Staff Product Designer with over a decade of experience solving complex problems for millions of users at companies like Shopify and Dribbble.

Samantha Pede

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Staff Product Designer with over a decade of experience solving complex problems for millions of users at companies like Shopify and Dribbble.

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Staff Product Designer with over a decade of experience solving complex problems for millions of users at companies like Shopify and Dribbble.

Experience Level

Expert

Work Experience

CEO & Staff Product Designer at Geode
February 1, 2025 - Present
Partner with clients to define product strategy, design key features, and align stakeholders on vision and execution. Delivered a radiology workflow and performance platform that streamlines operations, improves turnaround times, and enables real-time patient tracking. Designed features for an AI-powered patient engagement mobile app that automates scheduling, intake, and communication, improving access to care and reducing administrative burden. Led user research, journey mapping, and prototyping to translate complexity into clear, actionable product experiences that enhance workflow, team effectiveness, and outcomes.
Staff Product Designer at Shopify
January 31, 2025 - August 23, 2025
Led an ambitious CEO-backed initiative to enable merchants to process multiple orders at once, a critical missing piece in Shopify’s fulfillment workflows. Directed a cross-functional team of designers, engineers, PMs, and researchers from discovery to design vision, established a green path framework, and aligned stakeholders across Shopify. Translated the vision into shippable milestones and mentored designers in the Shipping domain, ensuring design consistency and high-quality execution. Expected impact includes faster fulfillment workflows, reduced operational costs, and improved merchant satisfaction and retention, with early adoption influencing multiple high-GMV merchants to choose Shopify.
Senior Product Designer at Shopify
July 1, 2024 - August 23, 2025
Designed for complex users across Inventory, Fulfillment, and Logistics domains, leading 15+ projects to establish product vision, create new features, and optimize workflows. Key initiatives included developing high-demand inventory capabilities that reduced overselling risk and eliminated manual workarounds, introducing fulfillable quantity metrics to enable smarter selling decisions, and enhancing storefront functionality to respect merchant configurations. Led conceptual design for features giving merchants greater operational control over damaged goods and safety stock, and created a flexible inventory column picker along with UI explorations praised by senior leadership. Work on foundational inventory management tools enabled millions of merchants worldwide to track stock across locations, streamline workflows, and maintain real-time visibility into inventory, improving accuracy and operational performance.
CEO & Lead Product Designer at Geode
July 1, 2020 - August 23, 2025
Ran a design agency delivering UX/UI solutions for startups and enterprise clients. Translated research into actionable designs, evaluated products, and created green path visions and MVP solutions to align design strategy with product and business goals, improve usability, and deliver high-impact results.
Senior Product Designer at Dribbble
July 1, 2019 - August 23, 2025
Established the user research practice, translating findings into actionable product improvements. Simplified workflows with journey maps, task flows, wireframes, and prototypes, and designed a high-touch hiring platform that increased user engagement, informed product decisions, and supported continuous feature delivery.
Senior Product Designer at Healthcare Staffing Company
April 1, 2017 - August 23, 2025
Designed a mobile app connecting UK healthcare professionals with shifts, addressing high turnover and £38.5 million in unfilled bookings. Through user research, journey mapping, and prototyping, created workflows that matched staff with the right opportunities, increased shift coverage, reduced turnover, and boosted staff satisfaction, helping employees and management optimize capacity and reduce operational costs.
Product Designer & Senior Product Designer at Pivotal Labs
August 1, 2016 - August 23, 2025
Led UX strategy and design for client applications, conducting user research, wireframing, and prototyping. Facilitated client meetings, collaboration sessions, and product discussions to guide strategy and align stakeholders. Delivered actionable designs that improved usability and supported rapid iteration across startup and enterprise projects.
UX Designer at Slice of Lime
January 1, 2016 - August 23, 2025
Collaborated across the full design lifecycle, creating journey maps, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes, and conducting user research and usability testing. Designs improved client product usability and informed strategic product decisions.
Course Lead & Design Mentor at Thinkful
December 1, 2015 - August 23, 2025
Developed curriculum for Web Design and UX Design courses, mentoring students through one-on-one sessions and project reviews. Guided students on best practices, project execution, and UX thinking, preparing them for professional design careers.
Design Intern, Designer, Senior Designer & Manager at NOLS
August 1, 2015 - August 23, 2025
Grew the design team from two to five, managing culture, projects, and art direction. Conducted user research, usability testing, and prototyping, delivering high-quality design solutions. Leadership strengthened team effectiveness and elevated the organization’s design practice.

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Education

Experience Level

Expert

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