Yawen Yao🇺🇸

About Yawen Yao

Senior Product Designer at Walmart

As a Senior Product Designer at Sam's Club, I apply my skills and knowledge in user experience design, user interface design, artificial intelligence, and Figma to create engaging and innovative solutions for customers and stakeholders. I collaborate with cross-functional teams and leverage user research, data analysis, and prototyping to deliver high-quality end-to-end designs and problem-solving skills.

I have a Master of Interaction Design from California College of the Arts, where I focused on interaction design, system thinking, behavior change, and social impact. I also have a Design Discovery certificate from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where I explored various design disciplines and methods. Prior to joining Sam's Club, I worked as a Product Designer at Microsoft, United Nations, and Swissnex in San Francisco, where I designed and delivered impactful products and experiences for various domains and audiences, such as Copilot AI, Microsoft Viva, Teams, and fractional real estate investment. I am hardworking, self-driven, a quick learner, and a great person to collaborate with. I am passionate about designing for positive change and creating value for users and society.

Expertise

Sessions with Yawen Yao

• Mentorship Session (28 min): Mentorship session

What mentees say

“Yawen provided outstanding guidance in refining my portfolio project, from storytelling to final deliverables. Her amazing communication and problem-solving skills truly motivated me. I highly recommend booking a session with her!”

“Yawen is an awesome mentor! She listened carefully during my presentation and took detailed notes, providing insightful feedback and practical suggestions. She is friendly, patient, professional, and genuinely cares about helping others improve. I truly appreciated her thoughtful advice on my presentation deck. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a reliable and supportive mentor!”

“I’m incredibly grateful to Yawen for providing valuable feedback on my mock interview presentation. Her insights on improving my presentation deck and enhancing audience engagement were invaluable. Her guidance has given me a more precise direction for refining my approach, and I genuinely appreciate her feedback and expertise!”