Brad Weaver

Product Design Leader

I help design teams build better products—faster.

I'm a Design executive with 25 years of experience leading product design at Shopify, The New York Times, Fanatics, and Volvo. I build teams, ship products, and transform how organizations design in an AI-native world.

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Portfolio

Selected Work

Experience

Where I've worked

Valence

Head of Product Design

2025

Fanatics

Director of Product Design

2023–2025

The New York Times

Principal Product Designer

2023

Shopify

Principal Product Designer

2021–2023

Volvo

Principal Product Designer

2021

Blue Apron

Principal Product Designer

2020–2021

Meta

Lead Product Designer

2020

Twilio

Lead Product Designer

2019–2020

The Banner Years

Head of Product Design

2016–Present

Nine Labs

Head of Product Design

2014–2016

Suckerpunch

Head of Product Design

2008–2014

Verizon

Product Designer

2000–2008
Brad Weaver
About

Brad Weaver

I've led design for app navigation at The New York Times (10M+ daily users), international selling at Shopify (3x revenue in 30 days), EV transformation at Volvo (17% drop in support requests), and AI-powered manufacturing at Fanatics (500+ person transformation).

Before tech, I studied law and worked in films like Avengers and Hunger Games. Both taught me to take calculated risks, commit fully, and always have a backup plan. Those lessons still guide how I lead.

I wrote a book called Creative Truth about running a design business. I teach UX to students worldwide. I'm a hybrid athlete, parent, plant propagator, horror film cinephile, and avid traveler. And yes, I will absolutely fight you over Oxford commas.

Testimonials

What People Say

You stepped up over and over again and got so much done, so fast.

Danielle Loughran

Head of Product, Volvo

Brad nailed it. Everything we needed, faster than we needed it, and exactly what we didn't even know we needed.

Frazier Miller

Founder, Hive Collective

Brad, this was just smashing. Thank you for everything you've done. Working with you has been a delight.

Dhilon Solanki

Founder, Storylocker

Thank you! We've got everything we need to build a site that will last and let us grow, something we've needed for years.

Taylor Locke

VP of Engineering, GoodSmile

Newsletter

Weekly design insights

Weekly observations on design, AI, leadership, and the craft of building. What I'm reading, thinking about, and making.