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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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