Jeannine Riske

Head of Product Design, Product Design Leader

Executive Summary

Product design leader with 15+ years of experience defining design strategy, scaling teams, and leading end-to- end design across consumer, marketplace, and B2B products. Trusted partner to leadership with a history of building design orgs from the ground up, navigating rapid growth and change, and delivering high- impact outcomes tied to business results. Known for developing strong design cultures grounded in psychological safety and systems thinking while driving measurable impact through strategy, craft, and team leadership.

Skills

  • Design Leadership & Org Building

  • Design Strategy & Vision

  • Team Development, Hiring & Performance Management

  • UX / UI Design & Interaction Design

  • Cross-Functional Leadership (Product, Engineering, Research)

  • Product Discovery & Experimentation

  • UX Documentation (Journey Maps, Service Blueprints, Flows, etc)

  • Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite

Work Experience

Senior Product Design Manager - Reverb
June 2021 - Present

  • Currently Head of Product Design team following company-wide restructuring

  • Progressed from Senior Product Designer to Senior Product Design Manager and currently lead the entire Product Design organization, setting vision, priorities, and standards across all product areas.

  • Define and drive company-wide product design strategy and long-term vision, shaping high-impact initiatives across Seller, Revenue, and core marketplace experiences.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop the product design team, owning performance management, career growth, hiring strategy, and cultivating a strong, psychologically safe design culture.

  • Serve as a strategic partner to product management, engineering, and executive leadership, aligning on roadmaps, influencing prioritization, and embedding user-centered decision-making at scale.

  • Establish org-wide design practices and operating rhythms, including feedback rituals, design reviews, tooling decisions, and cross-functional processes that enable consistent, high-quality execution.

  • Accountable for design quality, consistency, and outcomes across the product.


Senior Product Design Manager - The Mom Project
Aug 2019 - May 2021

  • Joined post–Series A as the first in-house product designer and was promoted to Senior Design Manager, building and leading the product design function as the company scaled 18X in revenue and raised $25M in Series B funding.

  • Owned product design strategy and vision - oversaw end-to-end design across core employer and talent experiences, including job posting and management, community features, and a new “Talent Cloud” hiring product.

  • Built and operationalized the design organization - hired and managed the team, established the design career ladder, budget, atomic design system, and design culture.

  • Partnered closely with product, engineering, and executive leadership to drive research-informed decisions and a company-wide rebrand.

Senior UI Designer, Pharmacy - Walgreens
Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Designed Walgreens’ digital pharmacy experiences, including checkout flows, mobile patient experiences, B2B pharmacist dashboards, upsells within checkout, and transactional communications.

  • Defined the design direction and overhauled the digital pharmacy checkout experience using an atomic design system to improve consistency, scalability, and usability.

  • Led end-to-end design for a new mobile product that helps patients save on medication costs -  partnered closely with product, research, engineering, and stakeholders. Iterated based on user testing insights.


Design Manager - Weigel Broadcasting
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Promoted from Senior Web Designer to Design Manager, leading web, mobile app, and digital marketing experiences while managing a team of designers.

  • Established design strategy and creative direction across Weigel’s digital portfolio - translated multiple TV station brands into scalable, accessible design systems for websites and apps.

  • Partnered with executive leadership, engineering, marketing, and front-end development to deliver and launch key initiatives, including the first MeTV mobile app and digital platforms for MeTV, H&I, Movies!, and WCIU.


Marketing Designer - Walgreens
2014 - 2015

  • Design and art direction for multi-channel eCommerce experiences across Drugstore.com and Beauty.com, spanning email, landing pages, digital ads, social, and print.

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with copywriters and stakeholders to shape campaign strategy, direct photoshoots, and deliver cohesive co-branded and sponsored experiences.

Book Designer - Scholastic
2012-2014

  • Led end-to-end design for young adult and middle grade novels - was responsible for concept through final print production which included cover designs, interior layouts, and custom typography.

  • Developed creative concepts and direction - read manuscripts to identify key themes and imagery and collaborated closely with editors to ensure alignment.

  • Creative directed execution and production - managed design budgets, hired and directed illustrators and/or photographers, and oversaw contractors for interior layouts.

Digital Designer - Fast Company
2012

  • Designed and evolved digital experiences across Fast Company’s web and mobile platforms, including landing pages, campaigns, and feature updates.

  • Established scalable brand guidelines and partnered with developers and design leadership to deliver consistent, high-quality, responsive experiences.

Education

Pratt Institute - BFA, Communication Design

Honors: Presidential Scholarship, Trustee Scholarship, Dean’s List, work selected for The Pratt Show