Diego Mendes

Diego Mendes

 Design Leadership in SF & LA

About

I am a Design Leader who empowers Design teams to create their best work. I am a Senior Product Design Manager at , supporting super talented designers in the Video team.

Before, I was a Design Manager at Meta Reality Labs working on AR/VR, a Lead Designer on Facebook Stories, and designer at Pocket, Chegg, Meebo, Essential Design and at the User Experience Center.

I was born and raised in 🇧🇷 and currently split time between LA & SF

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Work Experience

2021 — Now
SF & LA

I supporting the super talented human interface designers on the  Video team.

2020 — 2021
Menlo Park, CA

I led a team of designers in our mission to help people build community and make meaningful connections across realities (VR, AR, MR and 2D).

Areas of work: Social Experiences, Store and Commerce.

2017 — 2019
Menlo Park, CA

I was a Lead Designer on Facebook Stories, a fun way to share and view ephemeral content from friends using filters, stickers, music and augmented reality.

2014 — 2017
San Francisco, CA

Responsible for the overall user experience of Pocket's iOS, Android and Web apps.

Work included recruiting, mentoring and growing designers, as well as design strategy.

2012 — 2014
San Francisco, CA

I was a hybrid UX Designer and User Researcher focused on new products and services for our target population: Students