I take products from zero to one — and to hundreds of millions.

Award-winning, research-driven product design leader. For nearly two decades I've defined vision, built teams, and shipped products that scale — from ADP's flagship app to Twitter's creator economy to the AI-powered media experiences shaping Zillow's future.

35+
Products & features shipped from 0→1
300M+
Users reached across products
33
Countries served
3
Granted patents (6 filings)
Selected work

Products that scaled from an idea to millions of hands.

A selection of zero-to-one work — defining the vision, building the team, and shipping the product. Each one grew from concept to real, measurable scale.

Zillow GroupReal Estate · AI · Media

Making home feel real

Principal Product Designer · 2023–present

Leading design for how people experience a home before they ever walk in — interior and exterior tour experiences, floor plans, and a reimagined media-discovery gallery. Shaping AI-powered spatial insights and Zillow Showcase, the premium listing experience, while helping prototype and define Zillow's multi-year AI roadmap for generative media and agentic workflows.

300M+
Monthly users on platform
3-yr
AI roadmap defined
Gen-AI
Media & agentic workflows
TwitterSocial · Creator Economy · Revenue

Professionals & Monetization

Senior Staff Product Designer (L8) · 2021–2023

Executive design leader for Twitter's Revenue Diversity platform — building tools that help creators, professionals, and small businesses grow. Led design for Professional Profiles, Promoted Tweets, Creator Dashboards, and revenue-management tools for 12M+ professionals, presenting product strategy and design direction to executive leadership.

+$68M
Revenue driven
+145%
Acquisitions
+40%
Retention
12M+
Professionals supported
ADPFinancial · HCM · Mobile

Flagship mobile & NextGen HCM

Senior Manager UX, NextGen Pay & Time · 2016–2021

Led design for ADP's flagship mobile app and next-gen HCM platform — defining product vision and experience strategy. Founded ADP's Innovation Lab in Atlanta, building a multidisciplinary design and research team. The work produced three granted patents in organizational management and pay transparency.

10K→25M
Users grown
#3 · 4.5★
Top business app, App Store
$1B+
Annual revenue
Cybersecurity · Risk Analytics

Access-risk analytics platform

Principal UX Designer · CORE Security (now Fortra) · 2015–2016

Led product design for enterprise security platforms using risk analytics and big-data insights to manage access control. Managed a multidisciplinary design team and earned the President's Award for Outstanding Leadership.

$40M
PE investment secured
Award
President's Award, Leadership
W
Whisper InnovationsInteractive Video · SaaS

Interactive video builder

Principal UX Designer · 2014–2015

Led creative direction for a drag-and-drop platform that builds and distributes interactive video — overlaying polls, forms, social feeds, and shopping on playback. Established the design system used across all business units.

S
Super DuperEdTech · iOS

Learning apps for every student

Principal UX Designer · 2013–2014

Principal web and mobile designer for the learning company's products. Shipped a microsite, five iOS/iPad apps, and a new mobile checkout — running research with teachers and students to build products for children with special needs.

Impact at scale

"Design real products, not mockups — then measure what they move."

300M+
Monthly users on Zillow's platform
+$68M
Revenue driven at Twitter
35M+
Monthly active users, ADP app
3
Granted patents · 6 filings
About

Designing for impact across industries and continents.

I'm an award-winning, results-driven, research-based design leader who inspires teams and helps global brands build the best products. I've designed for real estate, social, financial services, security, and education — working with startups, venture-backed, private-equity-funded, and public companies around the world.

My focus is zero-to-one: defining product vision and AI strategy, standing up design and research practices, and shipping products that grow into real scale. I founded ADP's Innovation Lab, led Twitter's creator-revenue platform, and now help define Zillow's multi-year AI roadmap for generative media and agentic experiences.

I lead with research, align design to business strategy, and care most about the numbers a product actually moves — adoption, revenue, and trust. My background in architecture still shapes how I think about structure, systems, and the experience of moving through a space.

AI Product Strategy 0→1 Platform Design Agentic / Conversational XP Rapid Prototyping XFN Product Leadership Research (qual / quant) Design Systems Executive Comms
Jonathan Spear — Principal Product Designer JS
Recognition

Patents, awards & credentials.

Patents — granted

  • HCM Individual & Team ManagementUSD905733S1 · Dec 2020
  • Pay TransparencyUSD905079S1 · Dec 2020
  • HCM Org ManagementUSD878410S1 · Mar 2020

Awards

  • HR Tech 2018–2020Best New App · Best of HCM
  • President's Club 2015CORE Security · Outstanding Achievement
  • Marcom Platinum 2012Corporate Website Design

Certifications

  • PMPPragmatic Institute · 2015
  • CSM — Certified ScrumMasterScrum Alliance · 2015

Education

  • B.A., ArchitectureClemson University
Experience

Nearly two decades leading design teams.

Jan 2023 – Present
Zillow Group, Inc.

Principal Product Designer

Design leader shaping media and AI-powered marketplace experiences across Zillow's platform serving 300M+ monthly users. Led design for Virtual Staging, improvements to 3D Tours, short-form listing video, and a redesign of the core listing media gallery. Partner with product and engineering leadership to prototype and define Zillow's 3-year AI roadmap — exploring generative media and agentic workflows.

May 2021 – Jan 2023
Twitter, Inc.

Senior Staff Product Designer (L8)

Executive design leader for Twitter's Revenue Diversity platform, building tools for creators, professionals, and small businesses. Led design for Professional Profiles, Promoted Tweets, Creator Dashboards, and revenue-management tools for 12M+ professionals. Delivered +$68M revenue, +145% acquisitions, +32% daily revenue, and +40% retention.

Sep 2016 – Apr 2021
ADP, Inc.

Senior Manager UX — NextGen Pay & Time

Design leader for mobile and next-gen experiences across ADP's global HCM platform. Grew the flagship app to 35M+ MAU (4.5★, #3 business app), expanding adoption from 10K to 25M and supporting $1B+ in annual revenue. Founded ADP's Innovation Lab in Atlanta; work produced three granted patents with six filings.

May 2015 – Sep 2016
CORE Security (now Fortra)

Principal UX Designer

Led product design for enterprise security platforms using risk analytics and big-data insights. Managed a multidisciplinary design team, earned the President's Award for Outstanding Leadership, and played a key role in securing $40M in private-equity investment.

Jul 2014 – May 2015
Whisper Innovations, LLC

Principal UX Designer

Owned creative direction for product and marketing design. Led project kickoffs and creative programs, and established the design system used by all business units.

Mar 2013 – Jun 2014
Super Duper, Inc.

Principal UX Designer

Principal web and mobile designer for the learning platform. Built requirements, flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs; shipped a microsite, five iOS/iPad apps, and a new mobile checkout.

Aug 2011 – Mar 2013
Crawford Strategy, LLC

Director of Interactive Media

Led creative direction and digital product development for a portfolio of clients — websites, communications, video, and SEO. Managed a multidisciplinary team and translated business goals into digital strategies, requirements, and campaigns.

Jul 2007 – Aug 2011
Band of Coders, Inc.

UX Consultant

Initial designer building engaging interfaces for investment products and portfolio marketing sites. Consulted with startups on design strategy, MVP prototypes, recruitment, and roadmapping.

Let's build something

Have a zero-to-one problem worth solving?

I partner with teams who want to ship products that scale — not just decks. Tell me what you're building.