Arielle Schussler
Director of UX | Building Strong Teams & User-Centered Solutions for Complex Products | Driving Engagement, Revenue, & Brand Growth with Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Role
- Director, User Experience at Cadent
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arielle Schussler
Design leader with 9+ years of experience shaping product vision, scaling high-performing design teams, and delivering user-centered solutions that drive engagement, revenue, and brand equity. Skilled in building design systems, unifying cross-platform experiences, and leveraging market insights to ensure competitive advantage. Recognized for mentoring design organizations, forging strong partnerships with product and engineering, and aligning executives on a shared vision that balances user needs with business priorities.
Experience
Director, User Experience
Jan 2025 — Present
Unifying a legacy platform and design system into a seamless experience across a larger suite of three applications serving thousands of users, ensuring consistency while anticipating distinct user needs- Directing a lean, high-performing design team of three, overseeing four core applications and balancing competing priorities while maintaining delivery quality and alignment with product goals- Collaborating with product management, executive leadership, engineering, and sales/customer success to align roadmap priorities with customer needs, ensuring design solutions supported both business growth and user adoption- Partnering with design leadership to define and implement a modern design system adopted across all applications, improving visual consistency and usability- Overseeing user research and workflow redesigns that modernized core application experiences, reducing task completion time and positioning the suite as a competitive leader within the industry- Evangelizing updated design processes across the broader tech org, achieving organization-wide adoption and reducing design-to-development cycle times- Advocating for and supporting the design team during organizational change, improving morale and retention while elevating visibility of design within the company.
Education
Saint Mary's College of California
Master's Degree, Dual Focus Creative Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
2014 — 2017
Las Lomas High
High School Diploma
2006 — 2008
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy
2011 — 2013
Academy of Art University
None, Fine and Studio Arts
2010 — 2010
Skills
- Drawing
- Aesthetics
- Microsoft Office
- Copywriting
- Research
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing
- Creative Writing
- Powerpoint
- Mac
- Literature
- Public Speaking
- Editing
- Intrapersonal Skills
- Hubspot
- Customer Service
- Blogging
- Microsoft Word
- Painting
- Social Media
- Project Management
- Diy
- Philosophy
- Organization
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