business models. I've led design, research and strategic solutions in financial services, staffing and recruiting, technology consulting, social good and activism, semiconductor, gaming / media entertainment, and higher education.

SPECIALTIES
• Product + UX design for responsive web, iOS and Android
• User research, user centered design, interaction design, UI design, visual design
• Design thinking + product design and development life cycle

## Work Experience
### Lead UX Designer @ Cetera Financial Group
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Digital Experience Design (DXD), AdviceWorks® Client Portal

### Senior Product Designer @ American Express
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Global Commercial Services (GCS) Product Design & Research

XD Accelerator team – Led design, strategy, and research efforts through rapid labs doing prototyping and moderated usability testing on B2B payment products.

B2B Design & Research team – Led the redesign of a legacy Buyer Initiated Payments (BIP) enterprise payment automation platform, using a new design system to resolve critical usability challenges and over 1,000 documented accessibility issues.

### Senior UX Designer @ Charles Schwab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Digital Banking Services, Digital Payments and Money Movement

Successfully led UX initiatives to modernize and launch several complex applications on Schwab.com and Schwab Mobile, which included online transfers (cash and positions) and external account verification, ensuring a seamless experience across web, iOS, and Android platforms.

### UX / Product Designer @ Wells Fargo
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Digital Experience Design (DXD)

Security team – UX design lead on key products, including biometric authentication experiences, for iOS and Android platforms.

Payments team – UX design lead on key products including mobile deposit, transfers, and real-time credit payment experiences across iOS and Android platforms.

### Senior Digital Art Director / UX Lead @ Robert Half
Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park, CA
Digital UX design for the Robert Half brands including Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, Robert Half Management Resources, OfficeTeam, Robert Half Legal, Robert Half Technology, The Creative Group and Protiviti. Successfully managed and led a team of art directors and designers to deliver cohesive, connected user experiences across branded digital channels and touchpoints. UX design project lead for multiple large-scale website redesigns, including the company’s first-ever responsive site.

### Digital Art Director @ Robert Half
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Menlo Park, CA

### Art Director @ California Eastern Laboratories (CEL)
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Santa Clara, CA

### Art Director @ Tonic
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | San Mateo, CA

### Senior Visual Designer @ Electronic Arts (EA)
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 | Redwood City, CA

### Art Director @ University of California, Santa Cruz
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 | Santa Cruz, CA


## Education
### Associate of Arts - AA in Graphic Design, Multimedia Communications
Masters Institute of Technology

### Fine / Studio Arts in General Studies
Foothill College


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13