Andrew Ackermann

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States24 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led design teams at Google and Samsara.
Expert in user experience and product design.
Significant growth in design team size and capabilities.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Design Leader with extensive experience in Tech and UX.

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Interaction DesignUser Interface DesignInformation ArchitectureUser ExperienceExperience DesignArt DirectionUser Experience DesignDigital MediaUser InterfaceContent StrategyCreative DirectionWeb DesignDigital StrategyBrand DevelopmentBranding & Identity

Experience

Samsara

3 roles

Vice President of Product Design

Promoted

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Head of Product Design

Senior Director of Product Design

Promoted

Aug 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

Head of Product Design

Director of Product Design

May 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Head of Product Design

Google

3 roles

Design Manager

Nov 2016 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

I manage the UX team for Local Business experiences across Google Maps and Search. Over the last two years, I have grown the product design team from 3 to 19 designers (with an additional 14 horizontal roles for Research, Prototyping, Writing, Visual Design and Program Management). Our team is responsible for such recent launches as: Posts (including offers, events, photos, and updates), Business Messaging, Booking (tickets, tables and appointments), Reviews Enhancements, Follow (a Business), Insights, Website Creation, Profile Management, Ads Integration, Sign-Up, and Embedded Merchant Experiences on Search and Maps. These experiences are developed across Apps and Web, and during this period we have created a design system for more effective development. In this role I am responsible for setting the vision, leading the execution and managing the designers.

Creative Director - ATAP (Advanced Technologies and Projects)

Promoted

Mar 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

As creative director of Ara, a modular phone from Google, I was responsible for the complete customer experience, including device design, software experiences, brand development, marketing materials, and customer experience design.

Creative Director - Creative Lab

Oct 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos

As creative lead at Google’s Creative Lab, I led a variety of projects that blended product design with branding and marketing, in order to create holistic future visions for products. Some product areas that I worked with were: Android, Google X, ATAP, Ads, Hangouts, WiFi and Local Business experiences. One of my favorite initiatives was the creation of 30 Weeks, an incubator style school that taught designers the skills needed to become founders of new companies.