Amanda Jensen, MFA

Go-getter
DISC Type : d

Sr. Product Strategist & UX Researcher at ETS

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

Amanda Jensen is a product leader and cultural futurist at ETS, where she pioneers ethical AI innovation. With an MFA from ArtCenter College of Design, her expertise spans product strategy, UX research, and systems thinking. She translates behavioral insights and cultural patterns into actionable product frameworks, bridging emerging tech with human-centered narratives across various industries.

Outside of her core role, Amanda is a dedicated mentor, recognized as a Top 1% Product Research Mentor on ADPList. She is passionate about storytelling and community, serving as a Chapter Lead for Ladies that UX Los Angeles and producing documentaries to elevate marginalized voices. Her work is driven by curiosity and a belief in creativity.

Amanda has produced documentary films that premiered at SXSW and secured distribution on Netflix, Prime Video, and Apple TV+.

Personality Overview

Self-Confident

Decisive

Vision Oriented

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Ethical AI Innovation
Her work at ETS's AI Labs focuses on embedding co-design and feedback loops into ML models and driving ethical AI innovation through user research.
Cultural Foresight
Identifies as a "Cultural Futurist, " specializing in translating cultural patterns and behavioral insights into future-ready product strategies.
Co-design in UX
A strong advocate for collaborative design, she created a podcast workshop series on the "Power of Co-design in UX & Product Research. "

Media Appearances

Amanda has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2022
Sr. Product Strategist & UX Researcher at ETS
5-2017
Principal Product Management & Innovation Strategy Consultant at Self-employed
6-2021 - 10-2022
Executive Producer at Black Phoebe Films
1-2020 - 5-2021
Adjunct Lecturer, System Thinking & Product Design at California State University, Chico
4-2018 - 12-2019
Sr. Innovation Strategist at Redding Distributing Company

Education

Continuing Education from Stanford University
Master of Fine Arts from ArtCenter College of Design

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 8 Location : Los Angeles, California, United States Job Level : Junior Designation : Sr. Product Strategist & UX Researcher at ETS
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Amanda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amanda is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amanda

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amanda move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Amanda take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Amanda

Personality Compatibility


Other ETS Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.