Jessica Guadarrama

I'm a full-stack product designer who turns complex workflows into experiences that create clarity and momentum. For 8 years, I've worked at agencies, startups, and established SaaS companies where messy problems meet real stakes and thoughtful design makes a tangible difference. I focus on reducing cognitive load, building trust, and helping teams do their best work. I've protected millions in revenue through workflow redesigns, built design practices that helped teams ship faster, and worked on tools for vacation rental operations, nonprofit fundraising, and enterprise clients. I'm drawn to products where design helps people do meaningful work, whether at mission-driven organizations or operationally complex SaaS companies.

Work History

Senior Product Designer

BreezewayNov 2021 - Oct 2024 • 3 yrsAs a Senior Product Designer, likely contributed to the design and development of user-centric products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and product functionality.

Senior Product Designer, Non-profit Fundraising (CRM)

NGP VANJan 2020 - Aug 2021 • 1 yr 8 mosIn addition to day-to-day responsibilities on normal projects, created a design strategy toolkit for Product Managers and Designers to collaboratively use on projects for better design outcomes. Also took over UX writing to improve and standardize voice and tone.

Product Designer, Non-profit Fundraising & Organizing (CRM + Canvassing Mobile App)

NGP VANAug 2018 - Jan 2020 • 1 yr 6 mosWorked closely with product managers to solve design challenges based on functional requirements. Collaborated with engineers to establish consensus around product flows and technical limitations. Collaborated with fellow designers to ensure consistency with other products in the platform and to establish new patterns in design systems. Responsibilities included customer discovery calls, competitive research, journey maps, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, prototyping, usability testing, documenting specifications for engineering implementation, and UI/UX QA.

Contract UX Designer

BEAM InteractiveJan 2018 - Jul 2018 • 7 mosWorked closely with BEAM's creative director and the UX research and strategy team. Conceptualized turnkey website templates for a real estate company's local property sites. Conceptualized a website promoting an all-in-one payroll and benefits solution. Collaborated on designing a sales solution for traveling ophthalmology sales consultants and validated the solution through usability testing and feedback. Uncovered challenges consultants face in complying with protection and management of proprietary information through user interviews, journey mapping, and heuristic analysis.

Contract UX/UI Designer

SyntheusAug 2017 - Dec 2017 • 5 mosWorked closely with the Creative Director. Helped to create a centralized notification and settings system for auto repair shops. Collaborated on improving a sales contact form to increase conversion for a diagnostic testing solutions product catalog and validated recommendations through usability tests and feedback.

Education

Boston University

Bachelors Degree, International Relations2010 - 2012

Designlab

Certificate, User Experience Design2017

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