Kevin Finlayson

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

2020 — 2022
Montreal

Leading design and UX for teams in the logistics part of the core Shopify product, including Orders and Fulfillment, Inventory, Post-fulfillment and Returns.

2018 — 2020
Montreal

Leading design and UX for the online store channel, including Online Store Editor, Themes, Checkout, and Shopify Email.

2016 — 2018
Montreal

Building and leading distributed designs teams in the Online Store product space, including Online Store Editor, Online Store Experience and Checkout.

2015 — 2016
Montreal

Building and leading a distributed team of Shopify theme designers and developers.

2014 — 2015
Montreal

Designing multilingual storefront capabilities for Shopify online stores.

2012 — 2014
Remote, based in Montreal

Designing and building best-selling themes for Shopify and Tumblr.

Features

2021

I was pleased to be featured in the Innovators category of the Concordia University Alumni magazine's 50 under 50 for 2021.