Inside Shopify UX

Host Lola Oyelayo-Pearson introduces co-host UX Director Sadia Latifi to reveal the design process behind Shopify Editions.

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Sadia speaks with UX Director Maggie Fost, Design Lead Stephanie Chan, and Senior Staff Product Designer, Jordan Ouellette about the origins and process for launching the creative for Shopify Editions, taking a deep dive into the Figma files.  

Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with Senior UX Managers Katarina Batina and Matt Griffin about the development of Shop and Shop Pay.   

Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with senior staff product researchers, Heather McGaw and Chris Nicholson about how the practice of research at Shopify UX has changed in the last year. We cover the shift from UX to product research, the power of research to steer decision-making, and the optimism of critical inquiry and strategic foresight.    

Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.  

Listen to learn more about the complex UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for entrepreneurs to thrive.  

Join us: shopify.com/careers/ux  

Credits: Produced by Jen Shaw, UX Communications and Marketing

Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with our VP of UX Cynthia Savard Saucier about the skills and mindset that are necessary to be successful at Shopify UX. We cover broadening your T, designing the recruitment process, and leading with trust.   

Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks to Aditi Kulkarni and Farai Madzima about designing for different cultures, and why designers need to evolve the idea of good design beyond a Western-centric point of view.   

Host and UX director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson discusses the internship experience with former interns, now full-time product designers, Jayson Tan, Sophia Deng, and Nwando Nwafor. They share their insights from their time as interns and advice for anyone considering taking the leap to start a career in UX.

Full transcript.

Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.

Listen to learn more about the complex UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Credits:

Produced by Jen Shaw, UX Communications and Marketing

Assisted by Isabelle Hamel Carassi, Merchant Services Coordinator

Edited by Michael Busse, Technical Production Operator

Artwork by Senior Illustrator Alisha Giroux, Senior Culture Designer Dani Chavez Ackermann, and Broadcast Motion Graphics Artist Trevor Silvani

With music by Senior UX Manager Matt Griffin (silentquietspaces.com)

Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with UX Director Sadia Latifi, UX Director Monika Piotrowicz, and Senior UX Ops Manager Jen Rogers about leading UX at scale at Shopify. 

Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.

Listen to learn more about the complex UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Credits:

Produced by Jen Shaw, UX Communications and Marketing

Assisted by Isabelle Hamel Carassi, Merchant Services Coordinator

Edited by Michael Busse, Technical Production Operator

Artwork by Senior Illustrator Alisha Giroux, Senior Culture Designer Dani Chavez Ackermann, and Broadcast Motion Graphics Artist Trevor Silvani

With music by Senior UX Manager Matt Griffin (silentquietspaces.com)

Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson speaks with Content Designer Shay Perez and Senior Accessibility Specialist Scott Vinkle about creating equitable experiences for everyone.

Full transcript

Shopify is building the future of commerce, but who are the people building it? The Inside Shopify UX podcast introduces some of the leaders and crafters on our UX team and asks them to explain the big commerce problem their team is trying to solve, and gives the real talk on some of the industry's challenges and questions.

Listen to learn more about the complex UX challenges our team is solving and how we're making it easier for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Credits:

Produced by Jen Shaw, UX Communications and Marketing

Assisted by Isabelle Hamel Carassi, Merchant Services Coordinator

Edited by Michael Busse, Technical Production Operator

Artwork by Senior Illustrator Alisha Giroux, Senior Culture Designer Dani Chavez Ackermann, and Broadcast Motion Graphics Artist Trevor Silvani

With music by Senior UX Manager Matt Griffin (silentquietspaces.com)

Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to Senior UX Manager Christine Zoltok and Staff Service Designer Roxi Nicolussi about finding flexibility in complexity.   

Host UX Director Lola Oyelayo-Pearson chats to CEO and founder Tobi Lütke about UX at Shopify.