Justin Petersen

Staff Product Designer | Design Systems | Enterprise SaaS | Cybersecurity UX

Bay Area, CA | (415) 572-7712 | justinpetersendesign@gmail.com | LinkedIn | Portfolio

 

Summary

Staff Product Designer with 8+ years of experience designing enterprise SaaS platforms, design systems, and data-intensive user experiences. Specializes in simplifying complex systems—transforming large-scale data, workflows, and platform architectures into intuitive, scalable products used by cross-functional teams.

Proven track record leading end-to-end product design—from research through launch—while driving UX strategy, design system adoption, and cross-functional alignment. Experienced in designing complex dashboards, large-scale search (10,000+ results), and analytics-driven workflows.

Strong focus on usability, accessibility (WCAG), and performance, with deep collaboration across product and engineering to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

 

Core Skills

  • Design Systems Architecture
  • Enterprise SaaS UX
  • Product Strategy
  • UX Governance & Standards
  • UX Research Integration
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Tools: Figma, Pendo, JIRA, Confluence, Sketch, InVision
  • Technical: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap / MDBootstrap
 

Professional Experience

Lead Product Designer / UX Team Lead — Adlumin (Acquired by N-able)

2021–Present

  • Led transformation of a fragmented cybersecurity platform into a unified SaaS application used by thousands of enterprise security analysts.
  • Drove complete redesign of the platform, improving usability, consistency, and scalability.
  • Built and maintained a design system with 100+ reusable components adopted across 5+ engineering teams.
  • Led migration of design system into N-able’s enterprise ecosystem post-acquisition.
  • Established UX governance including personas, accessibility standards, and design processes.
  • Created 100+ pages of UX documentation in Confluence.
  • Implemented analytics instrumentation using Pendo for data-driven decision making.
  • Designed advanced search supporting datasets exceeding 10,000+ results.
  • Introduced AI-assisted workflows for documentation and JIRA automation.
  • Mentored designers and helped scale UX maturity across the organization.
 

Product Designer — Wells Fargo

2020–2021

  • Contributed to the Wells Fargo Pioneer Design System supporting multiple enterprise applications.
  • Designed and maintained responsive UI components used across engineering teams.
  • Partnered with accessibility specialists to ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
 

Interaction Designer — Wells Fargo

2019–2020

  • Designed responsive components and contributed to design system libraries.
  • Helped maintain design standards within InVision DSM.
 

Web Developer — Chevron

2019

  • Rebranded major sections of Texaco and Caltex websites.
  • Developed responsive layouts across multiple device breakpoints.
 

Web Producer — Workday

2018–2019

  • Developed scalable email frameworks used by global marketing teams.
  • Enabled faster campaign deployment through reusable templates.
 

HTML5 Developer — Facebook

2017–2018

  • Redesigned and rebuilt 90+ Blueprint training components.
  • Developed responsive learning experiences using HTML5.
 

UX/UI Designer — Independent Contractor

2016–2017

  • Designed mobile and web applications for startups.
  • Created prototypes and conducted usability testing.
 

Multimedia Designer & Programmer — Defense Language Institute

2015–2016

  • Developed interactive e-learning applications for U.S. Army training programs.
  • Built responsive learning modules using HTML5 and CSS3.
 

Visual Designer & Web Developer — Bay Area Interactive

2004–2015

  • Designed and developed digital marketing and web assets.
  • Created responsive layouts and advertising graphics.
 

Education

  • BA Visual Communication Design — San Francisco State University
  • UX Design — General Assembly
  • Mobile Interface Design — UCSC Extension
  • HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript Certificate — Cabrillo College
 

Certifications

  • Google AI Essentials — Google
  • Advanced Google Analytics — Google Analytics Academy
  • Google Analytics for Beginners — Google Analytics Academy
  • UX Managers Certification — Nielsen Norman Group
  • Pendo Web Essentials — Pendo