Head of Product Design, Chartboost Marketing & Ad Platform

Global Design System

Built a scalable global design system, unifying teams and streamlining product delivery.

Design Resources: 2
Engineering Resource: 1
Delivery: 5 months

background

Startup Culture Post-Acquisition: No Dedicated Design Team

After Zynga’s $250M+ acquisition, Chartboost still operated like a startup with no dedicated design team. Leadership decided to invest in hiring a Head of Product Design to establish a design organization, implement best practices, and elevate the overall design experience

Problem

Fragmented Experience

Without a design system, teams face inconsistency, inefficiency, scalability issues, increased costs, and longer time-to-market.

Research

Foundational Research for a Scalable Design System

I conducted a UI/UX audit, analyzed workflows, and documented collaboration to create a scalable design system.

This system standardized components, streamlined handoffs, and reduced redundancy, with user research and industry best practices ensuring long-term efficiency and consistency.

Solution

Designed for Scalability

Developed a scalable, component-based design system from scratch, aligning cross-functional teams around a unified visual language.

The system introduced reusable components, streamlined workflows, and ensured consistency across platforms, enabling faster design-to-development handoffs and improved product scalability.

impact

Accelerated Product Delivery and Efficiency

Design system reduced product shipping time from 5 months to under 1 quarter.

This led to the launch of one flagship feature and 2-3 improvement features within the same timeframe, driving significant gains in development speed and efficiency