Stephen Jordan

Design leader with experience in team leadership and hands-on design

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Elevate design

I improve visual quality across your product by focusing on detail, structure, and technical accuracy so the work feels clear, consistent, and ready for production.

Visual

Interaction

System

Elevate design

I improve visual quality across your product by focusing on detail, structure, and technical accuracy so the work feels clear, consistent, and ready for production.

Visual

Interaction

System

Elevate design

I improve visual quality across your product by focusing on detail, structure, and technical accuracy so the work feels clear, consistent, and ready for production.

Visual

Interaction

System

Elevate design

I improve visual quality across your product by focusing on detail, structure, and technical accuracy so the work feels clear, consistent, and ready for production.

Visual

Interaction

System

Build teams

I strengthen hiring decisions by setting clear criteria, structured interviews, and simple evaluation tools. Recruiters get direction, founders get confidence, and designers get a fair process.

Hiring

Evaluating

Coaching

Build teams

I strengthen hiring decisions by setting clear criteria, structured interviews, and simple evaluation tools. Recruiters get direction, founders get confidence, and designers get a fair process.

Hiring

Evaluating

Coaching

Build teams

I strengthen hiring decisions by setting clear criteria, structured interviews, and simple evaluation tools. Recruiters get direction, founders get confidence, and designers get a fair process.

Hiring

Evaluating

Coaching

Build teams

I strengthen hiring decisions by setting clear criteria, structured interviews, and simple evaluation tools. Recruiters get direction, founders get confidence, and designers get a fair process.

Hiring

Evaluating

Coaching

Accelerate delivery

I increase delivery speed by removing ambiguity and tightening decision paths. Teams get clear direction, sharper scopes, and stronger alignment.

Speed

Decisiveness

Strategy

Accelerate delivery

I increase delivery speed by removing ambiguity and tightening decision paths. Teams get clear direction, sharper scopes, and stronger alignment.

Speed

Decisiveness

Strategy

Accelerate delivery

I increase delivery speed by removing ambiguity and tightening decision paths. Teams get clear direction, sharper scopes, and stronger alignment.

Speed

Decisiveness

Strategy

Accelerate delivery

I increase delivery speed by removing ambiguity and tightening decision paths. Teams get clear direction, sharper scopes, and stronger alignment.

Speed

Decisiveness

Strategy

P R O J E C T S

P R O J E C T S

P R O J E C T S

P R O J E C T S

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

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November 13, 2025

Why Hiring Your First Product Designer Is Harder Than It Looks

Hiring a startup’s first designer is one of the hardest early decisions a founder makes. Here’s why it’s so challenging and how recruiters and design leaders can partner to make that first hire count.

November 13, 2025

Why Hiring Your First Product Designer Is Harder Than It Looks

Hiring a startup’s first designer is one of the hardest early decisions a founder makes. Here’s why it’s so challenging and how recruiters and design leaders can partner to make that first hire count.

November 13, 2025

Why Hiring Your First Product Designer Is Harder Than It Looks

Hiring a startup’s first designer is one of the hardest early decisions a founder makes. Here’s why it’s so challenging and how recruiters and design leaders can partner to make that first hire count.

November 13, 2025

Why Hiring Your First Product Designer Is Harder Than It Looks

Hiring a startup’s first designer is one of the hardest early decisions a founder makes. Here’s why it’s so challenging and how recruiters and design leaders can partner to make that first hire count.

October 13, 2025

3 Key Considerations for Designers Reading a PRD

How product designers can use PRDs to clarify user problems, align with partners, and drive better outcomes early in a project.

October 13, 2025

3 Key Considerations for Designers Reading a PRD

How product designers can use PRDs to clarify user problems, align with partners, and drive better outcomes early in a project.

October 13, 2025

3 Key Considerations for Designers Reading a PRD

How product designers can use PRDs to clarify user problems, align with partners, and drive better outcomes early in a project.

October 13, 2025

3 Key Considerations for Designers Reading a PRD

How product designers can use PRDs to clarify user problems, align with partners, and drive better outcomes early in a project.

September 21, 2025

Screening design portfolios: A guide for recruiters, design managers, and candidates

A quick guide to screening product design portfolios using three tiers of evaluation: visual design, written communication, and relevance.

September 21, 2025

Screening design portfolios: A guide for recruiters, design managers, and candidates

A quick guide to screening product design portfolios using three tiers of evaluation: visual design, written communication, and relevance.

September 21, 2025

Screening design portfolios: A guide for recruiters, design managers, and candidates

A quick guide to screening product design portfolios using three tiers of evaluation: visual design, written communication, and relevance.

September 21, 2025

Screening design portfolios: A guide for recruiters, design managers, and candidates

A quick guide to screening product design portfolios using three tiers of evaluation: visual design, written communication, and relevance.

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