Design Leader

Stephen Jordan

I lead teams and design alongside them, turning complex problems into clear, useful products.

P R O J E C T S

Design skills radar used to evaluate team strengths

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Building the design team

Scaled the design team by over 2x since 2024, established and maintained high craft standards across 5 different teams, and helped ship countless features in high cadence intervals.

Front’s redesigned inbox and conversation interface

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

Redesigning the inbox

Led a design team to help execute the largest product redesign in Front's history within 5 months and established our product as a UX differentiator compared to our competitors.

External customer data surfaced inside a Front conversation

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Visualizing external data

Designed a native integration that helped our target users complete core workflows 20% faster by enabling them to visualize important external data directly in Front.

Selection of icons from Front’s updated design system

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

Modernizing the design system

Led an end-to-end icon system migration within 5 weeks, managed 2 design contractors, and unblocked design system pain points for our internal design team.

D E S I G N B L O G

March 21, 2026

I haven't opened Figma in a month

I replaced Figma with AI tools for an entire month. Here's what that's taught me about design, collaboration, and what it means to be a maker 🛠️🚀

December 27, 2025

How to fail during your job search

How approaching rejection differently helped me stay steady, learn faster, and find the right fit.

November 13, 2025

Why Hiring Your First Product Designer Is Harder Than It Looks

Hiring a startup’s first designer is one of the hardest early decisions a founder makes. Here’s why it’s so challenging and how recruiters and design leaders can partner to make that first hire count.