About

I design and lead scalable UX for complex enterprise products

Im a product design leader with over 20 years of experience working across SaaS, enterprise platforms, and consumer products.

Ive spent most of my career helping teams take complex, often fragmented products and turn them into something clearer, more scalable, and easier to use. That work has taken different forms over the years from hands-on design to leading teams, building systems, and shaping how design fits into product development.

At Igloo Software, I led UX through a full platform modernization, helping move the product from a collection of disconnected features to a more system-driven experience. Along the way, Ive worked closely with product and engineering to improve alignment, introduce design systems, and create more consistent ways of building.

I didnt move into UX because of process I stayed because I enjoy solving real problems. I like working through messy, unclear situations, finding structure, and helping teams make better decisions.

As a leader, I focus on supporting the team, creating clarity, and making sure design is part of how products are shaped not something added at the end.

Outside of work, Im a husband and dad of three, a youth soccer coach, and someone who still enjoys sketching ideas and building things whenever I can.

Experience

Appspace

Manager, User Experience

Sep 2025 – Jan 2026

Led UX during the transition following Appspace’s acquisition of Igloo Software, ensuring continuity across a complex digital workplace platform. Partnered with product and engineering leadership to align design direction, maintain system integrity, and support platform-level UX thinking during organizational change.

Igloo Software

Manager, User Experience

Apr 2023 – Sep 2025

Led and scaled a UX team while driving the modernization of a legacy enterprise platform into a system-driven product. Established design operations, introduced structured design reviews, and built a shared Figma design system to improve consistency, alignment, and delivery across teams.

Igloo Software

Lead UX Designer

Jun 2022 – Apr 2023

Led end-to-end UX across key product areas, aligning design with product and engineering to deliver scalable solutions. Introduced stronger design standards and helped transition teams toward more consistent, system-based approaches to product development.

Igloo Software

Senior Product Designer

May 2020 – Jun 2022

Designed core product experiences within a complex enterprise platform, contributing to early system thinking and platform evolution. Partnered closely with cross-functional teams to improve usability, structure workflows, and support long-term scalability.

Roadmunk

Senior Product Designer

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020

Oct 2019 – Mar 2020

Led UX design for an enterprise feedback and roadmap platform, helping organizations align strategy with customer insights through clearer workflows and improved usability.

Tool stack

I use a mix of design, research, and AI tools to move from ideas to working solutions quickly. Tools matter less than how they’re used — I focus on clarity, speed, and building things that actually hold up in real product environments.

  • Claude

    Notion

    Figma

    Framer

  • Jira

    Dovetail

    Dovetail

    Miro

    Adobe

  • Claude

    Notion

    Figma

    Framer

  • Jira

    Dovetail

    Miro

    Adobe

Off the clock

Outside of work, I’m with my wife and our three kids, coaching soccer and working on home renovation projects. I enjoy sketching, building things, and relaxing with retro games when I can.

© 2026 Aaron Alfred

© 2026 Aaron Alfred

© 2026 Aaron Alfred