Design Leadership

    jason kyle — human-centered systems design and leadership

    Human-centered systems design & leadership.

    I anchor on humans. I help people and teams find shared goals through technology, and I approach that work with a service mindset.

    Availability
    Based
    Seattle, WA
    Tenure
    20+ years in design and product
    Mode
    Prefer remote, open to hybrid and in-office in the PNW
    Worldview

    Design doesn't happen
    in a vacuum.

    The last several years have changed how people work, what they carry, and what they need from the systems around them. Human-centered design means acknowledging that reality.

    My job as a design leader is to protect people's ability to do meaningful work, and to help teams deliver outcomes together without grinding anyone down.

    Craft

    Outcomes over
    output.

    I'm at my best when nobody agrees on the problem yet, the system is a mess, and the obvious path forward is wrong.

    UnderstandAlignBuildLearn
    Track RecordResume (PDF)

    Experience,
    compressed.

    Over two decades of leading design and building products across large organizations. I'm comfortable moving between strategy and execution.

    Service Record
    20+ years · 5 industries · strategy & chaos & pixels
    Building

    What I'm
    building now.

    Design as calm infrastructure, expressed outdoors and at the dinner table.

    Beyond Work

    The living
    part.

    The work matters. So does everything else.

    Get in Touch

    Let's build something together that respects people.

    If you're working on complex human-centered problems, or building teams where people actually want to show up, I'd welcome the conversation.

    © Jason Kyle · Seattle, WA

    Seriously unserious.