Pulse - Health Dashboard Redesign
Redesigned a complex health monitoring dashboard for a 50k+ user base. Reduced onboarding drop-off by 34% through research-driven UX improvements.
Product Designer
Maya Chen
Designing experiences that people actually love to use.
About
I'm Maya — a product designer with eight years of experience shaping digital products for early-stage startups and growth-stage companies. I've worked with teams at Stripe, Notion, and a handful of ambitious Series A companies, helping them turn complex problems into intuitive, human-centered experiences.
I believe great design is invisible — it just works. That means sweating the details in every interaction, building systems that scale, and collaborating closely with engineers and product managers from day one. I'm particularly passionate about systems thinking: when every component, token, and pattern fits together, the whole product feels cohesive.
Outside of design, you'll find me hiking in the Marin headlands, brewing pour-over coffee, or reading about behavioral economics.
Currently available for select freelance projects.
Selected Work
Case studies from recent projects.
Kora - Mobile Banking App
Designed end-to-end UX for a Series B fintech app from 0 to 1. Led user testing across 5 rounds of iteration with 40+ participants.
Flowbase - SaaS Collaboration Tool
Rebuilt the information architecture and component library for a B2B SaaS tool used by 200+ teams. Reduced design-to-dev handoff time by 40%.
Services
What I can help you with.
Product Design
End-to-end UX/UI for web and mobile products, from concept to polished final screens.
Design Systems
Scalable component libraries and token-based design systems that keep products consistent.
UX Research
User interviews, usability testing, and synthesis to inform every design decision.
Design Sprints
Facilitated workshops and rapid prototyping to solve big problems in just five days.
Kind Words
What people say about working with me.
“Maya transformed a confusing dashboard into something our users actually enjoy. Her process is thorough and her designs are stunning.”
“Working with Maya felt like having a full design team. She's strategic, fast, and incredibly collaborative.”
“She built our design system from scratch and it's now the backbone of our entire product. Every interaction feels intentional.”
Contact
Let's build something together.
Have a project in mind or just want to say hello? Drop me a message and I'll get back to you within 48 hours.