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And that guy is Junjie.

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Junjie is a professional product designer, a problem solver, and a story-teller.

He designs products, builds teams, refines strategies, solves problems, and sometimes codes a little bit.

He has designed award-winning products with tens of millions of users.

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He’s been at it for almost 18 years 😱 now.

He began his career designing professional industrial design software like Alias and sketching tools like Sketchbook. He started to design for mobile and web since 2009, the year when iPhone 3Gs came out.

He began his career designing professional industrial design software like Alias and sketching tools like Sketchbook. He then started to design for mobile and web since 2009, the year when iPhone 3Gs came out.

‍He's passionated about design process excellence, continually refining how teams collaborate, scale, and deliver measurable impact.

He has led design organizations in companies of different sizes — most recently as Head of UX, APAC at Volvo Cars, where he built a team of 30+ designers and researchers from the ground up. Explore his Journey at Volvo Cars, APAC.

He has led design organizations in companies of different sizes — most recently as Head of UX, APAC at Volvo Cars, where he built a team of 30+ designers and researchers from the ground up. Explore his Journey at Volvo Cars, APAC.

Previously, as Head of Design at italki, he drove major product improvements during a period of platform expansion. He made a 2020 recap page and wrote a book reflecting on that experience.

He has led design organizations in companies of different sizes — most recently as Head of UX, APAC at Volvo Cars, where he built a team of 30+ designers and researchers from the ground up. Explore his Journey at Volvo Cars, APAC.

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He loves designing and building products that solve real-world problems.

He once designed and implemented a product that helped designers to collect, organize, and rediscover inspiration — powered by AI long before it was cool. It automatically categorized visual references and surfaced new creative ideas in surprising ways.

During the COVID lockdown, he built a peer-to-peer communication platform that allowed people to connect directly online — no complicated setup, no servers, no friction.

He’s fascinated by the new wave of AI, and has been prototyping new apps using AI-assisted tools. He’s constantly exploring how AI can turn complex, messy problems into simple, delightful human experiences.

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Resume

Junjie Shao

Head of UX

Segway-Ninebot

2025

Head of UX, APAC

Volvo Cars

2021 - 2025

Head of Design

italki

2019 - 2021

Head of UX

Mildberry

2016 - 2018

UX Lead

IBM

2016

UX Designer & Manager

Autodesk

2007 - 2016

Head of UX

Segway-Ninebot

2025

Head of UX, APAC

Volvo Cars

2021 - 2025

Head of Design

italki

2019 - 2021

Head of UX

Mildberry

2016 - 2018

UX Lead

IBM

2016

UX Designer & Manager

Autodesk

2007 - 2016

Head of UX

Segway-Ninebot

2025

Head of UX, APAC

Volvo Cars

2021 - 2025

Head of Design

italki

2019 - 2021

Head of UX

Mildberry

2016 - 2018

UX Lead

IBM

2016

UX Designer & Manager

Autodesk

2007 - 2016