Ryan Page

About Ryan Page

I’m a product-minded and people-oriented design leader with 18+ years of experience in companies across sizes, types and industries. I am continually curious about customers, energized by creating connected, high-performing teams, and driven to ship high-quality products that drive tangible business results. I value rapid iteration and feedback, data-informed decision making and empathy for customers, end users and organizational colleagues.I invest in building relationships across organizational boundaries and believe in the importance of collaboration and diverse perspectives to deliver impactful products. I use structured facilitation and ongoing dialogue to foster alignment and co-authorship across stakeholders. I help to shape and effectively share product strategy and vision.I have expertise in both building and growing teams from the ground up, as well as leading and evolving existing teams through changing organizational context. I have led teams with a range of design specializations including user research, design strategy, front-end engineering, content strategy, interaction design, visual/UI design and product design. As a people leader, I invest in the growth and development of individual contributors and people managers; I aim to create inclusive, connected teams focused on building great products that get results.

Experience

1. VP, Product Design

   Amount

   Apr 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Design executive for VC-funded B2B SaaS fintech firm• Provide leadership, direction and coaching for team, including Product Design and Design System Engineering• Drive key initiatives related to SaaS model transition, including self-service configuration client facing tools, design system utilization, accessibility compliance. Product components support end-user applicants, agents and business user admins.• Lead product discovery, business case development, definition and requirements for new lending product category (Auto)• Drive creation and socialization of future product vision for internal and external audiencesSupport sales motion and existing partner needs by planning and facilitating collaborative activities for ideation, alignment and prioritization• Led initial phase of cross-functional initiative to evaluate expansion of customer segment to middle market• Led cross-functional documentation effort to develop 13 feature guides for prospects and clients

Education

• Stanford University

  M.A., Sociology

  1998 — 1999

• Stanford University

  B.A., Psychology, English

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Interactive Advertising
• Digital Marketing
• Integrated Marketing
• Concept Development
• Creative Strategy
• Advertising
• Interactive Marketing
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Mobile Devices
• Art Direction
• User Interface Design
• User Experience
• Content Strategy
• Creative Direction
• Information Architecture
• Digital Strategy
• Mobile Applications
• Online Advertising