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Ada Lau

Greater Seattle Area,WA

Summary

UX Design Director with 6+ years leading teams across growth, global expansion, and discovery. Specializes in turning ambiguity into clear product strategy, driving 0→1 innovation, and delivering measurable business impact. Known for connecting the dots across teams, building strong cross-functional relationships, and fostering high-trust, collaborative environments. Leads with curiosity, speed, and trust, bringing a pragmatic, user-centered approach to integrating AI and emerging technologies to solve real customer problems and accelerate product discovery.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of UX Design

Audible
Seattle, USA
04.2022 - Current

Led design for the Growth, Global Expansion, and Discovery— scaled the team from 2 → 9 ux and system designers.

  • Launched Just Press Play initiative that redefined the sampling experience: (impact annualized) +$10.4M iLTR, +540M listening minutes, +84K signups, +$3.9M consumption revenue
  • Launched Maven, an AI-powered audiobook recommendation experience that increased search engagement by X%, driving +$X in listening minutes and +$X in revenue influenced.
  • Led Immersive Reels, a modern swipeable discovery in-app experience: +X% video engagement, +X% author follows, and +$X consumption revenue.
  • Led design for Audible’s launch in Amazon Mexico, contributing to X sign-ups in the first 6 months.
  • Launched Audible Prime MX benefit that allowed Prime MX customers to redeem a free audiobook every month: exceeding engagement expectations by X% and generating +$X listening minutes.
  • Increased team-wide job satisfaction by X% and motivation/commitment by Y% (internal surveys).

Senior Manager of UX Design

Audible
Seattle, USA
10.2020 - 04.2022

Led a team of 2 designers optimizing the Audible desktop and mobile web acquisition funnel, from consideration and discovery to conversion.

  • Revamped Audible’s checkout experience, resulting in +$X trial sign-ups, +$X direct memberships, and –X% drop-off in funnel attrition.
  • Introduced an Ad-supported tier in India: +$X trial starts, +$X direct memberships, +X% of ads conversion to trialists.

Sr UX Designer

Audible
Newark, USA
04.2019 - 10.2020
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Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Certificate - Electronic Media Arts

Langara College
Vancouver, BC

Certificate - Product Management

General Assembly
New York, NY

Skills

  • Product strategy and design leadership
  • Stakeholder management and cross-functional alignment
  • Prompt engineering
  • Rapid prototyping and experimentation
  • Agile methodologies
  • Data analytics and creative problem solving
  • Global expansion strategies

Tools

  • Figma (Design, Jam, Make)
  • Replit, Cursor
  • UserTesting.com
  • JIRA

Timeline

Director of UX Design

Audible
04.2022 - Current

Senior Manager of UX Design

Audible
10.2020 - 04.2022

Sr UX Designer

Audible
04.2019 - 10.2020

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of British Columbia

Certificate - Electronic Media Arts

Langara College

Certificate - Product Management

General Assembly