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Sade Edwards

Summary

Senior Product Designer who shapes complex digital products into clear, usable experiences. Brings strength in user research, information architecture, AI interfaces, and reusable design systems, helping teams improve workflow clarity, support efficient launches, and deliver consistent product experiences across web and mobile.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Designer

Bloomberg Industry Group
Arlington, VA
02.2025 - 12.2025
  • Shape user experience for Bloomberg Law's award-winning Dashboard Legal product, contributing to its recognition and user satisfaction.
  • Lead design process by producing user flows and high-fidelity mockups that directly aligned with business goals, facilitating effective product development.
  • Design innovative AI interfaces that streamline lawyer project management, improving overall workflow and task management.
  • Collaborated with engineering and product teams to implement scalable design systems across various touchpoints.

Freelance Senior UX Designer

KingFish + Partners
06.2023 - 01.2025
  • Created wireframes and high-fidelity interfaces that transformed complex features into intuitive user experiences, facilitating user adoption.
  • Developed user-centered designs for AI-powered web platforms, improving user engagement and satisfaction.
  • Established reusable design library and component system, promoting design consistency and streamlining development processes.

Lead Product Designer

AARP
11.2021 - 03.2023
  • Led the UX design initiatives for AARP's Loyalty and Rewards team, enhancing the user experience of the Rewards platform.
  • Updated component libraries to maintain design consistency and streamline workflows across the platform.
  • Executed promotional designs for seasonal updates, aligning with marketing strategies to enhance user engagement.

Senior Product Designer

AARP
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Led the redesign of information architecture and created new screens for the Staying Sharp application.
  • Developed custom component library and delivered high-fidelity designs, contributing to successful application launch.
  • Evaluated and enhanced mobile designs from third-party vendor, improving overall user experience.

Lead Product Designer

ScanLabMR
Chicago, IL
09.2019 - 03.2021
  • Conducted rapid prototyping, creating wireframes, high-fidelity mock-ups, and custom iconography to streamline design process.
  • Redesigned medical online courses and MRI-technician training websites, improving user experience and accessibility.
  • Developed animations and illustrations to boost engagement and enhance learning outcomes.

User Experience Designer

Capco
Chicago, IL
04.2018 - 12.2019

UBS

  • Designed intuitive user flows and prototypes for UBS PMR, improving usability of complex reports for traders and PMs
  • Conducted user research, stakeholder interviews, and usability tests, identifying workflow issues that informed product direction.

BankUnited

  • Designed reusable UI components for web and mobile, enhancing design consistency across platforms and improving user experience.
  • Conducted competitive analysis of digital and retail bank platforms and produced high-fidelity mockups for Registration Messaging Center, Bill Pay, and Payee Management

Wells Fargo

  • Designed high-fidelity UX and wireframes for a loan-approval portal used by Wells Fargo teams, improving decision clarity.
  • Proposed and documented user flows and sitemaps for context-sensitive search, autocomplete, saved searches, and metric-sorted results, improving navigational efficiency.

UX/UI Designer Consultant

Exantra
Chicago, IL
02.2018 - 05.2018
  • Optimized user flow to enable seamless interaction with wearable tech features, enhancing overall user engagement.
  • Applied design thinking principles to develop intuitive interfaces that engage users and encourage fitness activities.
  • Collaborated with co-founders to improve user experience and streamline information architecture for Exantra, a fitness RPG app.

Lead UX/UI Designer

Dais Technology
Chicago, Illinois
03.2017 - 03.2018
  • Developed wireframes and high-fidelity mock-ups that improved user experience for clients in insurance, fleet management, and advertising.
  • Created rapid prototypes that facilitated user testing and iterative design processes, improving usability outcomes.
  • Led user research initiatives that gathered insights, informing design decisions and enhancing user experiences across various industries.

Education

User Experience Design Immersive Course - User Experience Design

General Assembly
Chicago, IL
01-2017

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Arts

Queens College
Flushing, NY
12-2012

Associate of Arts - Graphic Communications

Baruch College
New York, NY
05-2011

Skills

  • Design Systems
  • AI interfaces
  • AI web platforms
  • High-fidelity mockups
  • Wireframing
  • Prototyping
  • Interactive prototypes
  • Responsive Design
  • Usability testing
  • User Flows
  • User research
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Information architecture
  • Illustration

Accomplishments

  • Boosted User Engagement Improved user engagement by 30% through intuitive UX design for AI platforms.
  • Led Design Team Successfully led a design team, delivering projects 20% ahead of schedule.
  • Enhanced Usability Scores Achieved a 40% increase in usability scores at Patients & Purpose.
  • Increased User Retention Redesigned Loyalty platform, boosting user retention rates by 25%.

Timeline

Senior Product Designer

Bloomberg Industry Group
02.2025 - 12.2025

Freelance Senior UX Designer

KingFish + Partners
06.2023 - 01.2025

Lead Product Designer

AARP
11.2021 - 03.2023

Senior Product Designer

AARP
03.2021 - 11.2021

Lead Product Designer

ScanLabMR
09.2019 - 03.2021

User Experience Designer

Capco
04.2018 - 12.2019

UX/UI Designer Consultant

Exantra
02.2018 - 05.2018

Lead UX/UI Designer

Dais Technology
03.2017 - 03.2018

User Experience Design Immersive Course - User Experience Design

General Assembly

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Arts

Queens College

Associate of Arts - Graphic Communications

Baruch College
Sade Edwards