Hey, I’m Chris Yu,
I’m a design manager who still designs.
I’ve spent 15 years building products and leading teams at B2B SaaS companies. I’m currently leading design at Docusign.
Recent Work
Present - 2024
2023 - 2021
2021 - 2020
2020 - 2018
How I lead teams
My goal is to cultivate the people and culture required for design teams to build products effectively. To help us collaborate, I have documented what to expect when working with me, how I make decisions, and a few additional topics I care a lot about.
What my teammates say
You might know me from
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Inclusive Products and Teams - Blink UX Leadership Exchange - 2024
Designing Like a Hacker: How Product Design Can Prevent Cyber Attacks - Product Day - 2023 - Watch on Youtube
Designing Like a Hacker: How Product Design Can Prevent Cyber Attacks - ConveyUX - 2023 - Watch on Youtube
Transitioning from a Distributed Team Model to a Consolidated One - Design Leadership Forum - 2022
How to Show the Value of Design - ADPlist - 2022 - Watch on Youtube
How to Show the Value of Design - ADPlist - 2021
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Document Builder - Smartsheet - 2021
Faceted and Furious - Graphic Display USA - 2018
Kirkland Urban - 425 Business, Kirkland Reporter, Architect Magazine - 2017
Clise Properties - DJC, Urban Condo Spaces - 2016
Hawk Tower - Biz Journal, Geek Wire, Seattle Times - 2016
Luma - BBC News, Curbed, King5, NBC News, UrbnLivn - 2016
Roy Street - Seattle Times - 2016
Telluride Medical Center - Telluride Properties - 2016
Clise Data Center - DJC - 2015
Hyatt Regency - Fox Q13 - 2015
Tilt 49 - Biz Journal, Skyrise Cities - 2015
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Top 1% Mentor Globally - ADPlist - May 2023
Top 1% Mentor Globally - ADPlist - Apr 2023
2nd Place Evaluation Speech Contest (Club) - Toast Masters - Aug 2022
Top 1% Mentor Globally - ADPlist - Jul 2022
Top 1% Mentor Globally - ADPlist - Jun 2022
Top 1% Mentor Globally - ADPlist - Jan 2022
Legal Eagle Award Winner - Smartsheet HacktheSheet - 2021
Bronze Recognition Award - Bank of America - 2020
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GAUD Exhibit - Pratt Institute - 2014
Bending the Rules - Pratt Institute - 2014
GAUD Exhibit - Pratt Institute - 2013
Edge Negotiations - Pratt Institute - 2011
End of Year Show - UW - 2010
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AV Technology Manager Buyer's Guide to Networked Digital Signage - 2018
Airport Improvement Magazine - Sept 2017
Graduate INPROCESS 19 - 2014
Master Class - Architecture - 2013
3A Components - Graphic Display 2013
Elle Decor - Living with Color - 2013
Graduate INPROCESS 18 - 2012