You found that Mike Lowry, an AI-forward product design leader.
I build and lead high-performing product design teams that deliver products customers love with results businesses crave.
Core Compentencies
Leadership: Digital Transformation Strategy | C-Suite Collaboration & Board Presentations | Remote Team Leadership | Change Management & Organizational Development | Budget Planning & Financial Management | Stakeholder Management
Innovation: AI Product Integration | Generative AI Implementation | Design Systems Architecture | Design Operations (DesignOps) | Competitive Intelligence & Market Analysis | Data-Driven Design Strategy & Analytics | Design Thinking | Product Strategy
Impact: Revenue Generation & ARR Growth | Customer Conference Speaking | Cross-Functional Partnership | User Experience (UX) Design | Accessibility & Inclusive Design Leadership | Design-Led Business Transformation
Technical & AI: Figma | Miro | Pendo | Aha! | Lyssna | ChatGPT | Claude | M365 CoPilot & CoPilot Studio | Bolt.new | Lovable | Replit | Figma Make | Design Systems | A/B Testing | User Research | Prototyping | Wireframing
Professional Experience
NetDocuments
Senior Director, Product Design | Remote | January 2022 - August 2025
Led a 10 member design team and comprehensive design strategy for a leading legal technology platform, building and scaling the design organization from the ground up while pioneering AI integration that delivered impactful business outcomes.
45% Vision & Strategy • 25% Management & Coaching • 20% Design Operations • 10% Individual Contribution
Fidelity Investments
Vice President, User Experience Design | Boston, MA | January 2018 - June 2021
Led 20+ designers through comprehensive digital transformation and Agile business transformation for Fidelity's Wealth Management platform, managing $3M+ annual design budget and delivering measurable ROI through improved customer experience metrics.
27% Vision & Strategy • 35% Management & Coaching • 35% Design Operations • 3% Individual Contribution
Director, User Experience Design | Boston, MA | December 2014 - December 2017
Led 7+ designers in ground-up creation of Fidelity Go, #1-rated automated savings and investment solution for digital natives, pioneering responsive design systems and agile delivery processes.
35% Vision & Strategy • 25% Management & Coaching • 25% Design Operations • 15% Individual Contribution
Director, User Experience Design | Boston, MA | June 2012 - November 2014
Led 5 designers and front-end developers in creation of comprehensive multi-device design system for Fidelity Institutional products, establishing scalable design standards and practices.
35% Vision & Strategy • 35% Management & Coaching • 20% Design Operations • 10% Individual Contribution
Thomson Reuters
Head of Interaction Design - Jun 2009 ~ Dec 2011 - London, UK
Led distributed global design organization of 10+ designers across 4 continents, creating financial data and news experiences for desktop, browser, and native mobile platforms while managing vendor relationships and $1.5M annual budget.
20% Vision & Strategy • 20% Management & Coaching • 30% Design Operations • 30% Individual Contribution
Design Lead & Evangelist - Dec 2007 ~ May 2009 - Boston, MA
Led design on high-profile applications for financial professionals while championing improvements in UX team structure, process, and methodologies.
30% Vision & Strategy • 20% Management & Coaching • 10% Design Operations • 40% Individual Contribution
Additional Experience
Influential design roles at Lycos, Brainshark, Plural, Wellogic, Meridias Capital