# Tyler Young

> Design Executive | Director / VP Level | Driving Product Strategy, Business Growth & Scalable Team Impact

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tyleryoung

I believe great design leadership isn’t just about crafting beautiful products — it’s about shaping what gets built, why it matters, and how teams achieve it.

Across my career, I’ve led design out of execution mode and into strategy: aligning design decisions to measurable business outcomes, scaling high-performing teams, and embedding user-centered thinking into product planning from the start.

I specialize in building design organizations that move fast, think cross-functionally, and deliver impact at scale. I partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to ensure design is part of strategic decision-making — not just refinement at the end.

Key strengths include:
	•	Driving product growth through design strategy
	•	Scaling design teams and operational excellence
	•	Building frameworks that turn insights into action
	•	Coaching designers into strategic, business-aware leaders
	•	Aligning design execution to core KPIs and business levers

I’m passionate about creating environments where teams can do the best work of their careers — and where design earns its seat at the table by delivering outcomes, not just outputs.

If you’re building something ambitious and believe design should be a driver of business success, I’d love to connect.

## Work Experience
### Senior Director of Design @ CaaStle
Jan 2022 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States
Led cross-functional strategy initiatives, scaling design operations to align with product growth objectives.

### Director of Design @ CaaStle
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California
Partnered with Product and Engineering leadership to drive outcome-based design prioritization and accelerate product-market fit.

### Senior UX Designer, Cross-Functional Leader @ CaaStle
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Mountain View CA
Partnered across Product, Engineering, and Leadership teams to drive user-centered design innovation, prioritize product opportunities, and deliver solutions aligned to business growth objectives.

### Senior UX/UI Designer @ Accenture
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco CA
Delivered user-centered solutions by collaborating across enterprise client teams, designing customer journeys, and shaping product roadmaps to improve operational efficiency and business outcomes.

### Senior UX/UI Designer @ Macate Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, CA
Led cross-functional efforts to align user experience design with product roadmaps, business goals, and customer differentiation strategies in a fast-paced startup environment.

### Head of Design & UX @ Oink Virtual Piggy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Sunnyvale
Architected early-stage design culture, integrating user research and product strategy to position the company for investment-readiness.

### Senior Product Designer @ Well Made
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Led customer research, product strategy, and UX design efforts across multiple startup initiatives, guiding teams from concept to launch with user-centered methodologies.

### Senior Product Designer @ Plastic Trophy
Jan 2007 – Jan 2013
Drove end-to-end product design for consumer-facing iOS and web apps, aligning user experiences with business goals and collaborating cross-functionally from concept through launch.

### Founder & Product/Brand Lead @ Mean Tangerine
Jan 2003 – Jan 2006
Founded and led a creative asset marketplace, defining product vision, shaping user acquisition strategies, and guiding the brand through successful acquisition by Veer/Corbis.

### Founder & Product/Content Lead @ Champfactory
Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 | Santa Cruz, California
Founded and grew a multimedia sports media brand, leading product design, editorial content strategy, and brand development through to successful acquisition by a national sports figure.


## Education
### AA in Creative Writing
Foothill College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tyleryoungcreative
- Portfolio: http://www.tyleryoung.design

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Last updated: 2026-04-13