UX Leader & Design Strategist
Sarah Suleri
UX Leader with a PhD in Human-Centered AI and 5+ years of experience leading design teams to deliver exceptional user experiences that drive business outcomes
Areas of Expertise
With over a decade of experience in UX design and leadership, I've developed expertise across multiple domains.
Leadership & Growth
5+ years managing design teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and coaching designers at all levels.
Product Vision & Strategy
Defining design strategy with Product, Engineering, and Marketing for high-growth consumer products.
User-Centric Design
Creating intuitive, accessible experiences that drive user engagement and business results.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partnering across teams to deliver compelling experiences and drive alignment on shared goals.
Experimentation & Innovation
Using research, data, and client insights to improve features and drive growth.
AI & Emerging Technologies
Expertise in Human-Centered AI with a focus on designing intuitive and ethical AI experiences.
Work Experience
Over 15 years of experience across design leadership, UX research, and software engineering.
Manager, UX Design (AI Experience & Enablement)
- •Managed and mentored a team of 15 professionals, including product designers, content designers, accessibility specialists, UX researchers, and UX engineers.
- •Led complex, high-impact initiatives across Thomson Reuters' Tax, Trade, and Legal portfolios, resulting in a 15% increase in user engagement.
- •Spearheaded the AI vision work, defining the strategic direction of AI initiatives and securing executive buy-in for a multi-year roadmap.
Design Manager
- •Collaborated with Product and Engineering leaders to define strategic direction for three verticals of SmartRecruiters, a leading enterprise recruitment software platform.
- •Managed and coached 3 teams of 9-10 designers to execute against the strategic direction in an iterative, learning-oriented way.
- •Defined a compelling design strategy which led to a 30% increase in user satisfaction scores for the redesigned product.
Senior Visual Designer
- •Managed and mentored a team of 4 product designers, UX writers, and UX researchers.
- •Collaborated with product, engineering, and design triad to define OKRs and their respective initiatives.
- •Implemented a new Design System to unify component development and reduce redesign efforts by 40%.
Academic Background
From Computer Science foundations to doctorate with distinction in Human-Computer Interaction.
Ph.D. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Distinction: Summa cum laude
MSc. Media Informatics
BSc. Computer Science
Professional Certifications
Industry-recognized certifications in UX Management, Requirements Engineering, and User Experience.
Certified UX Manager
Nielsen Norman group (NNg) | March 2021
Certified UX Researcher
Nielsen Norman group (NNg) | December 2019
Requirements Engineering
IREB | April 2019
Usability and UX Professional
UXQB | March 2019
Skills & Expertise
A comprehensive toolkit built over years of hands-on experience and continuous learning.