Hengyi Ren

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
See more

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Founding Designer at Accio, Alibaba Group US
February 1, 2024 - Present
Built Accio from concept to scale: AI-native B2B sourcing agent; solo designer for MVP (NPS 50); led to full investment and growth of the design team to 3. Achieved 250k+ DAU and 50,000+ paying users within 2 months of monetization.
Founding Designer at Geno Lab (Acquired by HeyGen)
June 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Designed and launched Anothermind, a no-code platform to build personal LLM agents with knowledge and skills. Led user research and testing; facilitated a 1-week hackathon with 84 early users to study trust calibration with AI systems; findings shaped interaction model and improved retention; contributed to RAG retrieval patterns and cross-functional collaboration.
UX Design Intern at 2nd Nature
September 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Led user research, usability testing, and design work for enterprise applications; contributed to a SaaS MVP and internal tooling for environmental impact measurement, influencing product direction and UX patterns.
UX Design Extern at Salesforce
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Externship focusing on UX design practices, usability studies, and contributing to improvements in trial experiences and design workflows.
UX Design Intern at Salesforce
January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Partnered with the Digital Experimentation Team to identify friction points through quantitative analysis and delivered design solutions to improve the free trial experience. Designed within Salesforce Lightning Design System constraints; achieved a 38% improvement in task completion rates.

Education

M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction at Indiana University Bloomington
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2023
B.Arch. in Architecture at Southwest Jiaotong University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2021
Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction at Indiana University Bloomington
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2023
Bachelor of Architecture at Southwest Jiaotong University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2021

Qualifications

Add your qualifications or awards here.

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other