Portrait of Shannon McCready

Systems-oriented product design
leader & builder

Let's connect some dots.

Introduction

Leading global design teams, bringing clarity to the complex and ambiguous, connecting all the dots, & defining AI-native workflows

Oh hi, I'm Shannon. I currently lead a global team of designers at Adobe shaping Adobe Express into a modular, extensible creative platform and creating scalable new paradigms that extend Adobe's AI conversational experiences.

I thrive in ambiguous settings, turning complexity into clarity, whether that means architecting a cohesive platform across products, designing frictionless developer experiences, or guiding a team through a new era of our design careers.

I lead with empathy, inclusivity, and collaboration — helping my teams feel empowered, my partners and leadership feel supported, and our products feel effortless. My goal is to cultivate teams that are not only high-performing, but also resilient, creative, collaborative, and energized by the work we do together.

Work

Group Product Design Manager / Extensibility, Partnerships, & Dev Platform

2025 - PresentAdobe

Sr. Product Design Manager / Extensibility, Partnerships, & Dev Platform

2024 - 2025Adobe

Sr. Product Design Manager / Developer Experience

2023 - 2024Adobe

Staff Product Designer, Lead / Developer Experience

2022 - 2024Adobe

Lead Product Designer / Data Governance

2022 - 2022Amplitude

Staff Product Designer / Cross-cloud Platform

2021 - 2022Adobe

Experience Designer → Sr. Experience Designer, Team Lead / Cross-cloud Developer Ecosystem

2018 - 2021Adobe

Product Designer

2017 - 2018Elementum

Product Designer

2016 - 2017ZURB

Digital Designer → Digital Art Director

2012 - 2015RocketFuel

Web Designer / Front-end Developer

2007 - 2012Communication Arts Company

Education

Design Leadership Fundamentals I

Design Dept. • 2023

BFA, Graphic Design

Mississippi State University

Skills

Developer tooling UXUX strategyTeam leadershipPeople managementSystems-thinkingAI-native designUser researchProduct strategyCross-functional collaboration

Tools

FigmaHTML/CSSClaudeCursorCodexGithubVisual Studio CodeMiroJira

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