# Zaianne Sparrow, MPS

> Principal Product Designer • AI & Agentic UX Specialist • Multimodal Interaction • Design Systems & Strategy

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zaianne

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟱+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗥&𝗗, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. I specialize in 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 that help teams move from ambiguous ideas to clear, scalable solutions.

My work blends systems thinking, human-centered design, and rapid prototyping—creating structures that bring clarity to complexity, accelerate decision-making, and elevate the quality and velocity of product teams.

I’ve partnered with global organizations across a wide range of domains:
  • 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 — Led multimodal interaction and visual design for Galaxy AI experiences across Buds, Watch, S Pen, and innovation laptop initiatives.
  • 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 — Contributing to system-level patterns within the Loyalty & Experimentation Accelerator, improving clarity, structure, and cross-platform consistency.
  • 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 — Defined AI-driven photo and productivity experiences including identity resolution, contextual intelligence, and privacy-forward assistant behaviors.
  • 𝗔𝗯𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁 — Designed FDA-compliant UX for clinical diagnostics tools through deep research and safety-critical workflow design.
  • 𝗖𝗗𝗞 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 — Delivered developer-centered UX for the Fortellis B2B API marketplace.

I excel in:
• 𝗔𝗜 𝗨𝗫 & 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀
• 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 (𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁)
• 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 & 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
• 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿)
• 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗠, 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗥&𝗗 & 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
• 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

I’m open to 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, especially those shaping the next generation of AI-powered products.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer — Loyalty & Experimentation Accelerator @ Adobe
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Partnering with design leads and cross-functional teams to shape system-wide interaction patterns across Adobe’s Loyalty & Experimentation Accelerator.
  • Contributing to early frameworks that connect loyalty insights, incentives, and membership engagement across multiple product surfaces.
  • Supporting the evolution of scalable design components and UI logic to improve clarity, consistency, and design velocity.
  • Collaborating with product and engineering to map workflows, refine requirements, and align on strategic design direction.
  • Exploring opportunities to incorporate decision-support and personalization signals into future design iterations.

### Principal Product Designer / UX Consultant @ Sparrow UX
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Leading AI-driven and cross-platform design initiatives for startups, enterprises, and nonprofits. Specializing in agentic UX, multimodal interaction, design systems, and product strategy.
  • Deliver UX frameworks, prototypes, and system logic for complex product surfaces.
  • Support leadership teams with UX direction, pattern clarity, and workflow refinement.

### Executive Director @ Bay Area Malaysians
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Co-founded and currently lead Bay Area Malaysians, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to connecting the Malaysian diaspora through culture, community, and shared roots.
• Led the nonprofit incorporation process and helped establish operational foundations
• Oversee event planning, internal coordination, and digital presence for community engagement
• Contributed to donor outreach and early fundraising efforts in collaboration with the core team
• Focus on initiatives that celebrate Malaysian heritage, uplift families, and foster cross-generational connection
• Proud to work alongside an incredible volunteer team to grow a vibrant and inclusive community

### Chapter Lead @ Ladies That UX San Francisco
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Currently serving as Chapter Lead for Ladies that UX San Francisco, a global organization that connects women in UX. In this role, I oversee the planning and execution of monthly workshops, career panels, and networking events that bring together Bay Area UX professionals. I also manage the chapter's social media presence to engage our community. Excited to further empower and uplift women in the UX field through this leadership position.

### Senior Staff Product Designer — Agentic AI Experiences (via Fractal Consulting) @ Samsung Research America (SRA)
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Led multimodal UX exploration for Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy innovation laptop platform, defining how agentic AI could orchestrate tasks across voice, gesture, ambient sensing, and contextual intelligence.
  • Developed system-level interaction and visual patterns that communicated AI reasoning, intent prediction, and transparency while preserving clear user agency and control.
  • Partnered with global R&D and design leadership to translate speculative laptop concepts into actionable, system-ready principles aligned with Samsung’s emerging AI design direction and cross-device ecosystem strategy.

### Head of User Experience @ Sunshine
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Palo Alto, CA
• Led UX for Shine, an AI-powered photo-sharing app grounded in facial recognition, contextual intelligence, and privacy-driven design.
  • Defined AI assistant logic, onboarding, modular UI, and interaction patterns adopted across multiple surfaces.
  • Partnered with Marissa Mayer and cross-functional teams to align on interaction principles and product direction.
  • Designed explainability, opt-in, and trust frameworks for generative AI experiences.

### Senior Staff Designer @ Samsung Research America (SRA)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Led core interaction and visual design for Galaxy AI experiences across Buds, Watch, S Pen, and early innovation laptop explorations—driving consistency across mobile, wearable, and ambient surfaces.
  • Designed agentic, multimodal workflows that blended gesture, voice, touch, context sensing, and ambient intelligence to anticipate user intent across devices.
  • Delivered production-ready interaction and visual design for Galaxy Watch faces, One UI updates, and cross-device AI features.
  • Delivered high-fidelity prototypes for high-stakes R&D reviews, enabling rapid validation of concepts with global engineering and product leadership.
  • Defined patterns for ambient computing, contextual nudges, transparency, and explainable microinteractions, shaping long-term AI design direction.

### Founding Product Designer @ Sunshine
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Palo Alto, California
• Designed early MVPs for AI-driven productivity tools including identity merging, enrichment, and intelligent reminders.
  • Built modular design systems enabling rapid iteration across product lines.
  • Created UX strategies and prototypes that accelerated engineering delivery.

### Senior Informatics UX Designer @ Abbott Diagnostics Business
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Lake Forest, Illinois
• Designed FDA-compliant interfaces for clinical lab tools used in diagnostics workflows.
  • Conducted in-lab research with technicians and clinicians to refine safety-critical workflows.
  • Produced detailed workflows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.

### Senior UX Designer @ CDK Global
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois
• Led UX for Fortellis, a large-scale B2B API marketplace supporting automotive developers and enterprise partners.
  • Designed developer-centered workflows and platform IA that clarified complex API interactions and marketplace behaviors.
  • Established scalable design frameworks, annotated wireframes, and cross-team documentation used across agile releases.
  • Facilitated workshops with PM, engineering, and enterprise stakeholders to define product direction and unify requirements.

### Senior Interaction Designer @ CareerBuilder
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater Chicago Area
• Designed end-to-end recruiter and hiring workflows across mobile and web, simplifying complex sourcing and candidate management tasks.
  • Translated concepts into clear information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes that aligned with user needs and business goals.
  • Produced annotated specs and developer-ready documentation to support efficient engineering delivery across agile cycles.
  • Conducted usability testing and applied insights to refine IA, flows, and interaction patterns.
  • Collaborated with PM, engineering, researchers, and remote teams to drive alignment and improve product quality.

### Earlier Roles — Senior Product Designer, Senior UX Designer, Front-End Developer @ Shop Your Way (Sears), SRVR LLC, NYU OISS & Others
Jan 2005 – Jan 2016
Held multiple senior design roles spanning UX, interaction design, and front-end development.
  • Led end-to-end UX for Shop Your Way, shaping multi-surface member experiences across mobile, web, in-store, and email.
  • Defined information architecture, workflows, and UI patterns for large-scale ecommerce and membership systems.
  • Delivered research-driven design solutions, usability testing, and rapid prototyping across multiple teams and product lines.
  • Managed and mentored designers and developers, guiding design execution, quality standards, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Designed and developed interfaces for web products, applying visual design, IA, and front-end expertise.


## Education
### Masters of Professional Studies in Human Computer Interaction/Interactive Telecommunications (ITP)
New York University

### Bachelor of Design in Multimedia Design
Swinburne University of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zaianne
- Portfolio: http://www.sparrowux.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13