UX Leader · Los Angeles, CA

MarkSanchez

Human-Centered Design · 18+ Years

I design products people love — and businesses grow on.

Turning complex problems into intuitive, scalable solutions that drive measurable impact. From 0→1 startups to enterprise products serving millions.

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Mark Sanchez · UX Leader · LA

By the numbers
18+
Years in UX
50%
Conv. Lift
9
Designers Led
1B+
Parts Designed For
0→1
Products Built
99%
User Preference
Tools & Methods
Figma Sketch Adobe XD Protopie Maze UserTesting Hotjar Miro Jira Confluence Zeroheight HTML / CSS

18 years of building things that actually work.

I started my career at the intersection of design and technology before "UX" was a common job title — learning by doing, building by instinct, and slowly developing a rigorous craft out of both. Over 18 years I've worked across financial services, luxury travel, B2B supply chain, and consumer apps — each environment sharpening a different dimension of design leadership.

At Experian, I led a team of 9 across a multi-platform redesign of CreditWorks — one of the most used consumer financial products in the US — driving desktop conversion from 42% to 64% by applying mobile-first thinking to the entire ecosystem. At Viking Cruises, I led the AI-powered search redesign and the unification of two fragmented digital products into one seamless guest companion — which 99% of users preferred over what came before.

At Sourceability/Datalynq, I designed a category-defining 0→1 B2B platform with no existing benchmarks — conducting 20+ user research sessions with partners like Boeing, Porsche, Intel, and Texas Instruments to build a product that had never existed in public before.

I lead with research, data, and deep cross-functional collaboration. I believe the best design decisions aren't made at the desk — they're made in conversation with users, engineers, product managers, and stakeholders. And I believe that great UX is invisible: the experience feels effortless precisely because the work behind it was not.

Design principles I actually live by.

Research First, Always

Every decision I make is grounded in evidence — user interviews, usability testing, behavioural analytics, or competitive analysis. Opinions are starting points, not answers.

Outcomes Over Output

I measure success in metrics, not deliverables. Conversion rates, support reduction, engagement lifts — design that can't be measured can't be improved.

Systems Thinking

I build for scale. Design systems, component libraries, and cross-platform consistency aren't overhead — they're how good design compounds over time.

Radical Simplicity

The best interface is the one that asks the least of the user. Every field I remove, every step I collapse, every decision I simplify is a bet on the user's time being more valuable than our assumptions.

Iterate Relentlessly

The first version is never the right version. I build feedback loops into every project — user testing, stakeholder review, post-launch analytics — and treat launch as the beginning, not the end.

Lead With Empathy

For users and for teams. The best design environments I've built are ones where designers feel safe to challenge assumptions, present half-finished work, and learn in public.

Where I've done the work.

2023 – 2024
Experian
Lead UX Designer — CreditWorks & IdentityWorks

Led multi-platform redesign of CreditWorks across iOS, Android, and desktop. Directed a team of 9. Drove desktop conversion from 42% → 64%. Led the five-year consumer services rebrand including full design system and iconography.

MobileDesign SystemTeam LeadFinancial
2022 – 2024
Viking Cruises
UX Manager & Lead Designer

Led two major initiatives: AI-powered search redesign (50% support reduction in 6 months) and the Unified Viking Experience — merging My Viking Journey and the Viking Voyager App into a single mobile-first companion. 99% user preference in testing.

AI IntegrationEcosystemMobile-FirstTravel
2021 – 2023
Sourceability / Datalynq
Product Design Manager

Designed two products: Datalynq — a 0→1 B2B SaaS platform for electronic component obsolescence management (first of its kind, used by Boeing, Porsche, Intel, TI) — and Sourcengine RFQ flow enhancements that drove 50% increase in add-to-cart rates.

0→1 ProductB2B SaaSResearchSupply Chain
2006 – 2021
Earlier Roles
UX Designer → Senior Designer → Lead

15 years of progressive UX experience across digital agencies, startups, and enterprise environments — building the craft, process fluency, and stakeholder skills that make the later work possible.

AgencyStartupEnterprise18 yrs total

What I bring to the table.

UX & Design
UX Strategy & Leadership
Expert
Product Design
Expert
Design Systems
Expert
User Research & Testing
Expert
Interaction Design
Expert
Information Architecture
Expert
Leadership & Strategy
Team Leadership
Expert
Stakeholder Management
Expert
Cross-functional Collab.
Expert
AI Integration in UX
Advanced
Data Analysis
Advanced
Graphics & Illustration
Advanced
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