Building design teams and the systems that power them.

From expanding organizations at Prosper and Elevance to founding a startup, I bring a hands-on approach to leadership. I have consulted across multiple industries and shipped everything from 0→1 products to enterprise-grade design systems.

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N° 01 — Case Studies

Four projects worth reviewing

Prosper · Design System · 2024 Case Study

Shape at Prosper: cutting design time by 90%

I led the UX team in building Shape, Prosper’s first enterprise design system, to unify fragmented products and give UX, engineering, and product one source of truth for UI and code.

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Elevance · Digital Health · Director Case Study

Elevance Health: standing up UX in a 70-year-old insurance giant

I joined when UX work was mostly reactive scoped requests, grew the team from three to nine, introduced DesignOps and dual-agile, and worked with product to add discovery across five virtual-care products.

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Prop Firm Match · FinTech · 2025 Case Study

Prop Firm Match: redesigning for trust in a broken industry

I ran a full audit and single-sprint redesign of a funded trading account comparison platform, replacing high-stimulation affiliate marketing with UI that supported trader trust before click-through.

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Uppd · Founder · 2016–2019 Case Study

Uppd: a B2B2C social game built on mobile video, social, and gamification

I co-founded Uppd, a social video challenge app where users recorded a skill and competed for prizes. I raised friends-and-family funding, reached Tech Stars Chicago finals, and closed the company after launch when usage concentrated on existing social apps.

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Great design is the byproduct of a great culture

Beyond the deliverables and design systems, my first job is empowering teams to connect, create, and thrive. Two days, sticky notes, uncomfortable questions, and the rituals we use to decide together.

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Parity — Design Reviews

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About me

As a Senior UX Director, I have built and led teams that drive business success through effective, user-centered design. My teams have shipped zero-to-one consumer products, enterprise applications, and scalable design systems, as well as led the modernization of complex legacy platforms. As both a design and people leader, I create a culture of empathy and connection that lets teams do their best work while protecting their wellbeing.

With experience across corporate, startup, and consulting environments, I combine high-level strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I lean on design thinking, DesignOps, and AI-driven workflow optimizations to build sustainable frameworks that deliver value, adapt to evolving business needs, and produce resilient teams that can outlast a single leader.

If you’d like to get in touch, please email sayhi@jeremyabrams.com.