Jean‑Paul Bondy

Work Experience

1. 01

   Founder & Product Management/Design ConsultantPixel Pushers LLC

   February 2024 – PresentLos Angeles

   • Startup Team & Pipeline Building: Engaged directly by early-stage startup founders as an independent consultant to stand up product design and development capability from the ground up: building teams, defining workflows, and establishing Agile frameworks and sprint/scrum cycles where none previously existed. Serve as embedded Product Design Director and Product Manager, owning the full lifecycle from initial ideation through cross-platform mobile launch.
   • Agentic Workflows & UX: Architect advanced UX architecture for complex mobile applications leveraging generative AI and agentic workflows for client engagements, transforming sophisticated automated system logic into seamless, user-centric mobile interfaces.
   • Post-Launch Growth Optimization: Design and run post-launch product optimization strategies for clients, continuously monitoring user analytics and executing rigorous multivariate (A/B/C/D) marketing and feature testing to maximize engagement and long-term retention.
2. 02

   Associate Director of Product DesignNative Instruments / iZotope

   March 2020 – February 2024Boston

   • Portfolio Leadership: Spearheaded the global creative North Star, experience architecture, and technical quality standards across a diverse portfolio of 10+ core software and hardware platforms, defining product roadmaps alongside C-suite executives.
   • Commercial Scaling & Launches: Orchestrated the design lifecycle and strategic rollout for 40+ successful product launches, driving significant increases in global user acquisition, sustained retention metrics, and annual recurring revenue (ARR).
   • Organizational Transformation: Built, scaled, and managed a global team of 12 cross-functional experts spanning UX research, interaction design, and visual strategy across North America and Europe, cultivating a high-performing, metrics-driven design culture.
   • Operational Efficiency: Standardized multi-platform design languages and shared component libraries, cutting cross-departmental design-to-engineering handoff times while ensuring award-winning aesthetic and functional consistency.
3. 03

   UX/UI Design Lead (IoT & Cross-Platform)Hilton

   May 2018 – February 2020Los Angeles

   • Pioneering IoT Architecture: Conceptualized and engineered the industry-first "Connected Room" experience at Hilton, architecting standards for customized hardware integration, IoT physical/digital interaction, and 10ft/OTT TV interfaces.
   • End-to-End Execution: Directed the full product design spectrum, encompassing initial concept validation, .json configuration modeling, motion graphics, and interactive interface implementation across in-room TV ecosystems and companion mobile applications.
   • Business Value Creation: Partnered with corporate operations and technical frameworks to deliver continuous UX optimizations, driving an upward trajectory in guest digital engagement and measurable customer satisfaction metrics.
4. 04

   UX/UI Design LeadBelkin / Linksys

   June 2015 – May 2018Los Angeles

   • Market-Defining Product Launch: Headed the end-to-end UX/UI design for the industry's first home mesh-networking Wi-Fi hardware and software ecosystem, seamlessly launching three native mobile applications and two responsive web administration interfaces.
   • User Engagement Optimization: Revamped complex networking architecture into accessible consumer software, achieving notable lifts in product usability scores, reducing setup friction, and strengthening brand equity for consumer and small business portfolios.
   • High-Stakes GTM Enablement: Created and produced interactive product experiences and live system simulations showcased at CES and major international trade events, significantly amplifying market presence and pre-order velocity.
5. 05

   UX/UI Design ConsultantFreelance Consulting

   Los Angeles

   • Strategic Enterprise Advisory: Contracted by top-tier entertainment and enterprise organizations, including Sony PlayStation, Panasonic, Warner Brothers, Four Seasons Hotels, Zynga, and HopSkipDrive, to architect scalable user experiences, interaction systems, and comprehensive design languages.

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Education & Credentials