Yiran Zhu — Product Designer

Hi, I'm Yiran

A product designer with 7 years of experience creating product vision that fulfills users needs and business goals.

I specialize in scaling enterprise systems, architecting AI-first solutions and designing services that weave products, people and processes.

Currently leading multi-year product initiatives at Goldman Sachs

Selected work

At Goldman Sachs, I lead design vision and execution on a commercial loan management platform that helps teams handle loans efficiently and safely — building 0→1 product, owning 3 critical domains.

Legal Doc AI Digitization

A concept prototype to demo the design without disclosing business information.

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2025-2026 · AI-Human Interaction · Reusable UX Patterns

AI-powered Data Review

Phase 1 Launched

Designed a feature where users review, correct, and approve data extracted by AI — cutting a 7-hour manual process down to 30 minutes.

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Vibe coded animation

Team A

Stage 1: Data review

Extract

Team B

Stage 2: Map

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Team B

Stage 3: New Set up

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Team B Manager

Stage 4: Approve all

+20,000.00 USD

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−3,512.00 USD

2024 · Systems Thinking · Product Architect

Shared Task Manager

Launched

Designed a guided automation workflow that unified four teams managing one complex task — replacing disconnected tools and handoffs with a single shared digital experience.

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2019 · Design System · UI Design

Maintain Design System at Scale

At PROS, I unified the enterprise user experience through a scalable design system, achieving accessibility and platform consistency to accelerate new product adoption.

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2022 · UX/UI Design

Restaurant POS & Ordering

At Rushable, I redesigned a POS system to optimize order processing efficiency and conceptualized a zero-commission marketplace to drive restaurant discovery.

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Vibe coding

Legal · Concept Prototype · 2026

Legal Doc AI Digitization

A concept prototype to demo the AI data review case study design without disclosing business information.

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Fintech · Mobile/Web App · 2026

Personal Finance Tracking App

Personal project solving a pain point in my daily life, using AI-native approach.

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Where I've been professionally

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2023 – Now

Senior Product Designer

Goldman Sachs

Re-imaging a AI-powered loan platform to simplify convoluted operational processes, reduce business cost, and mitigate risk. Led core product areas from vision to execution.

2022 – 2023

Product Designer

Goldman Sachs

Built automation-first platform. Owned end-to-end design process for core features.

2019 – 2022

Freelance UX Designer

Partnered with startups and small businesses to transform ideas into digital experience.

2018 – 2019

UI Designer

PROS

Maintained design system across multiple product lines, contributing to a strategic transition of legacy pricing tools into a modern cloud-based platform.

2015 – 2018

Interactive Designer

Sun Sentinel

Designed interactive news experiences that drove audience engagement and earned local journalism awards.

More about me

I’m most at home in problems that don’t make sense yet, where the shape of the product has to be figured out, not just designed.

My background in journalism taught me how to break down complexity, ask better questions, and connect dots across disciplines. It’s also why I care about bringing people along—aligning teams, not just outputs.

Outside of work, I spend time traveling with my family—navigating new places, cultures, and the occasional logistical puzzle.