Josh Mateo

Design Manager

Seattle, Washington, United States14 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in architecting design systems for global brands.
Proven track record of scaling design teams effectively.
Strong focus on cross-functional collaboration and innovation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design Systems Architect specializing in Media and Education sectors.

Contact

shadow12543@hotmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Design SystemsLeadershipProduct DesignVisual Design

Other Skills

3D ModelingArt DirectionConcept DevelopmentCreative DirectionDesign StrategyIllustrationInteraction DesignMotion DesignSystem ArchitectureUser ExperienceUser Interface DesignWeb Design

About

As a design leader, I specialize in architecting design systems that transform how brands connect with their audiences. With a decade of experience leading teams at Netflix and Spotify, I’ve built and scaled systems that empower creativity, streamline product development, and automate workflows. My approach is centered around empowering cross-functional relationships, fostering shared ownership, clear communication, and trust—ensuring every voice is heard and every success celebrated. By balancing tactical execution with strategic leadership, I work alongside teams to drive continuous improvement and innovation, addressing today’s challenges while laying the foundation for tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Experience

Netflix

3 roles

Product Design Manager

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Lead the Consumer Design System team, driving cross-platform system strategy and architecture across Android, iOS, Web, TV, and Email. Our work enables teams to deliver scalable, accessible, and cohesive user experiences that reach members worldwide.
Defined the design system practice at the organizational level, introducing improved leveling criteria to support career growth. Scaled the team 6x by hiring system, motion and content designers to expand our impact across infrastructure, motion standards, content frameworks, AI enablement, components, design workflow and operational strategy.

LeadershipCreative DirectionSystem ArchitectureProduct DesignDesign Systems

Staff Product Designer

Apr 2020 – Aug 2024 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Launched Hawkins to the Consumer business. Led design for the Consumer Design System across Android, iOS, TV and Web. Focused on the system’s creative strategy and architecture, improving workflow and engagement models and identifying strategic innovation opportunities.
Co-created infrastructure which automated and stabilized the delivery of design tokens and assets to designers and engineers across platforms. Hired and managed several designers (mid to principal) who researched collaboration workflows, supported migration of design tools, designed and documented components, delivered an evolved icon system and evangelized the system.

Creative DirectionProduct DesignDesign StrategyLeadershipDesign Systems

Design Systems Lead

Feb 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Launched Hawkins to the Studio (Enterprise) business. Led design adoption strategy and rollout for the 1.0 release. Co-created a design language with Product Brand. Created a design system documentation platform to enable designers to self-serve.

Creative DirectionProduct DesignDesign StrategyLeadershipDesign Systems

Spotify

Senior Product Designer

May 2016 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Led the creative strategy to reshape design systems at Spotify, called Encore. Built a centralized design system team, defined the vision, roadmap and operational model. Design System Lead for the Web, focused on advertisers, growth, artists, labels and marketing.
Created, documented and delivered a unified set of guidelines, toolkits, and accessible components for Spotify web products across Consumer, Enterprise and Marketing. Art directed a design team for Spotify Premium seasonal and evergreen campaigns and integrated with our payment product team.

Product DesignDesign StrategyLeadershipArt DirectionDesign Systems

Square

Product Designer

Feb 2015 – May 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Launched a beta for Online Store and built workflow optimizations for search and scan interaction patterns for Square Retail.

Product DesignDesign Systems

Amplify

Senior Visual Designer

Aug 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Led design for Amplify Market to deliver content, lessons, and apps for teachers. Modernized our web and tablet visual direction and developed character animation system.

Product DesignIllustrationVisual DesignMotion Design

The barbarian group

Designer

Jul 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo · New York, NY

Led design for the Kardashian digital clothing brand. Worked with clients: GE, Bacardi, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Samsung, Facebook, Sears and Dos Equis.

Illustration3D ModelingVisual DesignWeb DesignMotion Design

Glow interactive

Designer

Jun 2010 – Aug 2010 · 2 mos · New York, NY

Designed microsite for That’s So Query, an internal iPhone app. Illustrated character and background graphics for USA’s Character Arcade game, Strange Attraction. Illustrated character graphics for Radballs, an internal iPhone app. Designed the static and rich-media assets for TV shows on USA, Bravo, Discovery, and History Channel.

IllustrationVisual DesignWeb Design