Matthew Wager

Hello, folks

I am a product designer with over 25 years of experience.

I have focused on information design, data visualizations, and UI/UX design and design systems. I also like to illustrate and animate. I like otters. I like art.

Career Timeline

Lead Product Designer

2021 – 2025

Cloud-based software platform that allows businesses to manage their HR, finances, and IT matters

Principal Designer

2014 – 2021

Cloud-based software as a service to companies for managing their human resources, with a focus on payroll and health insurance coverage

Design Director

2010 – 2014

Financial technology company based in San Francisco that builds robo-advisory and customer engagement software

Principal Designer

2014 – 2021

Job description

Design Director

2021 – 2025

Job description

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B.S. in Industrial Design

1997

Testimonials

Sets a high bar

"Matt consistently delivers high quality experiences that push the bar of what we think of as Rippling today, helping the whole of IT evolve. Matt's work has set the bar for how designers should work within IT — this includes bringing in a wealth of systems thinking, a

drive to ruthlessly simplify experiences, and to push the limits of possible while balancing feasibility."

Sets a high bar

Matt is able to easily articulate his approach to show how his philosophy can be applied in a programmatic way and provide substantial input on what's needed to move projects forward. His use of visuals and storytelling has

brought this to life, and sets an example for other designers."

Mentorship

"Matt's able to come up with creative solutions/designs for even the most challenging problems and is able to often re-shape the problem when

needed. There have been numerous times where we have run into a daunting product use case that we need to satisfy with designs and Matt has been the key element in shaping and often simplifying the product constraints themselves in a way where we are able to maintain an extremely

consistent UX for users."

Mentorship

"Almost to a one, Matt's peers admire and appreciate how generous he is with his time and how willing he is

to help others. I hear over and over again something like, "Matt was really great at helping me do..." or "Matt

was so helpful at teaching me about..." The junior designers relish his expertise and the senior designers appreciate his willingness to step in."

Example Projects

Contact Me

I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!