About Me
I'm Wade Ambrose, a Senior Product/UX Designer with 10+ years of experience creating digital experiences that matter. My passion lies in solving complex problems through thoughtful design and user-centered thinking.
I believe great design is invisible – it just works. My approach combines strategic thinking, user research, and creative execution to deliver products that users love and businesses value.
My Journey
Product Designer
Sched
Led end‑to‑end design for Sched's event platform, enhancing experiences for organizers, attendees, and speakers. Increased attendee NPS from 12 to 30 and reduced customer churn by about 10% through targeted UX improvements. Built and refined features like badges and QR check‑ins, and created a scalable design system with workflow best practices to improve efficiency and consistency across the organization.
UX/Product Designer
Axiom Law
Led design for Axiom's talent marketplace, creating a job board that surpassed its annual goal by 170%. Designed hiring systems, built a unified design system, and drove research to guide strategy while supporting Axiom's shift to a digital-first organization.
Lead UX/UI Designer
INRIX
Lead designer for OpenCar in-dash platform. Developed and maintained a flexible design system with components, templates, and accessibility standards, customized per automaker. Designed INRIX Parking in-app, boosting revenue from $1M to $8M.
Interactive Designer
Hipcricket
Led design team creating banner, interstitial, and rich media ads for clients including McDonald's, Dodge, IKEA, and Wingstop. Supported sales with new ad concepts, boosting revenue, and expanded Hipcricket's portfolio.
UI/UX Designer
Ambrose Design
Redesigned Intelliuse's reverse phone app and launched Nintendo's Tomodachi Life website as production designer.
UI/UX Designer
Ubermind
Designed mobile apps for Alaska Airlines, Target, Showtime, and Fox Sports, including leading the Fox Sports Android app and UFC Game Trax UI/UX. Created pitch prototypes for Cable Vision and Starbucks.
Core Skills
Tools & Technologies
Design Philosophy
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." I believe in creating solutions that are not only beautiful but also functional, accessible, and meaningful to the people who use them.
What People Say
VP of Product Design at Axiom
"As a product designer at Axiom, Wade led design efforts for 1 of our 3 digital platform experiences. He created a strong partnership with his product manager and added business and user value to all the features he worked on and the problems he solved. Through user research, data, and a strong understanding of business process, Wade took that area of our product from 0-100. Wade's hard work and determination is hard to find. His positive attitude helped push our team forward as our team and department grew over the last 2 years!"
Director of User Experience at Sonos
"Wade has an excellent attitude and produces high quality work. He works well independently and with others. He has a great eye for design and sketches out most ideas before execution - a definite plus. Wade is a solid designer, I would recommend him to anyone."
Head of Product at Sched
"I highly, highly recommend Wade. He is one of the most exceptional Senior Product Designers I've worked with in my 15+ year career. Wade combines deep product thinking with outstanding execution. His Figma expertise is among the best I've seen: he delivers high-quality screens rapidly, with incredible attention to detail and consistency. He conducts thorough research on competitors, user behavior, and relevant UX patterns, ensuring each solution is grounded in real customer needs."