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Design Program Management · DesignOps · UX Leadership

My name is
Jorge Uribe

I help teams turn design ambition into clear plans, better experiences, and ways of working that scale.

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My work

I connect design strategy with the people, decisions, and everyday practices that move work forward. These stories bring together Design Program Management, DesignOps, and hands-on UX leadership across enterprise products and design systems.

Design Program Management & DesignOps

From Icebox to a sprint-ready backlog

A clearer operating model for reviewing work, planning sprints, and supporting designers with a Codex review skill.

Design Program Management & DesignOps

Making Magnetic adoption actionable

Connecting product progress, shared blockers, and the decisions needed to move adoption forward.

Design Program Management & DesignOps

Turning the 1CD vision into a delivery plan

Translating design direction into scope, ownership, and practical planning decisions.

Website Design

Redesigning Infor.com

Leading a multidisciplinary design team through a website redesign and a major transition in internal program leadership.

Website Design

Unifying Okta and Auth0

Connecting design direction and delivery across two brands while preserving the needs of business and developer audiences.

Web Application Design

Reinventing Stifel’s FIGLab

Connecting a self-service client experience with the design planning, reviews, and delivery work behind it.

More case studies coming soon...

The Companies i've worked with

Experience

+ Cisco

Design Program Manager — DesignOps, AI-Native Workflows & Design Systems
Feb 2025 – Present
  • Lead DesignOps across Magnetic, connecting strategy, governance, quarterly planning, backlog priorities, and execution.
  • Established a sprint model that gives the team a shared view of capacity, ownership, and delivery planning.
  • Coordinate Magnetic AI roadmaps with design, product, and engineering around priorities, dependencies, and readiness.
  • Advance AI-enabled workflows with Codex, Cursor, and Figma Make, alongside intake, reviews, change management, and design-system adoption.
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+ Globant

Design Director — Global DesignOps & AI-Driven Product Design
Nov 2019 – Nov 2024
  • Directed enterprise design strategy for Okta, Infor, Stifel, and AB InBev across global product environments.
  • Connected discovery and delivery through Dual-Track Agile, bringing research into product decisions earlier.
  • Built DesignOps practices for clearer decisions, delivery coordination, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Embedded accessibility, UX measures, and governance into enterprise programs.
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+ IBM iX

Design Practice Leader — Service & Experience Systems
Jul 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Connected service design, prototyping, and business priorities to improve customer experiences.
  • Helped establish Bancolombia’s Design Center of Excellence, bringing design practices, experience strategy, and operating models into enterprise transformation.
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+ Globant

Design Manager — Enterprise Platforms & Process Optimization
Jun 2017 – Jul 2019
  • Directed UX delivery for Royal Caribbean, Coldwell Banker, and Tyco, focusing on usability and operational workflows.
  • Led design work for Royal Caribbean’s employee check-in digitization, connecting the experience with the needs of a global operation.
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+ VML (formerly XumaK)

Design Director — Digital Product Transformation
Aug 2013 – Jun 2017
  • Built team capacity and more consistent delivery practices through design leadership.
  • Introduced Lean UX across client programs to strengthen collaboration, design maturity, and customer-centered delivery.
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+ Diaz & Cooper Advertising

User Experience Lead — UX Practice Buildout
Jul 2005 – Jul 2013
  • Built repeatable UX strategy and design practices for clients including Azamara Club Cruises and Sony Entertainment Television.
  • Helped move the agency toward a more structured, user-centered approach to digital delivery.
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