Tom Rowson - Product Design Leader

With close to two decades in B2B SaaS, I've led product design at every scale, from founding-team scrappiness to established enterprise. My career has been defined by a consistent ability to bring clarity to complex problems: whether that's shaping a product vision from scratch, rebuilding a design practice around better ways of working, or developing the next generation of design talent.

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I work best at the intersection of strategic ambition and design execution. I understand the trade-offs that senior leaders face, I can hold my own in commercial and technical conversations, and I know how to build teams that are both highly capable and genuinely motivated. The work I'm most proud of tends to be invisible in the best possible way - products that feel obvious, teams that run well, and design decisions that turned out to be the right ones.

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Capabilities

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• Product design strategy and vision

• 0→1 product development in B2B SaaS

• Design systems and scalable UI practice

• Team leadership, hiring, and development

• Cross-functional collaboration at senior level

• Navigating ambiguity and driving alignment

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I'm currently open to senior product design leadership roles. If you're building something that needs both strategic and creative leadership, I'd be glad to talk.