Nicholas Hawes
Senior Product Design Manager | Compassionately Candid Leader & Mentor | Researcher | Design Ops | Coaching Teams Into High Performance Powerhouses | Artistic Swimming Dad
- Role
- Senior Manager Product Design at Kroger Technology & Digital
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicholas Hawes
As a seasoned Digital Product Design Leader with 10+ years of experience, I\'ve built my career at the intersection of anthropology, strategic design thinking, and enterprise product development. My journey from applied anthropologist to Senior UX Design Manager has taken me through Fortune 100 companies like NASA, Nielsen, Fifth Third Bank, and most recently Kroger, where I\'ve led cross-functional teams and delivered transformative digital experiences. My unique value comes from combining people management excellence with deep expertise in design systems and frameworks (Design Thinking, Systems Thinking & DSRP, Service Design, UXR, OOUX, and others), stakeholder management, and agile methodologies. I\'m energized by ambiguous, complex challenges that others find overwhelming—when teams are stuck in analysis paralysis or swirling in uncertainty, that\'s exactly where I thrive. I excel at bringing clarity to chaos, transforming tangled problems into actionable strategies, and rallying teams around a clear path forward through inclusive design practices and user-centered solutions that drive measurable business impact. Looking to bring my strategic vision, team leadership, and proven track record of scaling design organizations to drive innovation in SaaS product design and enterprise digital experiences.
Experience
Senior Manager Product Design
Aug 2022 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US
Education
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
2008 — 2011
Kent State University
Non-Degree, Physical and Biological Anthropology
2006 — 2006
University of Cincinnati
Master of Arts, Anthropology; Medical Anthropology
2007 — 2011
Cleveland Institute of Art
BFA, Medical Illustration
2000 — 2005
Case Western Reserve University
Cross; BFA, Biology; Medicine
2000 — 2005
Skills
- Participant Observation
- Quantitative Research
- Participatory Design
- Survey Research
- Research Design
- Interviewing
- Focus Groups
- Typography
- Branding
- Analysis
- Excel
- Technical Writing
- Training
- Branding
- Constructive Feedback
- Instructional Design
- Research
- Observation
- Higher Education
- Powerpoint
- Social Sciences
- Enterprise Software
- Qualitative Research
- Spss
- Logo Design
- Scientific Illustration
- Filemaker Pro
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Word
- Technical Illustration
- Cultural Anthropology
- Teaching
- Illustrator
- Public Speaking
- Anthropology
- Awesomeness
- Fonts
- Statistics
- 360 Feedback
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