Hi, I’m Eileen.

I'm a Principal Product Designer at Slack architecting experiences that transform how millions collaborate daily. I blend strategic vision with design craft to create impact at the core of workplace communication.

At Slack, I've spearheaded initiatives across the platform—from reimagining onboarding journeys to scaling Slack Connect for external collaboration, and now on our Core team reimagining Activity. My work combines forward-thinking design strategy with meticulous execution, ensuring solutions are both visionary and immediately valuable.

I excel in cross-functional environments, partnering with product, engineering, research, and content teams to translate complex challenges into elegant solutions. Beyond my individual contributions, I'm passionate about elevating design culture and mentoring teammates to amplify our collective impact.

Previously at Spotify, I led design both as an IC and manager for growth-oriented products, including the iconic Wrapped campaign and immersive web experiences. At The New York Times, I crafted multimedia products spanning podcast, video, and augmented reality platforms.

When not designing, you'll find me painting and tending to my garden in Washington, D.C. 🌱

Experience

Slack

Principal Designer, Core

2024-

Leading design for the next generation of Activity in Slack. Partnering with executives to shape company-wide design vision and evolve Slack’s information architecture for intuitive global navigation.

Principal Designer, Slack Connect

2023-2024

Led design for Slack Connect—the platform’s highest retention driver—enabling seamless, secure external collaboration that scaled to over 4 million monthly active users. As Design Lead for the Network product area, defined strategic vision across three cross-functional teams while mentoring a high-performing design team of three, directly influencing product roadmaps and business outcomes.

Principal Designer, Growth

2022-2023

Pioneered experimental design initiatives that reimagined Slack’s onboarding experience, dramatically simplifying users’ mental models and creating frictionless pathways to engagement.

Spotify

Product Design Manager

2020-2022 / NYC

Led design for a product area focused on user acquisition through delight and differentiated product experiences, including the viral Wrapped campaign and interactive web games. Transformed Spotify.com with a player-first approach and SEO-optimized design that dramatically increased engagement. Pioneered scalable marketing frameworks for native apps, launched podcast quote sharing for high-profile content, and built the mobile web player to 1M+ monthly users. Managed, mentored and developed a diverse design team across multiple product portfolios.

Senior Product Designer

2019-2020

The New York Times

Senior Product Designer

2017-2019 / NYC

Designed a variety of immersive multimedia products, including video, audio, photography, VR/AR/360° video, and voice. Worked directly with other designers, PMs, developers, newsroom stakeholders, and other teams to design our slideshows; video, 360° video, and audio players; and audio asset pages.

Product Designer

2016-2017

A Different Engine (agency)

Senior Interaction Designer

2015-2016 / Brooklyn

Selected clients: Comcast, ABC News, Kaiser Permanente, Cox Cable

Interaction Designer

2014-2015

Previous Positions & Internships: University of Notre Dame - Office of Sustainability, Canon USA

2012-2014


Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Visual Communication Design