
Kevin Finlayson
Design leader in Montreal, He/Him
About
I’m a design leader who thrives at the intersection of humans and technology, with considerable experience growing and leading impactful design organizations in a high-context, rapidly scaling environment.
I was fortunate to be at Shopify through that company's rapid expansion, joining when the design team was less than thirty people and helping it grow to be the world-class organization it is today.
During my time at Shopify I led Design and UX across diverse parts of the product, including Online Store, Themes, Checkout, Shopify Email, Order Management, Inventory, Returns and more.
Work Experience
Leading design and UX for teams in the logistics part of the core Shopify product, including Orders and Fulfillment, Inventory, Post-fulfillment and Returns.
Leading design and UX for the online store channel, including Online Store Editor, Themes, Checkout, and Shopify Email.
Building and leading distributed designs teams in the Online Store product space, including Online Store Editor, Online Store Experience and Checkout.
Building and leading a distributed team of Shopify theme designers and developers.
Designing multilingual storefront capabilities for Shopify online stores.
Designing and building best-selling themes for Shopify and Tumblr.
Features
I was pleased to be featured in the Innovators category of the Concordia University Alumni magazine's 50 under 50 for 2021.