Jasmine Fears
Principal Product Designer
Kailua-Kona, HI (Remote) · jaz@jfears.com · 206.992.9846 · jfears.com · linkedin.com/in/jfears
Summary
Principal Product Designer with 12+ years of experience across enterprise cloud, AI, and consumer products. Five-plus years at AWS building and scaling Service Catalog's UX practice, followed by founding design work at an early-stage AI startup. I connect research, systems thinking, and craft to solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems end to end.
Experience
RyomaAI — Principal Product Designer
Mar 2025–Present
Kailua-Kona, HI (Remote) — US & Japan
- Sole designer and de facto creative director for a pre-launch, customer-safe AI financial advisory platform built for the Japanese market.
- Built the product, brand, and investor story from zero: 20+ screens across mobile, web, kiosk, and digital signage; a complete design system; and 4 pitch decks (70+ slides) supporting 14 customer and investor presentations.
- Designed and launched the company marketing website in under one week.
Amazon Web Services — Senior UX Designer, Service Catalog
Nov 2021–Dec 2023
Seattle, WA (Remote)
- Held Service Catalog's most senior UX role, owning end-to-end CX for an Infrastructure-as-Code management product used by 32% of the Global 2000.
- Led a research-driven redesign of the Getting Started Library that increased product launches by 234%, with 85% of customers successfully adopting the new workflow.
- Directed the redesign and migration of 128 console pages to the Cloudscape design system; console CSAT rose from 63% to 73%, landing Service Catalog in the top 10 across all AWS services.
- Designed Terraform open source and cloud support (v1 & v2); 240 unique customers adopted the feature, with 60% completing the full end-to-end workflow.
- Completed the Cloudscape Ambassador Program and served as an ongoing cross-service UX milestone reviewer across AWS.
- Served as a Calibrated UX Design Interviewer; mentored UX team members and facilitated critiques, audits, and Kanban rituals for the Service Catalog UX team.
Amazon Web Services — UX Designer, Service Catalog
Aug 2018–Nov 2021
Seattle, WA
- Primary UX designer for an engineering org of 80+ people, often the sole designer on the team for extended periods.
- Created Service Catalog's foundational customer personas through 12 in-depth interviews, establishing the research base for the product team.
- Designed and communicated solutions through user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, applying both qualitative and quantitative data from ideation through delivery.
Smashing Ideas — UX Designer
Sep 2016–Aug 2018
Seattle, WA
- Led UX for consumer-facing digital products across mobile, web, and connected devices, including Philips Sonicare and ReachNow (BMW's car-sharing platform).
- Gathered requirements through client and cross-functional collaboration, facilitated workshops, and drove strategic product decisions through ideation.
Smashing Ideas — Senior Designer
Sep 2015–Sep 2016
Seattle, WA
- Designed UI and visual design across voice UI, connected devices, mobile apps, simulation training software, and websites, including two native apps for Philips Sonicare and the ReachNow (BMW) app.
- Developed information architecture and interaction design for websites, CMS platforms, and mobile apps.
Smashing Ideas — Designer
Apr 2012–Sep 2015
Seattle, WA
- Designed and implemented a modular design system spanning 100+ Drupal instances and 30+ themes.
- Partnered with the development team to evaluate and produce technical solutions.
Rusty George Creative — Graphic & Web Designer
Apr 2010–Dec 2011
Seattle, WA
- Led branding for print and digital, concept design and production for advertising, end-to-end website development, and motion/UI design for interactive multimedia.
Leadership & Certifications
- Board Secretary, Ignition NW (2017–2020)
- Accessibility and Inclusion with Figma — LinkedIn Learning, 2024
- How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools — LinkedIn Learning, 2024
Skills
Product Design & Design Leadership
Design Systems
0→1 Product Design
Brand & Visual Identity
UX Research & Usability Testing
Cross-Cultural Communication
Personas, Journey Mapping & User Flows
Wireframing & Prototyping
Atomic & Adaptive Design
Lean UX & Agile Methodology
Stakeholder & Investor Communication
Education
Shoreline Community College — AAAS, Visual Communications & Technology: Graphic Design (2000–2003)
Seattle Central College — Certificate Program, Web Design (2008–2009)
The Evergreen State College — Liberal Arts