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Product Designer resume example

A product designer resume has to show ownership of the whole arc — from problem framing through shipped feature — because the role sits at the intersection of research, UI craft, and business outcomes.

This example keeps the layout ATS-safe and single-column, then leads each bullet with what changed for users or the business, not just what was designed.

Elena Vasquez

Product Designer

Denver, CO elena.vasquez@email.com +1 (720) 555-0164 elenavasquez.design linkedin.com/in/elenavasquez

Summary

Product designer with 6 years owning features end-to-end for two-sided marketplaces. Lifted checkout conversion 19% by pairing design sprints with continuous usability testing.

Experience

Senior Product Designer
Havenly Homes · Denver, CO
Sep 2021 — Present
  • Led checkout redesign through 3 design sprints with PM and engineering, lifting conversion 19%.
  • Ran a research-to-ship process for a new seller dashboard, growing seller retention from 68% to 84%.
  • Established a shared design system across web and mobile, cutting design debt tickets 45%.
Product Designer
Driftwood Labs · Boulder, CO
Oct 2018 — Aug 2021
  • Owned the mobile search redesign from discovery through launch, raising search-to-booking conversion 22%.
  • Facilitated 6 cross-functional design sprints, compressing average feature timeline from 10 weeks to 6.
  • Built and tested prototypes with 30+ users per cycle, informing a navigation overhaul that cut support tickets 27%.

Skills

Figma · End-to-End Product Design · User Research · Prototyping · Usability Testing · Design Sprints · A/B Testing · Design Systems · Cross-functional Collaboration · Data-Informed Design

Education

University of Colorado Boulder
B.A., Interaction Design
2014 — 2018

Product Designer · Creative Coral template · single-column, ATS-safe.

ATS keywords for a Product Designer resume

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the job description's vocabulary. Mirror the terms below that are true of you — ideally with a metric attached.

FigmaEnd-to-End Product DesignDesign SystemsUser ResearchPrototypingUsability TestingDesign SprintsCross-functional CollaborationA/B TestingProduct StrategyInformation ArchitectureData-Informed DesignInteraction DesignAccessibility

What recruiters look for

  • Ownership across the full product lifecycle, from discovery to ship.
  • Fluency partnering directly with PM and engineering, not just handoff.
  • Business metrics tied to design decisions (conversion, adoption, retention).
  • A structured design process — sprints, testing, iteration — not just visuals.

Before & after: one bullet

Weak

Designed a new checkout experience for the marketplace app.

Strong

Led checkout redesign end-to-end through 3 design sprints, lifting conversion 19% and cutting cart abandonment from 61% to 44%.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Blurring product design with pure visual/UI work and losing the strategic story.
  • No data behind design decisions — reads as opinion, not process.
  • Case studies in the portfolio that skip the 'why' and jump to final screens.
  • Missing collaboration signals with PM/eng, which reads as siloed.