Mike Glezos

Head of Design

United States33 yrs 7 mos experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

25+ years in product design and user research.
Scaled design teams from 3 to over 50.
Drove measurable impact through design systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce design leader with extensive experience in AI-driven product design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product DesignAi DesignUx DesignDesign LeadershipE-commerce DesignUser ExperienceDigital Product ManagementUx/ui DesignEntrepreneurshipE-commerce ManagementWeb DevelopmentProject ManagementCreative DirectionWeb Design

Other Skills

User ResearchDesign SystemsConversion OptimizationUser Experience DesignMarketing Creative ServicesSEOA/B TestingStartup EnvironmentsDesign ManagementDesign StrategyE-commerceUser Interface DesignOnline MarketingDigital MarketingWebsite Development

About

AI-forward design leader with 25+ years in product design (UX) & user research. Scales global teams (3→50+), builds design systems & drives measurable impact. Creative, technical & business-minded player-coach turning complex challenges into effective solutions fueling growth. MANTRA Produce meaningful, customer-focused, and data-informed design at velocity while being a premier cross-functional partner. PORTFOLIO 3M Air New Zealand Carlos Santana Chase Fidelity HSBC History Channel Irvine Company Mattel Macquarie Microsoft Miles Davis MSC Software New Relic Pantheon Pilot Vudu Movies & TV Walmart.com Walmart Zelig ZyXEL

Experience

33 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

6 mos

Current Experience

Pilot.com

Head of Design

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

Zelig

VP, Product Design & AI Design

Dec 2024 – Nov 2025 · 11 mos

★ Head of design for Zelig’s AI virtual try-on & fashion styling platform.
★ 0–1 founding designer, defining product & brand while launching MVP.
★ Leading product design, AI design, user research, design systems & creative services.
★ Player-coach, integrating AI Vibe coding, agents & assistants into workflows.
(Series A startup)

Product DesignAI Design

Pantheon platform

VP, Product Design & UX

Oct 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

★ Led 22-person global team across UX, AI design, design engineering, ops, content & user research.
★ $2.3M annual budget managed — salaries, tools, contractors & L&D.
★ Boosted engagement 66% w/ 1st UX strategy, playbook, career framework & 4 new functions.
★ Modernized 10-year-old product, built design system & improved developer efficiency 60%.
★ $15M ARR unlocked through WCAG 2.2 AA compliance & EQ Score w/ AI-driven research.
★ 9% lift in MQL conversions via website redesign + shipped 60+ UX improvements.
(Series E startup)

UX DesignProduct Design

New relic, inc.

2 roles

Head of Global Product Design

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Oct 2022 · 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

★ Led 50+ global designers, managers & directors (scaled from 3) in UX, design systems & data viz.
★ 2 design patents
★ Multiple DevOps gains delivered, including design improvements in application performance monitoring (APM), Kubernetes, distributed tracing, infrastructure, logs, errors, browsers, open telemetry, repositories, synthetics, workloads, data management, service level management, network monitoring, IDE integration, and more.

Design LeadershipProduct Design

Director of Product Design

Feb 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Walmart

3 roles

Director, UX & Design @ Vudu/Walmart (Head)

Mar 2017 – Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 9 mos

★ Led design for Vudu & Walmart’s eCommerce digital video business.
★ 22-member design team scaled from 5, leading product design, marketing creative services, design systems, user research, motion design & design ops.
★ 12 design patents filed.
★ Drove 4× revenue & 3× MAU growth.
PORTFOLIO: Walmart.com, Vudu UX & UI, Vudu branding, Vudu.com, IOS & Android apps, Disc to Digital, Digital Movie Cards, Disc+Digital, Digital Entertainment on Walmart.com, Code Redemption, Walmart PIN on Receipts, Walmart In-Store Entertainment Walls, Walmart Self Checkout POS UX and more.
PLATFORMS: Vudu.com (responsive & hybrid), IOS & Android apps, Apple TV, Android TV, ROKU, SmartTV’s, XBOX, Playstation, Walmart.com & Walmart Video.
SERVICES: Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD), Advertising Video On Demand (AVOD), OTT, VOD & EST.

Sr Manager II, User Experience

Promoted

Mar 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr

E-commerce DesignUser Experience

Sr Manager, User Experience

Feb 2015 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

Corpnet

Director of Digital

Nov 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Westlake Village, CA

Led all digital product initiatives across web and mobile, from UX/UI design to launch and performance tracking. Managed global teams and agencies to redesign a 400+ page eCommerce platform, modernizing UX, code, and SEO. Increased revenue through A/B testing, sales funnel optimization, and development of a compliance automation product. Implemented closed-loop attribution to track ad spend to sales.

Biz name wiz

Owner & Founder

Jan 2010 – Nov 2014 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Irvine, CA

2nd web company built and sold successfully. Profitable passive income business. 2.8M unique visitors. $1.07M in revenue generated for GoDaddy.
★ Owner, founder and eCommerce director
★ Drove millions of unique visitors via $0 dollar marketing budget
★ Created effective business process automation system
★ Made thousands of entrepreneurs happy with new business names
★ Casting finalist on ABC’s Shark Tank Season 5 (August 2013)

Digital Product ManagementUX/UI Design

Toplingo development, inc.

Owner & Co-Founder

Apr 2001 – Apr 2012 · 11 yrs · Irvine, CA

Co-founded, built and sold a successful web development firm. 11 years at the helm. Responsible for leading projects, web solutions, project management, online marketing and business development. Drove UI / UX design and standards. Documented business, technical and marketing requirements. Developed strong relationships across multiple lines of business. Personally acquired 1M+ in annual sales off a meager $30k marketing budget. Client acquisition of 100+ entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. Managed a team of 12-27 employees.
★ 100’s of web projects architected, prototyped & project managed
★ 10+ apps for Chase - Business automation saved $10M annually
★ Air New Zealand B2B site and CMS
★ Fidelity print on demand solution
★ Carlos Santana eCommerce site
★ MSC Software custom CMS and CRM
★ 20+ Mortgage underwriting engines, pricing & marketing tools

EntrepreneurshipE-commerce Management

Netscope, inc

Creative Director

Jun 1997 – Apr 2001 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Irvine, CA

Creative director and co-founder. Over 100+ projects. Established all creative design, UI, online project management workflow solutions, intranet functionality and other key operating procedures for the web design business. Led a team of 10. Clients included The Irvine Company, Ralphs, Earthlink & DMV.

Web DevelopmentProject Management

Media 27

Webmaster

Sep 1996 – Jun 1997 · 9 mos · Santa Barbara, California Area

Webmaster and photographic assistant for the digital photography studio. Helped principals establish initial web presence, troubleshoot computer issues, build mac workstations, assist in networking and in all aspects of product photography both onsite and offsite. Clients included Kinkos & Big Dogs Sportswear.

Creative DirectionWeb Design