Lauren is a Product Designer and Creative Technologist based in NYC, with over 10 years of experience in crafting complex multi-sided products. Her work focuses on making intricate systems feel simple and accessible, driving business impact through purposeful and elegant solutions. Lauren's expertise spans design strategy, advanced prototyping, UI/visual design, and accessibility, among other areas. She has a strong technical background, with skills in creative coding and web animation, and has successfully collaborated on high-impact projects at companies like Zillow, Meta, Uber, and Amplify. Lauren is passionate about bridging vision and reality through technical prototyping and is dedicated to creating user-centric designs that enhance experiences for all users.

Lauren Wang

Lauren is a Product Designer and Creative Technologist based in NYC, with over 10 years of experience in crafting complex multi-sided products. Her work focuses on making intricate systems feel simple and accessible, driving business impact through purposeful and elegant solutions. Lauren's expertise spans design strategy, advanced prototyping, UI/visual design, and accessibility, among other areas. She has a strong technical background, with skills in creative coding and web animation, and has successfully collaborated on high-impact projects at companies like Zillow, Meta, Uber, and Amplify. Lauren is passionate about bridging vision and reality through technical prototyping and is dedicated to creating user-centric designs that enhance experiences for all users.

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Lauren is a Product Designer and Creative Technologist based in NYC, with over 10 years of experience in crafting complex multi-sided products. Her work focuses on making intricate systems feel simple and accessible, driving business impact through purposeful and elegant solutions. Lauren’s expertise spans design strategy, advanced prototyping, UI/visual design, and accessibility, among other areas. She has a strong technical background, with skills in creative coding and web animation, and has successfully collaborated on high-impact projects at companies like Zillow, Meta, Uber, and Amplify. Lauren is passionate about bridging vision and reality through technical prototyping and is dedicated to creating user-centric designs that enhance experiences for all users.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Product Designer at Uber
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Led product design strategy and end-to-end execution for Uber Eats merchant activation globally; enabled rapid business expansion by shipping first-to-market POS integration, tiered merchant pricing, and access for grocery and retail partners; led onboarding flow revamp that increased conversions by 5%.
Product Designer at Amplify
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Created educational games for millions of kids on mobile, tablet and web from 0 to 1; developed game concepts and UX, drove learnings with rich prototypes, and delivered high-quality design efficiently.
Product Designer / AI Strategist at Zillow
January 1, 2023 - Present
Initiated and led the first AI augmentation in buyer-agent messaging research, building LLm-integrated prototypes to generate insights, fueling investment and defining AI-driven Messaging strategies. Redesigned Zillow Messaging from chat to a dynamic action hub using rich objects; prototyped iOS-ready code and earned recognition from leadership. Elevated AI literacy across the company by leading workshops and talks for 100+ partners and driving early AI adoption.
Product Designer / Design Lead at Uber
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Led product design strategy and end-to-end execution for Uber Eats merchant activation across the globe; shipped first-to-market POS integration; aligned merchant pricing and access for grocery and retail; led onboarding flow revamp resulting in a 5% increase in conversion.
Product Designer at Meta
December 31, 2016 - December 30, 2021
Led product design strategy across Meta family of Apps; elevated company-wide AI literacy by leading 7 workshops and talks for 100+ partners; drove AI adoption for early-stage development.

Education

BA Advertising Design at Fujian University of Technology
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
MFA in Interactive Technology at Pratt Institute
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Education, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services