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Brett Polonsky

@brettpolonsky

Head of Product Design | I see the things most people miss | I raise the bar and the expectations | I Create Clarity from Chaos | I Design for Humans

United States
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What I'm looking for

Strategic design executive leading product design, and digital transformation from highly-regulated industries to enterprise consumer platforms.

Head of Product Design

Growth exposes design. Most companies don't stall because of bad designers, they stall because nobody built the foundation: the org structure, the standards, and the decision clarity that let design actually drive outcomes.

That's the problem I solve.

I've spent my career building and rebuilding design organizations inside Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, from major names in retail, tech, financial services, and healthcare, to emerging AI platforms. Some needed a design function built from scratch. Others needed one rebuilt. A few needed someone to walk in, name what was broken, and fix it fast.

What that looks like in practice:

— Founding and scaling design orgs from 0
— Building design systems teams actually use and ship from
— Aligning Product, Design, and Engineering around outcomes
— Embedding AI into product experiences at the platform level
— Developing design leaders who don't need managing

Outside of leading design orgs, I'm an artist, author, and speaker. My most recent book, IsMs, is a collection of sharp reflections on work, life, and the chaos in between.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

CB

Head of Product Design

CBRE Build

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)

Founded and scaled an in-house product design function from the ground up supporting global real estate SaaS platforms across international markets. Led design for enterprise productivity tools that measurably improved agent efficiency and client conversion tracking.

AIM Consulting logoAC

Creative Director / Senior UX Consultant

AIM Consulting

Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)

Led embedded product design initiatives for enterprise technology and healthcare clients, delivering measurable improvements in usability and task success rates. Built internal mentoring and recruiting pipelines that scaled senior product design talent acquisition.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TI

The Art Institutes

Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from The Art Institutes.

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