# Zarin Giurlani

> Senior Product Designer @ Nextdoor

Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zaringiurlani

With 8 years of design experience in UX, graphic design, and production design, I bring a multidisciplinary perspective to my role as Senior Product Designer. My work focuses on crafting accessible and inclusive user experiences, leveraging my expertise in growth strategies and design systems to support impactful projects.  

Early roles in retail, fashion, and design—including positions at ZARA, Free People, Anthropologie, Stitch Fix—helped build my foundation in customer experience, trend analysis, and creative problem-solving. These experiences shaped my user-first mindset and ability to adapt quickly in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Nextdoor
Jan 2024 – Present
Collaborated with product, engineering, and marketing teams to reimagine user journeys and boost retention. Led the redesign of core features, resulting in improved user satisfaction and higher conversion rates. 
Managed a product design intern.

### Product Designer @ Nextdoor
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
0-1 innovation for the SEO experience, and redesigned the existing pages to provide real user value. Set up an SEO design system as a source of truth for engineers, and for other designers to leverage.

### Product Designer @ Meta @ Magnit
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote
Developed a design system for Portal, adopted by all teams in the Reality Labs org.

### Product Designer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Remote
Drove growth and talent solutions initiatives by leading the design of new features and optimizing existing user journeys. Partnered with global, remote teams to launch scalable solutions that increased user engagement and supported LinkedIn’s mission of economic opportunity for all.

### Associate Product Designer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Mountain View, California
Supported the Growth team in designing and iterating on features to drive user acquisition and retention. Conducted user research, prototyped solutions, and collaborated with engineers to deliver seamless, accessible experiences. Most notably, designed the company’s email design system, bridging the visual gap between product and marketing emails.

### Production Designer @ Meta @ PRO Unlimited
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, California
Team: Design Systems for FB Business

### Graphic Designer @ Western Digital
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Milpitas, CA
Team: Social media marketing

### Graphic Design Intern @ Cinequest
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Jose, CA
Team: Marketing

### Graphic Design Intern @ SanDisk®
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Milpitas, CA
Team: Marketing Communications (MarCom)

### Merchandise Associate @ ZARA SA
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Santa Clara, California, United States

### Buying Intern @ Free People
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Los Angeles, California, United States

### Customer Associate @ Anthropologie
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Los Angeles, California, United States


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Design Studies
San José State University

### Associate’s Degree in Merchandise Product Development
FIDM


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13