Jessi Contreras

Jessi Contreras

Lead Product Designer with 12+ years of experience scaling SaaS ecosystems through robust design systems and expert-level WCAG/ADA/EAA compliance. I bridge the gap between complex business requirements and high-performing, accessible products by leading design strategy and collaborating closely with product and engineering.


Core expertise: Design Systems, Accessibility Auditing, UX Strategy, User Research, and Front-End Collaboration (HTML/CSS/Android Studio).


Outside of work, you’ll find me spending time with loved ones, exploring new places, or recharging with a great TV series.


If you’re looking for a thoughtful, systems-minded designer who can lead strategy and craft: let's connect!

My values


🧩 Clarity & Systems Thinking

Consistency and long-term design health over one-off solutions.


  • 🤝 Collaboration
  • Great outcomes happen when teams align early and often.

🌱 Mentorship & Growth

  • Sharing knowledge to elevate others — and the work.

🌍 Inclusive Design

  • Building products that serve real people, not just edge cases.


💅 Creativity with Purpose

From UI to nail art, I care about detail and intention.

Mentorship & Leadership


Mentorship and collaboration are core to how I lead.

I’ve guided early- and mid-level designers through 1:1 sessions focused on systems thinking, product strategy, and career growth.


  • 🧩 Authored a design systems article to help teams scale consistent design decisions and collaboration.

  • 🧠 Led company-wide Design Thinking workshops, empowering employees from all departments to solve problems creatively and learn how UX Designers work.


  • 🛠️ Facilitated a live workshop on Design Systems and Interactive Components at a 2022 Hacker House event — an energizing, hands-on session with great feedback.

  • 🔗 Interested in mentorship with me? Book a free 1:1 session

What people say about me


Jessi is an incredibly talented designer. I had the pleasure of working with her as her manager as we developed a product from 0-1. She conducted user interviews, designed a wireframe and prototype and tested the prototype. She has a great skill for organizing a lot of information in a way that is minimalistic, aesthetically pleasing and intuitive to users who may not be very tech savvy. She is very organized and self-motivated, but she also works well across teams. She picked up on the concepts of our marketing platform very quickly and she worked well with engineers, marketing professionals and client services/sales personnel. Jessi is one in a million, I would absolutely consider myself lucky to work with her again in the future.


— Amy Hogue

(former Engineering Leader at SpeakEasy Political)


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