Hi, I'm Jonathan
I am product design leader in Colorado. I work with businesses and teams to solve challenging design problems.Currently I am currently managing a team of designers at CircleCI (a developer tool). I've worked with design teams small to large, and at companies from small startups to Fortune100. The majority of my career has been spent working with B2B and enterprise products.I pride myself on being an inclusive design leader who is empathetic, low-ego, and driven to help others. As passionate as I am about good design, I am equally passionate about helping designers grow in their careers.
Managing
Philosophies
The guiding principles I have created for myself as a leader
Managing
Processes
The processes I have authored or taken from past experiences
leading
Projects
A few key design leadership projects
Management Philosophies
People First
Proactive career planning
Prioritizing well being. Take time to recharge
Transparency (both on my end and theirs)
Be the defense for my team
Be a team player
Open communication and collaboration with your teams
Humility - embrace mistakes, everyone makes them
Candor - helps you and everyone else grow
Bring cross-functional partners along on the design journey
User centricity
Know who you are designing for and why
Take a research-first approach or an iterative one, but always measure your work with users
Critique and share
Be sure to share your work with design and cross-functional peers on a regular basis - designing in a silo isn't good for anyone
In addition to helping you deliver a better outcome, sharing your work helps others grow as well
Management Processes
Workshops
I'm an advocate of design thinking and cross-functional workshops whenever possible to gather alignment. Digital whiteboards are an extremely powerful tool to execute this in a remote world.
One on Ones
One-on-ones are critical for communication between myself and my team. I proactively try to address blockers, craft, and career development topics in these meetings.
Planning and Intention