Mike Haynes

Mike Haynes

Senior Product Designer in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he/him

About

Senior Product Designer and Developer based in Winnipeg, Canada. For over a decade, I’ve worked for companies like Amazon, SkipTheDishes, and Workleap creating intuitive, delightful, scalable solutions for users on web and mobile.

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Work Experience

2022 — 2024
Remote

Designed Workleap's Skills product, creating AI-powered features like an automated plan builder, a smart directory, and interactive assessments. These designs simplified employee development and career navigation.

2021 — 2022
Remote

Revamped StreamElements' merchandise e-commerce experience, designing a user-friendly editor and sleek storefront to give creators a new way to engage fans. Additionally, I built the foundation for their internal CRM system, streamlining sponsorship management and ultimately helping boost creator signups by 11%.

2020 — 2021
Remote

Redesigned features of the Kindle iOS app and built new shopping functionality for Amazon.com, enhancing the overall user experience. Conducted user research to inform design decisions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.

2018 — 2020
Winnipeg, MB

Led the design overhaul of Flocker's creator e-commerce experience, crafting storefronts, dashboards, and onboarding flows to enhance usability. Drove user testing, leveraging findings to drive design improvements. Produced marketing assets to support successful launches.

2016 — 2018
Winnipeg, MB

Overhauled the user experience of Payworks' HR application and client portal, improving usability for both employees and clients. Created and implemented a company-wide design system, ensuring consistency and scalability. Collaborated with development teams to tackle design debt, streamlining legacy products.

2015 — 2016
Winnipeg, MB

Helped lead the design of a brand new SkipTheDishes mobile ordering experience on iOS and Android, and a new way for customers to track their orders live, in real time, on the web and within the updated mobile app.

Side Projects

2020
Dialog at Micro.blog

Dialog was a third-party Android client for microblogging service Micro.blog.