I am an experienced design leader specializing in design systems, product design and user experience. Passionate about creating intuitive and dynamic products while ensuring digital accessibility. Skilled in building and managing enterprise-level design systems, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering exceptional user experiences across multiple platforms. Committed to fostering collaborative work environments and continually creating efficiencies at scale.
Resume
Kelly Santo
Product Designer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VP, Design System Lead
Goldman Sachs — August 2019 - present
Lead designer for the Goldman Sachs Design System, a code-connected, enterprise system built for financial products. Hands-on design and management of the firmwide Figma component library of 55+ components with variants.
Provide cross-divisional support for 20+ teams of designers and engineers using the design system through direct chat support, documentation, and design review sessions.
Primary writer and editor for all design system documentation published on design.gs.com.
Grow design system adoption with thorough documentation and community engagement.
Design for digital accessibility, ensuring design compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA standards for all new components and patterns and retroactively upgrading past components.
Implemented dark mode with a semantic overhaul of the color tokens for the system.
Manage a global team of designers, setting roadmaps and tracking quarterly and annual goals.
Director of UX Design, Product & New Business
SHOWTIME Networks Inc. — April 2015 - August 2019
Defined the user experience for the SHOWTIME streaming service consumer websites and apps.
Designed the in-app viewing experience, onboarding and payment flows for the main SHOWTIME apps and the SHOWTIME Boxing Pay-Per-View streaming experience.
Managed a team of UX designers working closely with development and product management.
Created and maintained centralized Sketch libraries for web, native iOS and Android, TVs and gaming consoles.
Senior UX Design Manager
Coach, Inc. — December 2012 - April 2015
Defined interactive e-commerce experience across platforms globally. Deliverables included wireframes, site maps, user flows, UI mock-ups and detailed documentation.
Key projects included: a major re-platform of the underlying merchandising system for coach.com, an iOS app and a flash sale site checkout flow redesign for coachfactory.com.
Managed a team of UX/UI designers.
Mobile UI/UX Designer
Uncorked Studios — 2011 - 2012
Interactive Designer
Men’s Health Magazine & Women’s Health Magazine — 2010 - 2011
Interactive Art Director
BCA Marketing Communications — 2006 - 2010
Clients: Half Moon Resort, South African Airways, South African Tourism
EDUCATION
New York University
Master of Arts in Graphic Communications Management and Technology
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Design, with honors
SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
Figma
Sketch
Principle
Invision
Adobe Creative Suite
OmniGraffle
Keynote
JIRA
CODING KNOWLEDGE
HTML
CSS
React