I'm looking for a role where I can blend strategic thinking with creative leadership. I’m most energized by mission-driven work, collaborative teams, and the chance to shape thoughtful, human-centered experiences across brand, digital, and product.
Lea Munjone
@leamunjone
Driving Growth through Collaboration and Creating Experiences Customers Love
What I'm looking for
I Love to Create & Shape a Better Future
By blending design, strategy, and collaboration, I guide teams to deliver positive, lasting outcomes.
Design Leadership I’m a hands-on designer and coach, partnering with my team and clients to set expectations, collaborate, and meet our goals throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Brand Strategy I build cohesive brands from scratch or transform existing ones, aligning them with company goals and streamlining workflows.
UX Leadership I guide digital user experiences across websites, apps, and mobile platforms, ensuring they’re engaging, intuitive and user-friendly.
Design Thinking I lead teams through problem-solving exercises and strategy development, ensuring we approach challenges with creativity and collaboration.
Design Operations I streamline communication, processes, technology, and engagement, improving how teams work together for a better overall experience.
Design Philosophy
Simplicity and clarity. Whether leading large-scale projects or grassroots efforts, I focus on creating solutions that are easy to use, beautifully designed, and impactful.
Collaboration is Key
Collaboration is at the core of my process. I excel at bringing diverse teams together, aligning them to a common vision, and solving complex problems.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Leading UX strategy for a new B2B proxy voting platform, collaborating across product, marketing, and tech. Building design operations from the ground up to support onboarding, tools, and career growth as the team scales.
Head of Design & Operations
SEI Investments
Feb 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 6 months)
Created a design ops function for a 150+ global team, streamlined workflows, and reduced project turnaround time. Transformed a small design team into a strategic in-house group, cutting vendor costs by 55%. Unified branding across all channels and earned a feature in Designing Brand Identity.
Led UX for key consumer banking initiatives and a full redesign of the careers site. Built design systems, improved content management, and modernized user experiences across distributed teams.
UX Manager
Vanguard
Jan 2012 - Apr 2020 (8 years 3 months)
Redefined Vanguard’s web presence with a shift to product-driven marketing, launched a new robo-advice service, and introduced design thinking across the org. Maintained industry-leading team engagement and aligned digital strategy with business goals.
Design Strategist & Manager
Vanguard
Apr 2001 - Dec 2011 (10 years 8 months)
Created Vanguard’s first digital brand system and a covert secure-site redesign. Led cross-functional teams to strengthen UX and build a consistent, scalable design foundation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
LUMA Institute
Design Thinking Instruction & Facilitation
The University of the Arts
Bachelor of Science, Architecture
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Certified Design Thinking
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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