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Brett Polonsky
Looking for a jobFractional Head of Product Design
Head of Product Design | I see the things most people miss | I raise the bar and the expectations | I Create Clarity from Chaos | I Design for Humans
United StatesFractional Head of Product Design at Self-Employed
Experience
Fractional Head of Product Design
Providing executive-level product design leadership to companies navigating complexity, scaling design teams, and aligning product, engineering, and business strategy toward shipped outcomes. Active engagements include UX consulting with an early-stage AI media platform.
Product Design StrategyDesign Organization ScalingDesignOpsUX ConsultingAI Driven UXCross Functional Collaboration
Head of Digital Studio
Led globally distributed product design teams of 6 direct reports across concurrent enterprise platform engagements for clients including Cigna and New York Life. Partnered with executive and sales leadership on pre-sales strategy, contributing directly to new client acquisition and account expansion.
Design LeadershipDesignOpsEmployer Hiring FrameworksOnboardingOrganizational structureDelivery FlowsEnterprise UXPre Sales Strategy
Experience Director
Directed product design strategy for enterprise clients across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS. Led creation and rollout of scalable design systems that reduced design debt and accelerated time-to-market.
Product Design StrategyDesign SystemsEnterprise UXCross Functional CollaborationMentorship
Head of UX & Product Design
Built the company's first centralized product design organization from zero, growing to 5 direct reports plus contractors across web and mobile platforms. Drove measurable conversion lifts through A/B-tested UX improvements to decision funnels and pricing transparency flows.
Design LeadershipDesign SystemsA B TestingConversion Rate OptimizationUX StrategyTeam Building
Head of Product Design
Founded and scaled an in-house product design function from the ground up supporting global real estate SaaS platforms across international markets. Led design for enterprise productivity tools that measurably improved agent efficiency and client conversion tracking.
Design LeadershipEnterprise UXSaaSAccessibilityResearchDesign Standards
Creative Director / Senior UX Consultant
Led embedded product design initiatives for enterprise technology and healthcare clients, delivering measurable improvements in usability and task success rates. Built internal mentoring and recruiting pipelines that scaled senior product design talent acquisition.
UX ConsultingProduct DesignMentorshipRecruitmentDigital Transformation
Education
The Art Institutes
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from The Art Institutes.