Leann Manning
  • Design Leader
  • UX Research
  • UX Design

About

Over the past 20 years, I've built a career at the intersection of design, strategy, and organizational leadership. I've led and scaled design teams, shaped research programs that influence business decisions, and guided the creation of intuitive, high-impact product experiences across complex ecosystems. I've also built design systems and governance models that bring consistency, efficiency, and cohesion across multi-product platforms.

My leadership style is direct, action-oriented, and highly collaborative. I'm known for bringing structure to chaos, driving clarity in ambiguous situations, and aligning teams around a shared vision. I believe the strongest outcomes come from diverse viewpoints, open communication, and a culture where candor and curiosity lead the way.

While I'm proud of the teams I've built and the problems I've helped solve, I'm always looking ahead. I'm energized by new challenges, emerging technologies, and opportunities to grow the impact of design at scale, driving meaningful experiences alongside measurable business results.

Skills

Expertise:

  • Design strategy & vision
  • Business acumen
  • Cross-functional leadership & influence
  • Design ops & org building
  • Executive communication & storytelling
  • Data-driven design
  • Design systems & platform thinking
  • AI Innovation & enablement
  • UX research & customer advisory
  • Enterprise visual & interaction design
  • Mobile design
  • Accessibility (508/WCAG compliance)
  • Front-end development

Tools:


AI tools
Figma Make, Lovable, V0, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity

Usability tools
Pendo, Maze, UserTesting, Optimal Workshop, SurveyMonkey, FullStory

Design tools
Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, and Adobe Suite

Design Ops
Confluence, Notion, Sharepoint,

Development tools
JIRA, Git, Storybook, Zeroheight, CSS, HTML, and various Javascript frameworks.

Portfolio

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Interaction Design

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Mobile Design

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E-Learning Design

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