Product Designer
based in NYC

Hi I'm Kirsten!~ I'm a multi-disciplinary design leader bridging brand strategy and digital product execution based in NYC. At 21shares, I direct creative strategy while owning product design and management for our flagship website, helping make crypto accessible to traditional finance. My passion lies in crafting scalable design systems, optimizing cross-functional workflows, and connecting brand narrative directly to user experience.

Off the clock, I'm usually snowboarding, organizing dinner parties and competitive game nights for friends, biking around the city, or on the search for the next great meal."

June 2023 - Present
Senior Design Manager
21shares

Lead creative strategy and brand direction across company touchpoints while serving as Product Owner and Principal Product Designer for the core web platform and trading platform

January 2023 - Present
Product Design Lead
play:time

Play:time is a decentralized gambling arena enabling Web3 users and communities to wager, compete and earn on a variety of social games.

Feb 2021 - September 2022
UX Design Manager
Konrad

As a UX Design Manager, I lead client engagements and programs as the design lead, managing a mighty team of 5, brainstorming and implementing new design and hiring processes, and spearheading new events that add to the overall culture like monthly socials & restaurant visits, our Summer Internship program, and themed luncheons.


Key skills:
> Working in ambiguity
> Developing design systems for consistency
> Redefining client's digital spaces and branding
> Improving design workflows/ processes
> Navigating client communication and expectations

Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
Senior UX Designer
Konrad
Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
UX Designer
Konrad
Aug 2017 - July 2018
Interaction Designer
Triplelift