# Yu-Chien K.

> Staff Product Designer

Profile: https://flows.cv/yuchien

Yu-Chien is a minimalist and came from a background in UX/UI and interaction design. She discovered a passion providing solutions to complex enterprise use. Proficient with transforming business insights with user-centric digital experiences. Her philosophy of design is to keep things simple, intuitive, and pleasurable. She has worked with many of the Fortune 500 and large tech companies. Clients and companies include ADP, Dow Jones, Estanfy, Fiat Chrysler, Hearst, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, Pxc/ Zebra Technologies, and Starbucks.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ MongoDB
Jan 2025 – Invalid Date | New York, United States
Led the blue sky experience to drive the design strategy across multiple teams, impacts on 6+ team roadmap plans for Atlas SaaS Experience. Collaborated with 30+ key stakeholders.

### Senior Product Designer @ MongoDB
Jan 2022 – Invalid Date | New York, United States
Led onboarding experiences for Atlas Analytics Tools to drive adoption rates. Led large-scale project initiatives. Simplified complex use problems, resulting in 28%+ deployment rates. Mentored junior to mid-level product designers.

### Senior Product Designer @ Compass
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States
Transaction management: integrated Glide and adjacent services into Compass, designed end-to-end real estate services to help agents and consumers.

### Senior UX Designer @ Morgan Stanley
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States
Designed Action Plan to allow TMC financial advisors to easily plan investments for their clients.

### Product Designer, Senior Associate, New Ventures @ PwC
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States
Led end-to-end design process for PwC New Ventures and Insight2Cloud, from ideation, user research, prototype, user testing to iterations. Developed software solutions for CFOs and finance leaders.

### UX Designer @ Propelland
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, United States
Led design in agile process for various clients across multiple industries. Conducted user research, interviews, information architecture, design strategy, and created lo/hi-fi mockups.

### UX/UI Designer @ Aieron
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | New York, United States
Solved complex problems for enterprise communication platforms. Crafted user goals, personas, user journeys, wireframes, and mockups for web, desktop, mobile, and tablet experiences.

### User Experience Intern @ FinancialPower
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | New York, United States
Collaborated with senior UX designers and developers to design website experiences for MB Institute and Northwell Slummin performance website.

### Design Intern @ HTC
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Taipei City, Taiwan
Collaborated with designers to improve HTC mobile experience. Revised and redesigned icons for mobile and focus.

### Web Designer @ Chung Yuan Christian University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Taiwan
Designed and re-branded the career service website.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Parsons School of Design, The New School
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Chung Yuan Christian University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-chien-kao/
- Email: mailto:yuchien@placeholder.flows.cv

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Last updated: 2026-02-01