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KRISTOFER SKRADE
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KRISTOFER SKRADE

St. Anthony,Minnesota

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Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Open to discussion

Desired Job Title

UX ManagerDirector of Product DesignUX AnalystUI/UX Design LeadDesign Lead

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: St. Anthony, Minnesota, US
Open to relocation: Yes

Important To Me

Work-life balanceWork from home option

Summary

Strategic User Experience Professional skilled in creating intuitive digital experiences. Focused on team collaboration and adaptable to evolving project needs. Expertise in user research, interaction design, and usability testing to lead cross-functional initiatives and enhance user satisfaction.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

UX Manager

SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES SOFTWARE
St. Anthony, MN
09.2021 - Current
  • Championed user experience strategies at all organizational levels, presenting data-driven design solutions to technical and executive leadership, aligning cross-functional goals.
  • Architect and execute comprehensive UX roadmaps mapped directly to long-term business objectives, driving product maturity across enterprise SaaS applications.
  • Spearheaded internal innovation through co-development of proprietary AI agentic tools, driving adoption across design and UX organization.
  • Partnered with lead architects on software architecture alignment while acting as embedded Agile Product Owner, prioritizing UX feature requirements and use cases.
  • Consult across adjacent business units to deliver intuitive design frameworks for highly technical, data- and workflow-heavy applications.
  • Direct contract negotiations, service level agreements, and third-party vendor partnerships to support ecosystem design needs.

UX Manager / Senior UX Analyst

ELUMEN, INC.
Minneapolis, MN
10.2018 - 08.2021
  • Directed UX team alongside engineering leads to implement complex application designs, enhancing UI performance and user interaction quality.
  • Established and scaled end-to-end design operations overhaul using advanced Design Management methodologies for improved workflow.
  • Championed business development and brand humanization through client engagement, translating user feedback into actionable product improvements.

Director of Product Design

1517 MEDIA (AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS)
Minneapolis, MN
03.2014 - 09.2018
  • Managed multidisciplinary creative cohorts through iterative design sprints, translating research-backed user insights into high-engagement digital properties that improved user interaction.
  • Collaborated with product marketing groups to establish unified UI/UX guidelines across consumer-facing touchpoints and media ecosystems, ensuring consistent user experiences.
  • Led product design architecture and vision for multimedia digital platforms, integrating legacy publishing assets with modern user expectations to enhance user satisfaction.

Director of Curriculum Design

SPARKHOUSE
Minneapolis, MN
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Developed and implemented curriculum frameworks aligning with educational standards.
  • Led cross-functional teams to design innovative learning experiences for diverse student populations.
  • Analyzed curriculum effectiveness through data-driven assessments and feedback mechanisms.
  • Collaborated with Business Intelligence units to develop detailed business cases for new product initiatives, presenting strategic concepts to executive boards.
  • Coordinated editorial and creative teams through design, verification, prototyping, testing, and production deployment phases for next-generation system pipelines.

Director of New Brand Development / Development Editor

AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
Minneapolis, MN
07.2006 - 03.2008
  • Conceptualized, designed, and developed bestselling Lutheran Handbook companion text, achieving over 300,000 copies sold in inaugural year to establish strong market presence.
  • Led strategic initiatives to enhance product offerings and expand market reach.
  • Developed and implemented marketing strategies to drive brand awareness and engagement.
  • Identified critical market gaps, architected and built company’s first web-delivered, interactive multimedia curriculum platform to enhance learning engagement.
  • Managed cross-functional teams to streamline operations and improve workflow efficiencies.

Education

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Design Management

Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) - Theology

Luther Seminary
Saint Paul, MN

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English

Luther College
Decorah, IA

Skills

  • Human-centered Research
  • New Product Development
  • Stakeholder Management
  • User Journey Mapping & Analysis
  • Data-driven Design
  • Design Management
  • Agile/Scrum Product Ownership
  • Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Visual Design

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

UX Manager

SIEMENS DIGITAL INDUSTRIES SOFTWARE
09.2021 - Current

UX Manager / Senior UX Analyst

ELUMEN, INC.
10.2018 - 08.2021

Director of Product Design

1517 MEDIA (AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS)
03.2014 - 09.2018

Director of Curriculum Design

SPARKHOUSE
01.2008 - 01.2014

Director of New Brand Development / Development Editor

AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
07.2006 - 03.2008

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Design Management

Savannah College of Art And Design

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) - Theology

Luther Seminary

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - English

Luther College

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