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Welcome! I'm a senior product designer who transforms complex user experiences into elegant, intuitive solutions. Each project in my portfolio demonstrates how thoughtful design can elevate digital products from functional to exceptional. Ready to explore how? Take a look at my portfolio.
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AI Assist knowledge companion
Chatbot-like assistant that gives customer-facing representatives real-time access to the knowledge and content they need, right where they work.
Accelerating deals with SmartSend and AI recommended content
Improved the effectiveness of internal and external content sharing among customers by an average of 70% when compared to traditional methods.
No-code interactive walkthroughs
Led a redesign for the Spekit Flows no-code walkthrough feature which led to a 72% increase in user satisfaction.
Bite-sized learning in the flow of work
Led the end-to-end design of Spekit's Knowledge Checks feature, crafting a seamless learning validation experience that was successfully adopted by 115+ customers.
Who’s behind all this great work?
Learn more about me by diving into my accomplishments and areas of expertise.
Vast experience in product design and other design related roles.
Design leader on numerous notable and successful product launches.
Take a look at my past experience
I have a wealth of experience across several fields including product design, web design, graphic design, digital marketing, and game design.
Senior Product Designer
As a team lead on the Learning Squad, I spearheaded multiple strategic initiatives, including the successful implementation of AI-powered content recommendations and an ML-driven chatbot. These innovations drove measurable improvements in user engagement and content discovery, helping exceed key business metrics.
Product Designer
Led the creation and implementation of a comprehensive design system that reduced technical debt by standardizing components and deprecating legacy patterns. Implemented systematic quality controls and documentation that streamlined designer-developer handoff, resulting in improved UI consistency and accelerated development cycles across the platform.
UX Designer
Led strategic initiatives to modernize hiring processes through AI-powered interviewing solutions, automated candidate workflows, and predictive analytics, while implementing data-driven pre-hire assessments to enhance candidate evaluation.
UX Design Intern
Elevated product quality by implementing UX standards through detailed user journey mapping, maintainable design system documentation, and data-driven research frameworks.
What my peers say about me
Kalei has set a high bar for Product Designers in my future!
I've had the pleasure of working with Kalei to develop Knowledge Checks and recreate our search experience at Spekit. In each initiative Kalei demonstrated empathy, curiosity, and objectiveness.
She also leads user feedback sessions for each initiative she owns. This helps the product team make data driven decisions.
I recommend Kalei as a product designer to any company that's looking to create an intuitive and impactful product.
Kalei has an exceptional gift for intuitive, user-friendly design. I had the pleasure of working together on a couple key initiatives, where she overhauled the existing design system into a documented, accessible component system that made development a breeze. Her ability to translate complex ideas into easily-buildable, visually-stunning products is truly impressive.
Kalei is an exceptional Product Designer known for her ability to tackle complex scenarios and create well-thought-out design documents efficiently. Her talent lies in making challenging tasks appear effortless, a truly rare and invaluable skill.
Collaborating with Kalei has been an incredible experience. Her deep empathy for users is evident in her work, and her contributions have significantly impacted Spekit's flagship product. Beyond her design prowess, Kalei consistently identifies opportunities for improvement and engagement, positively shaping both the company's present and future.
It has been a delight working with Kalei, and I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with her again in the future.
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