Top Talent like Courtney are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.
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Courtney Sabo

Product Designer • User Researcher • UX Designer • Seattle, WA, US
Product Design
Product Management
User Research
Design Thinking
Prototyping
Web Accessibility
UI/UX Design
UX Strategy
Figma
UX Writing
Usability Testing
User Personas
Design Systems
User Flows
Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Product Design Leader with a Decade of Experience
Product design leader, product strategist, YC founder, and Forbes 30 Under 30. I have 12 years of experience creating ethical, accessible digital products that drive business impact and have transformed complex workflows into intuitive experiences for 100M+ users.

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Staff Product Designer and Partner

Pine WorksAs a design partner at Pine Works, I work with companies of varying sizes and industries to transform their digital products and user experiences. Optimized registration user journey and information architecture, reducing flow from 12 to 2 clicks for millions of users across 40 countries. Built scalable design system, reducing design time by >50%.
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Director of Product Design

UntappedJan 2023 - Dec 2023 • 1 yrLed design for Series C tech early-in-career recruiting platform. Led growth design strategy through A/B testing and experimentation, increasing web signup conversion by 4x, profile completion by 36%, and job applications by 26%, as well as reducing CAC to <$5. Managed Design and Data Analytics teams, leading design ops efficiency efforts and new success metric definitions.
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Staff Product Designer

UntappedNov 2021 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 3 mos
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Senior Product Designer

UntappedMar 2021 - Nov 2021 • 9 mos
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Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

KopaNov 2016 - Feb 2022 • 5 yrs 4 mosCo-founded and led design for YC-backed, seed-stage rental marketplace. Led 0 to 1 product strategy and design, growing from 0 to 70 cities and to $100k ARR. Supported $1M seed round through deck and communication refinement.
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Senior Designer

SalesforceFeb 2017 - Jun 2018 • 1 yr 5 mosLed enterprise design projects within Salesforce's internal design agency. Led $M+ inclusive redesign of dental insurance platform serving 30M+ members, securing critical multi-million Medicaid contract. Conducted multilingual usability testing across US.
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Designer, Apple team

SequenceJan 2016 - Jan 2017 • 1 yr 1 moDelivered strategic design solutions for Apple's B2B and education initiatives. Delivered pixel-perfect UI designs and engineering documentation, resulting in renewed retainer contracts.
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Designer

Happy CogMar 2014 - Jan 2016 • 1 yr 11 mosCreated digital experiences for global brands within award-winning digital design agency. Redesigned David's Bridal's mobile-first e-commerce experience.
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Design Research Assistant

Drexel UniversityJun 2012 - Jan 2015 • 2 yrs 8 mosCreate a database for the Polish Poster Collection, curate exhibition "Beyond the Big Top: The Art of the Polish Circus Poster", and edit entries for Bloomsbury’s Encyclopedia of Design (2015).

Education

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Drexel University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Graphic Design2011 - 2015
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Bloomsburg High School

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Product Design Leader with a Decade of Experience
Product design leader, product strategist, YC founder, and Forbes 30 Under 30. I have 12 years of experience creating ethical, accessible digital products that drive business impact and have transformed complex workflows into intuitive experiences for 100M+ users.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Courtney are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Courtney Sabo

Product Designer • User Researcher • UX Designer • Seattle, WA, US
Product Design
Product Management
User Research
Design Thinking
Prototyping
Web Accessibility
UI/UX Design
UX Strategy
Figma
UX Writing
Usability Testing
User Personas
Design Systems
User Flows
Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

P

Staff Product Designer and Partner

Pine WorksAs a design partner at Pine Works, I work with companies of varying sizes and industries to transform their digital products and user experiences. Optimized registration user journey and information architecture, reducing flow from 12 to 2 clicks for millions of users across 40 countries. Built scalable design system, reducing design time by >50%.
U

Director of Product Design

UntappedJan 2023 - Dec 2023 • 1 yrLed design for Series C tech early-in-career recruiting platform. Led growth design strategy through A/B testing and experimentation, increasing web signup conversion by 4x, profile completion by 36%, and job applications by 26%, as well as reducing CAC to <$5. Managed Design and Data Analytics teams, leading design ops efficiency efforts and new success metric definitions.
U

Staff Product Designer

UntappedNov 2021 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 3 mos
U

Senior Product Designer

UntappedMar 2021 - Nov 2021 • 9 mos
K

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

KopaNov 2016 - Feb 2022 • 5 yrs 4 mosCo-founded and led design for YC-backed, seed-stage rental marketplace. Led 0 to 1 product strategy and design, growing from 0 to 70 cities and to $100k ARR. Supported $1M seed round through deck and communication refinement.
S

Senior Designer

SalesforceFeb 2017 - Jun 2018 • 1 yr 5 mosLed enterprise design projects within Salesforce's internal design agency. Led $M+ inclusive redesign of dental insurance platform serving 30M+ members, securing critical multi-million Medicaid contract. Conducted multilingual usability testing across US.
S

Designer, Apple team

SequenceJan 2016 - Jan 2017 • 1 yr 1 moDelivered strategic design solutions for Apple's B2B and education initiatives. Delivered pixel-perfect UI designs and engineering documentation, resulting in renewed retainer contracts.
H

Designer

Happy CogMar 2014 - Jan 2016 • 1 yr 11 mosCreated digital experiences for global brands within award-winning digital design agency. Redesigned David's Bridal's mobile-first e-commerce experience.
D

Design Research Assistant

Drexel UniversityJun 2012 - Jan 2015 • 2 yrs 8 mosCreate a database for the Polish Poster Collection, curate exhibition "Beyond the Big Top: The Art of the Polish Circus Poster", and edit entries for Bloomsbury’s Encyclopedia of Design (2015).

Education

D

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Graphic Design2011 - 2015
B

Bloomsburg High School

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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