I’m Emily Rowley, a Principal UX Designer specializing in design systems and large-scale enterprise platforms. I’ve led UX strategy and execution for cloud-scale products, delivering high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specifications in Figma for cross-functional, agile teams. I also mentor junior designers and lead cross-team design audits to drive scalable, accessible experiences. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments, partnering with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services. I’m passionate about building scalable design systems, improving accessibility, and applying user-centered methods to reduce UX debt and accelerate time-to-value for customers.

Emily Rowley

I’m Emily Rowley, a Principal UX Designer specializing in design systems and large-scale enterprise platforms. I’ve led UX strategy and execution for cloud-scale products, delivering high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specifications in Figma for cross-functional, agile teams. I also mentor junior designers and lead cross-team design audits to drive scalable, accessible experiences. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments, partnering with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services. I’m passionate about building scalable design systems, improving accessibility, and applying user-centered methods to reduce UX debt and accelerate time-to-value for customers.

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I’m Emily Rowley, a Principal UX Designer specializing in design systems and large-scale enterprise platforms. I’ve led UX strategy and execution for cloud-scale products, delivering high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specifications in Figma for cross-functional, agile teams. I also mentor junior designers and lead cross-team design audits to drive scalable, accessible experiences.

I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments, partnering with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services. I’m passionate about building scalable design systems, improving accessibility, and applying user-centered methods to reduce UX debt and accelerate time-to-value for customers.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Lead UX Designer at New Relic
December 1, 2022 - Present
Led UX strategy and design execution for observability features, improving product usability and increasing feature adoption by 23%. Delivered high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specifications using Figma to support cross-functional agile teams. Mentored junior designers and led cross-team design audits. Enhanced design system scalability through component contributions and comprehensive documentation.
Principal UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
November 30, 2022 - August 24, 2025
Directed UX for Compute services, OCI’s highest revenue-generating suite affecting enterprise-scale customers. Collaborated with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services. Led accessibility compliance reviews and usability testing sessions, improving error recovery paths and reducing support tickets by 18%. Defined scalable UX workflows in an agile product lifecycle and evangelized user-centric design best practices across teams.
Senior UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
January 31, 2021 - August 24, 2025
Scaled OCI’s cross-platform design system, increasing adoption across 15 teams by 25%. Created UI components, pattern libraries, and visual style guides to ensure design consistency across the cloud platform. Partnered with design operations and engineering teams to document workflows, reduce UX debt, and increase UI scalability.
Senior Lead UX Designer at New Relic
December 1, 2022 - Present
Led UX strategy and design execution for observability features, product usability and feature adoption by 23%. Delivered high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specs in Figma for cross-functional agile teams. Supported UX operations by mentoring junior designers and leading cross-team design audits. Enhanced design systems scalability through component contributions and detailed documentation.
Principal UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
February 1, 2021 - Present
Directed UX for Compute services—OCI's highest revenue-generating suite—impacting enterprise-scale customers. Collaborated with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services. Led accessibility reviews and usability testing sessions, improving error recovery paths and reducing support tickets by 18%. Defined scalable UX workflows in an agile product lifecycle and evangelized user-centric design best practices across teams.
Senior UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
February 1, 2021 - September 18, 2025
Scaled OCI's cross-platform design system, increasing adoption across platforms by 25%. Created UI components, pattern libraries, and visuals style guides to ensure design consistency across the cloud platform. Partnered with design operations and engineering teams to document workflows, reduce UX debt, and increase UI scalability.
Senior Lead UX Designer at New Relic
December 1, 2022 - Present
Led UX strategy and design execution for observability features; improved product usability and feature adoption by 23%; delivered high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed UX specifications in Figma for cross-functional agile teams; mentored junior designers and led cross-team design audits; enhanced design systems scalability through component contributions and detailed documentation.
Principal UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
February 1, 2021 - Present
Directed UX for Compute service (OCI's highest revenue-generating suite) impacting enterprise-scale customers; collaborated with product managers, engineers, and content strategists to define user journeys and ensure feature alignment across services; led accessibility reviews and usability testing, improving error recovery paths and reducing support tickets by 18%; defined scalable UX workflows in an agile lifecycle and evangelized user-centric design best practices across teams.
Senior UX Designer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
January 1, 2017 - Present
Scaled OCI's cross-platform design system, increasing adoption across platforms; created UI components, pattern libraries, and visual style guides to ensure design consistency; partnered with design operations and engineering teams to document workflows, reduce UX debt, and increase UI scalability.

Education

BFA, Media Arts and Animation Art at Institute of Seattle
January 1, 2006 - August 24, 2025
User Experience Design Immersive at General Assembly
January 1, 2016 - August 24, 2025
BFA, Media Arts and Animation at Art Institute of Seattle
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
BFA in Media Arts and Animation at Art Institute of Seattle
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
User Experience Design Immersive at General Assembly
January 1, 2016 - September 18, 2025

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Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Professional Services