# Takeem Owens > Senior Product Designer | Disney Streaming, Hulu | 8+ years building for enterprise scale | Fintech | 500M+ users shipped Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/takeem Senior product designer with 8+ years of experience simplifying complex enterprise workflows. I’ve delivered clean, scalable UX across finance, real estate, and streaming. Shipping revenue-driving features, transforming digital ecosystems, and partnering closely with product, eng, business and leadership. Away from work, I run, read, and train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with my two boys. I also serve as a design mentor and volunteer as a product designer on the design systems team at Designed.org alongside other world-class designers. My interest in human behavior and habit-forming technology is what drives my interest in product design. ## Work Experience ### Senior Product Designer @ Cision Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States Cision is a (B2C) global provider of software and services for public relations (PR) and marketing professionals. - Transformed the core revenue pipeline by redesigning the Sales Order Experience. Improving user experience for sales teams handling $821M in annual revenue - Led international design adaptation across 5 regions, creating a cross-platform framework that balanced regional requirements with a consistent brand experience ### Senior Product Designer (Ads, Enterprise) @ Disney Streaming Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area Disney Streaming is a streaming platform with a wide library of on-demand shows and movies from Disney's many brands. Since November 2019, the service has amassed more than 164 million subscribers. Hulu (Pre Merger + Ad-tier Launch) - Led design for HARPS (Hulu Ads & Revenue Payment Services), supporting Disney Streaming's ad monetization infrastructure that grew to process $787M in Disney+ ad revenue in its first year (2023) Disney Streaming (Post Ad-tier launch) - Facilitated alignment sessions between previously siloed teams, establishing unified workflows that reduced redundancies while maintaining regulatory compliance ### Mentor, Design Systems @ Designed.org Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Remote Designed.org is empowering the designers of tomorrow through educational tools and mentoring. Designed is the only 501(c)(3) non-profit building a career growth platform focused on designers. At Designed.org I serve as a design mentor, and volunteer as a Product Designer on the Design Systems team alongside of world-class designers working at top-tier companies. ### Senior Product Designer (Enterprise, Salesforce) @ Prudential Financial Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Newark, New Jersey, United States Redesigned the PruForce sales pipeline to handle retirement workflows at scale. Analyzed agent sales calls to identify UI bottlenecks and implemented fixes that reduced lead-to-close time by over 30%. Integrated compliance forms directly into the workflow, decreasing manual paperwork by 18% while maintaining regulatory coverage. ### Senior UX Designer (AI, Design Systems) @ Unioncrate Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area Unioncrate is an AI supply chain platform that helps CPG brands become free from inaccurate predictions, manual processes, and wasted capital. Unioncrate is the powerhouse behind companies like Kraft Heinz, Spindrift, Fishin Co., and BOU. I led the redesign efforts for Demand Planning AI, Operations Management, & collaborated with engineering to build the first ever Unioncrate Design System. Mentored junior designer across distributed team while establishing design critique processes and agile practices that scaled across time zones. ### Product Designer @ Spruce Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York City Metropolitan Area (Acquired by Zillow) Spruce is a technology-driven real estate services company that provides title and closing services to enable real estate and mortgage transactions across the U.S. - Reduced manual operations by 37%, saving $250K+ annually in operational inefficiencies - Accelerated reconciliation workflows by 94%, significantly improving process speed - Achieved 98.6% regulatory compliance through thoughtful design solutions - Managed design process from concept to implementation with 2 PMs and 6 developers Contributed to company growth leading to Zillow acquisition (Sept 2023). ### UI Designer @ Incedo Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Iselin, NJ Incedo is a Bay Area-based, data, analytics, and technology solutions firm. Clients: Kraton, Verizon, ATT, and more. Designed data and analytics solutions for Fortune 500 clients including Kraton, Verizon, and AT&T at this Bay Area technology consultancy. Key Projects: - Built a knowledge management system for Kraton's entry-level scientists, creating an accessible career guidance platform - Delivered end-to-end design process: wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and complete design system - Produced scalable UI component library and high-fidelity prototypes for enterprise clients ### UX Designer @ American Airlines Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area International airlines serving 33,000 passengers per day with 12 million flights every year. - Created rescheduled-flight customer email flow, helping them choose a hotel, get meal vouchers and confirm a new flight. - Designed mobile and desktop versions from ideation sketches and wireframes to prototype, addressing customer pain points for their users Note: All work created originated from a design challenge. ### UI/UX Designer @ My Daily Brand Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area Digital marketing agency working with small companies and individual clients. - Design web projects from concept to production with design lead, conducting stakeholder reviews and presentations, generating wireframes, interactive prototypes (InVision) and hi-fidelity UI design mockups, and user flows (Sketch). - Created packaging and brand collateral for White Out Rejuvenation Spray ### UI/UX Designer @ 4 Square Agency Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Detroit Area A digital agency specializing in public relations. - Worked with the creative director to produce branding material & oversaw the launch of several successful web design projects for clients - Utilized a systematic UX/UI design process to ensure a high level of success for each project delivered. ### Real Estate Salesperson @ Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | 32-55 Francis Lewis Blvd Bayside, NY 11358 Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties, such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer. ### User Experience Consultant @ Let's Take 6 Consulting Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area NYC consulting agency working with clients like Bodies by Monique and BNB Foundation - Created visual design solutions in an agile environment for external facing, customer-focused websites. - Developed wireframes into high-fidelity mockups, solving business and technical needs. - Created workflow diagrams for new experiences on mobile & desktop platforms. ### Graphic / Print / Web Designer @ Evangelism Media Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Queens County, New York, United States ### Graphic Designer @ Evangelism Media Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Queens County, New York, United States ### Graphic Design Intern @ Evangelism Media Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Queens County, New York, United States ## Education ### Certification in Human Computer Interaction Georgia Institute of Technology ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/takeemowens - Website: https://takeemowens.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/takeem JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/takeem/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23