Eli Ferrer

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Senior Design Leadership | Walmart Marketplace @ Walmart
Atlanta, GA, US
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States, United States
About Eli Ferrer

I'm a passionate Maker, Futurist, Mentor, Gastronaut, Street Art Hunter, and Fearless leader in product design and human-centric innovation. My journey began as a graffiti artist, teaching me to see creativity as a bridge across divides. Today, this foundation drives my leadership approach, where diverse perspectives are not just welcomed but celebrated as essential catalysts for true innovation.Throughout my career, I’ve integrated my side hustles—from exploring futurism and culinary experiences to working with reclaimed wood in furniture making. Each pursuit brings a unique lens to my work, blending disciplines to create solutions that are impactful, sustainable, and resonant. My heritage as a descendant of Spanish and French builders connects me to the craftsmanship I bring to projects, adding a hands-on touch to complex challenges.In recent years, I've led AI-driven transformations in fintech and work management, embedding generative AI into products to elevate user experience and operational agility. By aligning strategy with cutting-edge technology, I ensure our solutions not only meet but anticipate market demands, creating a distinct competitive edge.My family—my wife and three children—ground me, while our shared love for culinary exploration fuels my curiosity and community engagement. This “gastronaut” spirit has taught me that just like food, design has the power to connect, inspire, and nurture. Through each role, I aim to make work environments where everyone can thrive and find joy in their unique contributions.At the core of my work is a mission to empower others. I mentor and guide teams, instilling skills in storytelling, design thinking, and agile product development. My approach combines business acumen, creativity, and empathy—key ingredients for radical change that bring customers’ voices to the forefront.Specialties: Design & User Experience: Design Thinking, User-Centered Design, Accessibility, Interaction Design, Journey Mapping. Prototyping & Tools: Figma, Adobe CC Suite, Digital/Physical Prototyping.Development & Methodologies: Agile Development, Systems Thinking, AI-driven Product Development, HTML. Creative & Analytical Skills: Data Visualization, Gamification, UX Writing, Content Strategy.Leadership & Strategy: Team Leadership, Mentorship, Performance Management, Stakeholder Engagement. Emerging Tech: Generative AI in Design, Prompting, AI-Driven Product Design.In every role, I pursue impact, blending vision with action to help individuals and products reach their full potential.

Eli Ferrer's Current Company Details
Walmart

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Senior Design Leadership | Walmart Marketplace
Atlanta, GA, US
Eli Ferrer Work Experience Details
  • Walmart
    Senior Design Leadership | Walmart Marketplace
    Walmart
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
  • Adplist.Org
    Career & Design Mentor
    Adplist.Org Jan 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Mentoring designers who are looking for career and portfolio advice, as well as design leads who are seeking support building collaborative, creative, and engaged teams on all levels. Seek me out and let's have a virtual coffee and donut!ADP List was founded in 2020, the mission is to democratize mentorships for all. It is a completely free platform for people to find, book and meet mentors around the world.
  • Design Leadership Forum
    Member
    Design Leadership Forum Feb 2019 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Our mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. Making these forums inclusive and relevant to those confronting the challenges of leading design teams.
  • Upwork
    Product Design Manager - Payments, Tax & Work Management
    Upwork Apr 2023 - Dec 2024
    San Francisco, California, Us
    I led initiatives to enhance collaboration, consistency, and efficiency by partnering with key teams like Growth, Messaging, Trust & Safety, Enterprise, and Emerging Business. I championed innovation and teamwork, fostering cross-functional efforts to streamline workflows and boost productivity.I managed growth, quality, and tactical trade-offs while collaborating with teams to balance design excellence and roadmap goals. I led the integration of AI and machine learning into Payments, Tax, and Work Management, enhancing product capabilities, customer experience, and operational scalability.Digital wallet: Launched PayPal and Venmo, boosting digital wallet flexibility for users.Payment processing: Migrated systems to Braintree, enhancing fraud protection, refunds, and data portability, impacting $1.5M.Centralized tax solutions: Created a dedicated forms page to reduce user admin time and enhance transparency. This initiative achieved 100% compliance, reducing exposure by $5M and expanding indirect tax coverage across 49 countries, resulting in an additional $12M in savings.Contract management: Enhanced in-app contract handling, generating $7.8M annually with improved job proposal workflows and adding $1.9M in bonuses.Automated offer withdrawals: Reduced unintended withdrawals by 8%, increasing hires per post by 1.5%.Enhanced messaging: Streamlined project status communication, reducing support requests by 29% and improving user experience.Ads & Monetization: Expanded the connects program, allowing users to boost proposals and signal availability. Increased penetration from 11.5% to 23%, impacting revenue by $12.5M.Availability badges: Launched availability indicators, generating $1.1M and improving client connections with active talent.Business plus - Net 30: Introduced flexible payment terms to help businesses get paid on time a method used by 36% of small businesses enhancing cash flow and attracting higher-value clients.
  • Upwork
    Product Design Manager - Payments, Tax, Pricing/Monetization, And Work Management Teams
    Upwork May 2022 - Sep 2023
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Identified high-impact opportunities for our PayEx and Work Management initiatives, optimizing experiences that positively influenced retention, acquisition, and overall revenue growth.User-specific In-app moments in contract management:• Enhanced contract management by improving milestone notifications and review and pay flows, reducing the contract start date from 24 to 14 days, increasing offer acceptance by 1% and decreasing cancellations, resulting in an estimated impact of $3M.• Increased the average pay bonus and hourly rate per contract (fcst. $1.9M).• Implemented promotional code tooling for external partnerships, integrated into the unified checkout, with an (est. impact $6.8M annually).Boosted talent visibility and revenue growth by launching our ads and monetization products and integrating the JSS and My Stats page to help freelancers enhance their performance. This effort enabled talent to highlight their unique skills, contributing to the fastest-growing revenue source in ’23.Established the pricing experience design strategy by collaborating with leadership and cross-functional partners to build a conversion engine that drove growth in under two years.• Boosted Proposals and refreshed Availability Badges, resulting in $1.1M in baseline adoption. • Launched elastic slotting with an (est. impact of $4.5M).Prioritized clarity of information and contextual timing for upgrade moments to build trust and confidence in the product:• Boosted Profiles received 11-12 million unique searches per year, with an (est. impact of $3.9M).Connected key initiatives to drive revenue growth across in-app conversion, transition, retention, and promotion efforts: 
• Monetization efforts doubled subscriber penetration to 23% (from 11.5%) of active freelancers, resulting in an (est. impact of $12.5M annually).• Improved membership upgrade and downgrade journeys, enhancing sentiment and increasing adoption (CSAT, NPS) while reducing (checkout bounce rate).
  • Upwork
    Product Design Manager - Search & Recommendation Platforms
    Upwork Nov 2021 - May 2022
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Set the UX vision for core functionalities on Upwork’s Match & Search team, leading design strategy for Platform workstreams in Search, Match, Data Standardization, Messaging, and Application Platforms. As a SaaS platform, Upwork emphasizes delivering seamless user experiences, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to align design initiatives around Purpose, People, and Process.Purpose and Process: Directed end-to-end design strategies for seamless user experiences across a dual-sided B2B and B2C marketplace. Drove innovation and user-centric design through MVPs rooted in customer empathy, delivering impactful solutions aligned with user and business goals.People and Values: Mentored team members, promoting diversity, inclusion, and accountability to recognize contributions and foster growth. Reinforced company values, supporting continuous improvement and success.Key Wins:Enhanced Conversion & Engagement: Boosted conversion by 20% and reduced bounce by 11% through strategic redesign of project discovery, launching 30 new visual categories that drove a more intuitive search experience.Improved Project Visibility & Click Rates: Replaced underperforming “tabbed carousels” with high-demand and highly-rated project carousels, increasing project tile clicks by 23% and conversions by 11%.Personalized Search & Discovery Strategy: Created an end-to-end search experience with 83.6% precision in top-5 results, higher search invite rates, and over 1.6M client searches per session. Integrated Universal Search, Browse, and Profile tracks for engagement.Operational Efficiency in Key Metrics: Improved catalog traffic engagement (50% site-wide) by refining project categorization for search alignment and leveraging SEM/SEO, boosting visibility and relevance across user profiles.
  • Wabtec Corporation
    Senior Product Design Manager
    Wabtec Corporation Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us
    I led a growing mid-sized enterprise team of strategic design thinkers, comprising researchers and designers, focusing on team development and direction. We delivered innovative end-to-end user experiences that empowered customers across Wabtec's SaaS portfolio. Our projects included cloud-based solutions like Operations Performance Management (OPM) and Port Optimizer, which enhanced efficiency and scalability in real-time operations. Additionally, we designed user-centric tools such as EdgeLINC and Services Management, optimizing data flow and connecting technicians with essential information. Through hiring, coaching, and mentoring on inclusive practices aligned with our business goals, I ensured our team consistently innovated within the SaaS framework, driving impactful results for our clients.Key Contributions:Design System Leadership: Championed the design system “VOLT,” enhancing design language and principles across all products, resulting in a 20% improvement in design consistency.Agile Execution Operations: Managed seamless software execution through dual-track Agile processes, overseeing 4-5 product designers to deliver products that generated $65M+ in annual revenue.Data Analytics Leadership: Directed the data analytics team, deriving actionable insights that drove platform user adoption by 25% and improved user engagement metrics.Customer-Centric Design Direction: Provided strategic design direction across web, mobile, and conversational interfaces within our enterprise SaaS platforms, influencing collaboration and transformation in product pillars.Mentorship and Team Empowerment: Focused on empowering team members through hiring, coaching, and mentoring, fostering inclusive practices and aligning with customer needs.Influential Storytelling: Acted as a masterful storyteller, influencing a broad audience with ideation and strategic concepts for internal leaders, partners, and customers, simplifying complex systems for clarity.
  • Ge Transportation, A Wabtec Company
    Interim Head Of Enterprise Ux & Digital Product Design
    Ge Transportation, A Wabtec Company Oct 2019 - Nov 2020
    Chicago, Il, Us
    As a leader in strategic design thinking, I empowered multidisciplinary teams of UX researchers and designers to tackle complex human challenges in our enterprise SaaS products within the Logistics and Network Optimization/Transportation portfolios, serving hundreds of thousands of B2B and B2G customers. I ensured clarity and innovation in our approach, delivering measurable value to support enterprise objectives during their digital transformation.Key Contributions:Design Thinking Implementation: Spearheaded the implementation of design thinking across product teams, resulting in a 25% improvement in project alignment and a 30% increase in accountability. Utilized the OKRs framework to streamline processes, achieving a 15% reduction in time-to-market for new features.Vision & Strategy: Directed the vision and strategy for B2B SaaS and mobile digital products in the supply chain sector, resulting in a 30% boost in user adoption through targeted customer engagement.Financial Oversight: Led financial oversight with shared P&L responsibility for a $4.7M UX budget, partnering with executives for strategic planning. Collaborated with department heads to identify opportunities for minimizing expenses while enhancing operational efficiency. Spearheaded the creation of annual budgets, ensuring alignment with profitability goals and utilizing historical UX metrics from GE Digital and GE Transportation to drive informed financial strategies.Customer Relationship Management: Cultivated executive-level relationships, delivering differentiated solutions that resulted in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction scores.User Adoption & Insights: Increased user adoption of industrial cloud solutions by 40% by prioritizing user feedback and implementing actionable insights.Metric-Driven Deliverables: Delivered key performance indicators (KPIs) across Agile-developed SaaS portfolios, achieving a 15% increase in overall product efficiency.
  • Ge Transportation, A Wabtec Company
    Senior Manager, User Experience Design
    Ge Transportation, A Wabtec Company Jan 2019 - Nov 2020
    Chicago, Il, Us
    Sr. UX Manager with a focus on leading a team of Researchers and Product Designers to revolutionize SaaS logistics experiences through user advocacy and human-centered design.Team Development & Leadership: Fostered a culture of coaching and mentorship, empowering team members' career growth while enhancing diversity within the team.Design Thinking Implementation: Established design thinking methodology across product teams, resulting in improved alignment and accountability through the OKRs framework.Metric-Driven Deliverables: Delivered key performance indicators (KPIs) across Agile-developed portfolios of B2B, B2C, and B2G SaaS applications, achieving a 15% increase in overall product efficiency.Vision & Strategy: Led the vision, strategy, marketing, and roadmap for B2B and mobile digital products in the supply chain space, driving a 30% increase in user adoption through targeted customer engagement and advisory boards.
  • The Home Depot
    Associate Creative Director - Experience Design
    The Home Depot Feb 2015 - Jan 2019
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Objective: To give customers the confidence to complete their projects.I led initiatives that enhanced customer experiences and operational efficiency across B2C and B2B platforms. A major focus was the SaaS-based product Pro Resources, which provides tools to help professional customers grow their businesses. By collaborating with a diverse team of strategic design thinkers, including researchers and designers, we addressed complex challenges while promoting a culture of inclusivity and innovation.Cross-Category Leadership: Led consensus across 26 product categories, improving customer experience and engagement metrics.Brand Refresh: Revitalized the Home Depot brand with new online and in-store signage, implemented in 2,300+ stores, enhancing brand consistency.New Product Launch: Launched a home décor category with 45,000 products and CGI imagery for 4,000 rooms—a year’s work completed in 3 months.Targeted Audience Engagement: Engaged a younger DIY audience with personalized recommendations; 42% of online orders drove store visits, resulting in $5M in attachment sales.Agile Project Management: Utilized Agile practices across teams (UX, UI, Content, Design) to enhance project alignment, ensuring timely and quality deliverables.Digital Asset Management: Launched a Digital Asset Management system (DAM) to centralize resources, improving workflow efficiency.Financial Oversight: Shared P&L responsibility for a $6B budget, partnering with executives for strategic planning.E-commerce Innovation: Led a guild to enhance the $5B+ e-commerce model, improving the end-to-end shopping experience.Design System Development: Defined and scaled a Design System, enhancing brand consistency across product portfolios.Mentorship and Team Growth: Championed peer mentorship, improving UX quality and team capabilities.These initiatives contributed to measurable outcomes, increased user satisfaction, and positioned Home Depot as a leader in home improvement.
  • Vmly&R
    Sr. Interactive Art Director
    Vmly&R Dec 2011 - Feb 2015
    New York, New York, Us
    Creative Design Leadership: Led interactive campaign projects that significantly enhanced user engagement and brand visibility for major clients such as DELL, FEDEX, COCA-COLA, and POWERADE.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with diverse teams to develop and implement effective design strategies tailored to various client needs.Integrated Campaign Execution: Translated concepts into fully integrated campaigns, delivering high-quality visual designs, UX/UI elements, pixel-perfect mockups, and animations.Strategic Communication: Provided leadership in strategic communication, gamification, and ideation across digital and multicultural categories, ensuring impactful execution on enterprise-level touchpoints.
  • Young & Rubicam
    Interactive Designer
    Young & Rubicam Jul 2011 - Jun 2012
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Sapient
    Interactive Designer
    Sapient Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
    Boston, Ma, Us
    As an Interactive Designer at Sapient, I had the amazing opportunity to design, concept, and Art Direct various interactive projects, while managing a large body of work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, for clients such as Dodge, Dove, Unilever, Citi and others. Expertise in Design & Front-end development and animation, Object-oriented programming, HTML, CSS, JAVA. Via web-browser or desktop app or mobile applications
  • Iris
    Digital Creative
    Iris Apr 2010 - Feb 2011
    London, Gb
    My role as a Interactive Art Director (Digital Creative) was to design, development, prototype, and test strategically sound, conceptually based, iconic digital experiences across various devices and platforms.I had the pleasure of working for clients such as Diageo, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Reebok, Adidas, as well as new business pitch proposals, where I've designed and animated a variety of interactive experiences.Expertise in Art Direction, Design & Front-end development and animation,Object-oriented programming, HTML, CSS, JAVA.
  • Csa Marketing
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Csa Marketing Apr 2009 - Apr 2010
    Us
    • working with team members to develop retail ideas for in-store demonstrations, with brands such as: Nestlé, Reckitt Benckisr, Walmart, and Disney.• actualize new opportunities for the in-store experience with unique ways of displaying product brands.• expanding custom designs to reflect a brand, enforce a visual language, and inject cutting-edge beauty and life into a product.Clients included:• Nestlé / Más de Nestlé (National)• Reckitt Benckiser• Walmart• Disney• ConAgra (Puerto Rico)
  • Miami Advertising Specialists
    Production Artist / Digital Image Retoucher
    Miami Advertising Specialists Apr 2007 - Dec 2009
    • color correction / vector / retouching / compositing / pre-press.• push creativity, challenge established thinking, discover new ways of approaching (and solving) a problem.
  • Oxidev Interactive
    Senior Interactive Designer (Contract)
    Oxidev Interactive Mar 2009 - Apr 2009
    •generating innovative ideas and creative strategy for interactive and print materials.•creating concepts, design executions, and illustrations for three projects with an online to print median.•development of online brand identities for ad campaign, as well as oversee client design standards.Expertise with Design & Front-end development and animation,Object-oriented programming, HTML, CSS, JAVA.
  • Batanga Media
    Interactive Designer
    Batanga Media Sep 2007 - Nov 2008
    • contributing to the development of dynamic interactive experiences.• work with internal and external designers, writers, and production agencies/clients to create social interactive applications for: Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, and Heineken. • visualizing conceptual design and prototypes for online digital interactive and marketing experienced based campaigns.Expertise in Design & Front-end development and animation
  • Miami New Times
    Assistant Art Director
    Miami New Times May 2007 - Jul 2007
    • shaping the graphic style of the nation’s most iconic alternative weekly.• managing photo shoots for seasonal guides, reducing production costs on page count.
  • Zumba Fitness
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator (Contract)
    Zumba Fitness Dec 2006 - May 2007
    •print / identity / packaging / audio & video production
  • The Agency
    Graphics Designer (Contract)
    The Agency Feb 2006 - Jul 2006
    •Identity & Branding / 3d modeling / image retouching

Eli Ferrer Skills

Art Direction Interaction Design Advertising Graphic Design User Experience Adobe Creative Suite Web Design Interactive Advertising Illustrator Integrated Marketing Online Advertising Indesign Motion Graphics Digital Strategy Online Marketing Brand Development After Effects Branding And Identity Concept Development User Interface Design Photoshop Corporate Branding Storyboarding User Experience Design Experience Design Digital Illustration Creative Development Data Visualization Industrial Design Design Management Writing Creative Strategy Marketing Social Media Invision Adobe Xd Visual Communication Human Centered Design Service Design Customer Experience Design Micro+nano Learning Immersive And Emerging Design Gamification Meta Design Speculative Design Workshop Design And Facilitation Design Leadership Sketch App Usability Testing Content Strategy Creative Direction Illustration Logo Design Image Manipulation Art Layout Actionscript Video Flash Animation Flash Retouching Wordpress Colorist Image Editing Outdoor Advertising Vector Illustration Mobile Design Interactive Media Sketch Axur

Eli Ferrer Education Details

  • Maryland Institute College Of Art
    Maryland Institute College Of Art
    Graphic Design & Motion Graphics
  • Florida International University
    Florida International University
    Associates Degree
  • Miami Dade College
    Miami Dade College
    Graphic Design

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