Sarah Stevenson
Contact
sarahstevensondesign@gmail.com
Phone
(416) 737-4458
Address
Toronto, Canada
Awards
Best Apps For Homebuyers
Apple (2024 & 2023)
Best Performance in a Product Role
Rock Honors (2023)
Best Apps for iOS17
Apple (2023)
Education
Neilson Norman Group
Certification, UX
Springboard
Diploma, UI/UX
Instituto Europeo di Design
Masters, Design
George Brown College
Degree, Design
Wilfrid Laurier University
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Tools
Figma
Lovable
Optimizely
Lottie
Protopie
Azure
Adobe suite
v0
Midjourney
Flora
ChatGPT
Optimizely
Experience
Lead Product Designer
Rocket
2024 - Present
Remote
Lead and shape product strategy across multiple complex domains, crafting clear, compelling visions that resonate with both users and the business.
Align cross-functional teams and build momentum around shared goals by persuading stakeholders through compelling visual storytelling and clear narrative design.
From concept through launch, oversee multiple initiatives, ensuring design quality and cohesion across web and native platforms in a fast paced environment. Balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints to deliver intuitive, high impact experiences at scale.
Advise on platform best practices, champion accessibility, and embed lean/agile UX approaches throughout the product lifecycle.
View AI as a powerful creative partner and actively integrate AI tools into my design workflow to streamline prototyping, accelerate research synthesis, and support more informed, data driven decisions.
Mentor junior designers, offering creative direction, coaching, and feedback that elevates their work and supports their growth as thoughtful, strategic design leaders.
Senior Product Designer
Rocket Homes
2023 - 2024
Toronto, Canada
Owned the conceptual and visual design of digital products by iterating through wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity mockups and quickly ideated solutions to visual and interaction challenges.
Applied UX and UI principles and practices to ensure that each step of the product lifecycle process was influenced by user feedback and research. Developed a deep understanding of customer problems to create elegant but practical solutions.
Advocated for our users during product strategy and road map discussions. Took the initiative to identify opportunities to improve the product and implemented those changes.
Maintained ownership of a growing design system to cultivate a coherent look and feel across the entire platform.
Product Designer
Rocket Homes
2021 - 2023
Toronto, Canada
Produced compelling visual deliverables to illustrate desired user experiences and provided detailed specifications for software developers.
Collaborated closely with Product Management, Engineering and Research across multiple platforms to build products that made our user experience useful, engaging, and effective while supporting our business goals.
Leveraged research and usability principles to effectively guide design direction.
Thrived in a challenging and fast-paced environment and remained flexible to changing priorities. Participated in design jams and workshops with other designers and stakeholders.