Lead Product Designer

AI & Enterprise Platforms

Clarity
above all.

I’m Luis Cielak, a lead product designer in Philadelphia. For fifteen years I’ve designed high-stakes products — risk, finance, certification, logistics — so people can see what a system is doing and decide what to do next. Lately that work includes AI-assisted tools and workflows, and organizing Cursor Philly, a community for designers and builders.

More work

  1. 03 / VanguardMaking “Compare” Actually CompareOne native design for comparing advice tiers on iOS and Android: swipeable cards or a table, a fixed row order, and disclosures one tap away.4 advice tiers, one comparison
  2. 04 / Project Management InstituteStreamlining Certification: A Mobile-First Learning JourneyRedesigned a global certification platform to simplify learning and boost completion rates.$2.8M in impact
  3. 05 / Personal projectStraatClaw: Designing When an Agent Should Stop and AskHow I designed a small team of AI agents I trust to act for me: clear roles, a six-level permission matrix, and approval gates in the chat apps I already use.In daily personal useIn progress

Selected clients & employers

  • Vanguard
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • PMI
  • Ford
  • Westat
  • FM
  • Elsevier
  • USA.gov
  • Celgene

Testimonials

  • Luis is the kind of designer who makes teams better simply by being part of them.

    MichaelLead UX Designer
  • Luis brings sharp insight, expert design skill, and strategic clarity to everything he touches.

    KeriannPrincipal Product Manager
  • Luis is incredibly talented at getting senior stakeholders on the same page through his masterful UX workshops.

    JamesSr. Experience Design Manager
  • A talented UX designer with an excellent ability to facilitate, shape, and collaborate in the early phases of work.

    ElSenior Manager, Experience Design
  • Any team would be lucky to have Luis; he brings not only talent but a mindset that elevates every project he touches.

    DanielleSenior Product Owner
  • His design approach helped lead the B2B platform redesign that drove $3.1M in revenue in the first year and eliminated $650K in losses.

    PatrickExecutive Product Leader
  • Luis is a talented UI/UX expert who brings clarity and innovation to every project and works well with product and engineering teams.

    AnkurCo-Founder & CIO
  • He has a way of seeing the best in people, creating a space where everyone feels heard and valued.

    ShaunaOperations Manager

I help product teams
bring clarity to tools
people rely on
under pressure.

Rooted in research. Guided by systems. Delivered with care.

Portrait of Luis Cielak