Senior Product Designer

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since 2020

Career Goal
To grow into a well-rounded UX designer known for thoughtful, innovative solutions that elevate user experiences across industries.

I’m focused on:

  • Deepening my skills in UI development and user testing to better understand user behavior and technical implementation

  • Expanding my creative range by adapting to different design systems, tools, and technologies

  • Translating insights across industries to solve new problems and create more meaningful, user-centered experiences

Professional Experiences

  • February 2026 - Present

    Leading designs shaping core experiences within a B2B SaaS platform for product management. Leading design direction for roadmap and integration workflows, including connections with tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps, as well as internal tooling for product teams.

    Driving the redesign of a legacy platform into a more scalable, user-friendly system through the introduction of an updated design system and improved interaction patterns. Partnering cross-functionally with product and engineering to deliver cohesive, data-driven experiences under evolving timelines.

    Focused on simplifying complex workflows, improving clarity in data-rich environments, and building a more modern, extensible foundation for future product growth.

    ProductPlan (Denver, CO)

  • September 2025 - January 2026

    Delivered end-to-end design for Horizon, an AI-driven platform supporting global employee mobility, enabling organizations to simulate, plan, and manage international workforce movements while maintaining compliance with tax and legal requirements.

    Led end-to-end design across multiple product areas, including dashboards, complex form workflows, AI-assisted experiences, and analytics. Collaborated closely with product and engineering partners to translate ambiguous requirements into intuitive, scalable solutions.

    Conducted user research through internal stakeholder interviews and external client conversations to inform product direction and validate design decisions.

    As the sole designer, I owned design strategy and execution across Horizon while supporting additional company initiatives, ensuring consistency and usability across the broader product ecosystem.

    Topia (Denver, CO)

  • January 2022 - May 2025

    Joined a team of engineers as the UI/UX subject-matter expert to collaborate on the redesign of Cigna’s annual Wellness Challenge platforms. This role involved conducting user interviews and creating user-centered designs for both desktop and mobile interfaces. The redesigned platforms successfully attracted over 3,000 new users and led to a remarkable dedication of over 1+ million hours toward improving their physical and mental health.

    Cigna (Remote / Philadelphia, PA / Denver, CO)

  • July 2020 - December 2021

    [Technology Early Career Development Program - Rotation #3]

    Pursued a rotation with a design team to deeply immerse myself in the UX field, assuming project responsibilities just two months into the role. Conducted competitive analyses, performed user interviews, and developed wireframes and prototypes for both internal and external products, always prioritizing user needs and usability.

    Cigna (Remote due to Covid)

  • June 2019 - July 2020

    [Technology Early Career Development Program - Rotation #2]

    Contributed to data sourcing and organization for internal dashboards that monitored Cigna’s contracts with third-party vendors, primarily to assess potential data exposure in the event of a breach. Midway through the rotation, my growing interest in UI/UX led me to transition into a UI designer role, where I created wireframes and mockups to enhance the clarity and usability of these dashboards, improving their effectiveness for security and compliance teams.

    Cigna (Bloomfield, CT)

  • July 2018 - June 2019

    [Technology Early Career Development Program - Rotation #1]

    Worked on various projects across the data cycle, including data subsetting, data profiling, and data masking. Later, it specialized in data profiling to ensure that anonymized datasets accurately reflected the original data distribution, enhancing the realism and reliability of testing processes.

    Cigna (Bloomfield, CT)

"Satoko’s someone you never have to keep tabs on — she just gets it done. She’s super organized, keeps everything documented, and always stays a few steps ahead. Whether it’s tracking goals, timelines, 1x1 notes or project details, she makes it easy for me as her manager to stay aligned."

— Former Manager

Undergraduate Experiences

Syracuse University

School of Information Studies

BS in Information Management & Technology

Class of 2018

  • Fall 2017

    Collaborated with three other interns to re-strategize the Dunbar Association's database management by migrating data to a new software platform and restructuring the database for improved access to donor and customer relationship information. This optimization facilitated the efficient creation of mailing lists and fund proposal requests. Additionally, I led the rebranding of their website by transferring content to the WIX platform, enhancing site navigation, and expanding the organization's reach through extensive SEO research.

    Dunbar Association, Inc. ( Syracuse, NY )

  • Fall 2016

    Conducted user interviews to assess needs around internet security, performed data analysis, and collaborated on the design of a privacy tool tailored to participant feedback.

    Syracuse University School of Information Studies ( Syracuse, NY )

  • Summer 2016

    Designed and implemented a database system and user interface using QlikView, enabling streamlined analysis of internal and external data. Presented insights and recommendations directly to the Senior Vice President, contributing to strategic decision-making.

    Regeneron Pharmaceutical, Inc. ( Tarrytown, NY )

Fun Fact!

Fun Fact!

I got my research experience from

Competitive Science Research Program

2015 - 2018

I participated in a three-year college-level research program studying the correlations between stress and breast cancer. I was inspired by my mother’s experience with breast cancer, fighting it on her own with two young children and being in a foreign country. The research I’ve conducted was presented to medical specialists, including oncologists, at multiple high school research competitions.

  • for the research on

    The Effect of Stress Management on the Tolerance of Breast Cancer Treatment

    The American Cancer Society predicts 40,000 deaths from breast cancer among American women in 2014.  In desperate need to increase the chance of survival, women seek adjuvant therapy after surgery such as chemotherapy, radiation and/or hormone therapy.  Yet, not all women complete their treatment due to negative side effects.  Though stress management seems to alleviate some side effects, limited research has not determined the association between stress management and the side effects of breast cancer treatment.  Therefore, this research aimed to study the above association and the trend among breast cancer women who practiced stress management(s), with focus on motivating factors.  Based on information that certain stress management activity is frequently recommended, it was hypothesized that there will be a strong association between the most practiced stress management and the most alleviated side effect.  Out of 438 women, 184 practiced stress management during breast cancer treatment.  The result using odds ratio showed strong association between aromatherapy, a stress management not frequently practiced, and the alleviation of multiple side effects such as headache, skin irritation, nerve pain, sore mouth and lymphedema.  Thus, the analysis concluded that it was not the most practiced stress management that alleviated the most side effects.  Furthermore, strong association was found between stress management practice and fellow cancer patient support and counseling support, weak association between family support, and no association between financial status which may indicate that stress management awareness may be the motivating factor to practicing stress management, an important key to cancer survival.   

  • for the research on

    The Effect of Psychological Stress on the Development of Breast Cancer

  • for the research on

    The Effect of Stress Management on the Tolerance of Breast Cancer Treatment

  • for the research on

    Hospital Disaster Plans: Making Your Hospital a Safer Place