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Hello.
I am a veteran Product Strategist, UX Leader & Design Practitioner seeking opportunities to work with smart, passionate and results oriented people.

​My goal is to deliver exceptional digital products and services through intelligent and delightful user experiences.
As a consultant at a top digital agency I’ve burned the midnight oil leading large multidisciplinary teams towards envisioning and executing creative solutions for complex business challenges faced by major corporations.

Over the past few years I've worked "in-house" for major brands and startups building nimble teams (often from scratch) and managing their efforts across agile pods.

In addition to establishing UX best practices and product design systems my focus has been to employ generative and evaluative research in conjunction with customer analytics to identify and prioritize customer pain points as well as opportunities to improve engagement experiences.

Further I lead, guide and oversee design teams, in collaboration with Product, Engineering and SMEs to imagine, iterate and deliver user-centered design solutions. 
 
As a manager and mentor, I routinely provide guidance and assistance to my team members at whatever depth is necessary to produce the best work as well as help individuals grow their careers.
 
I regularly engage with different business organizations, senior leadership and manage external vendors. I have a keen understanding of what it takes to build consensus, make decisions and drive action.
 
Thank you in advance for your consideration. I hope we can connect and have a deeper conversation.
 
Best,
Vincent Santo

​Recommendations

Eric Menzi
Co-Founder & Head of Product at Every

"Speaking as a Product Manager, I was extremely lucky to have Vincent work on our financial services product suite. He not only drove the vision, but the execution in regards to unifying the experience of our platform, and implementing a process of design thinking that was of great benefit to our firm. Vincent mentored our junior and offshore staff, and also implemented a design to development process that is still in place today. This process has allowed our front end development to accelerate dramatically. Additionally, I was impressed by Vincent's ability to turn around pixel perfect wires in a time crunch (client / prospect demo, etc.). Vincent would be a great addition to any firm, and would be my first call on any project in need of a UX Lead."
Shoon Browne
User Experience / Product Design & Strategy

"Vincent shows up to work every day with a level of enthusiasm that is infectious. His energetic and dynamic nature combined with his dedication to the work make for a compelling team environment. 
Always striving for the best, Vincent leads by example. He is a thoughtful User Experience Designer who gives everything he's got and then some. Under challenging deadlines, he has the keen ability to clearly communicate and guide the interaction narrative to create an end product that meets client needs and team vision."
Rachel Sánchez-Madhur
Executive Vice President, Product at One Drop

"​I had the great experience of working directly with Vincent for about 2 years, during which he reported to me as VP of User Experience, overseeing user experience design and user research for the One Drop mobile app. 

Vincent brought deep expertise and leadership to our fledgling UX-Product Design team, which he leveraged to improve cross-functional communication and collaboration, refine the product discovery process, and reduce risk when launching new product features and programs. Thanks to Vincent, we established the user research function at One Drop, which today supports various functions within the organization, including, but not limited to, Product, UX, Behavioral Design, and Marketing. 

What I appreciate most about Vincent is that he is an active listener, assimilates new information very quickly, and is an excellent manager. Faced with a wide variety of stakeholders and frequently shifting priorities, Vincent was always able to synthesize all the inputs and ensure that our designs both improved the user experience and supported our business goals. And he did so while supporting the growth and development of all his direct reports. Vincent is a skilled product designer and leader who would be an asset to any product organization."
Tamara Pircz
Vice President, Digital Commerce at The Vitamin Shoppe

"​I had the pleasure of having Vincent on my team at the Vitamin Shoppe from 2019-2020, heading up the UX department. In his time at the Vitamin Shoppe, Vincent oversaw many large initiatives (a product detail page redesign, homepage redesign, product listing page enhancements, and cart improvements) as well helping to lay the foundation and groundwork for the Vitamin Shoppe's future by creating style guides and standards. Under Vincent guidance, these initiatives led to substantial improvements in YoY conversion rates and sales on both the website and mobile app. Vincent has a true passion for UX, and really understands how to mesh beautiful design and brand standards, with simple functional UX designs that drive real results. He worked diligently cross functionally to ensure everyone understood the importance of brand, customer experience and technical capabilities to bring an experience to life for the customer through both larger experiences and smaller nuances that most people would overlook. Vincent brought a lot of energy to the team and organization as a whole, and would make an excellent addition to any company. I hope to have the privilege of working with Vincent again in the future."
Reiko Sugitani
Director Product Design, E2E Experience Mapping Enthusiast.

"As a head of the UX team and closely working with the client to manage the content of the project (along with other projects), Vincent has been one of the "guiding light" presence of this fast and furious project we worked on. He kept our team spirit up beat, managed the clients with his casual, easy going demeanor while helping them (and the team) navigate through the labyrinth of content. I had the pleasure of working with him on translating the UX into design and in the process, got to see his ideas and his thinking. He had a lot to manage in a short amount of time and he handled it all very well."