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Russell Smith

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Director of Product Design at Compass Digital
📍 Canada

Russell Smith is a design leader with over 20 years of experience, specializing in scaling design organizations and building design systems from scratch in enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, and hospitality. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, patient, and personable, with a talent for making complex concepts easy to understand.

He is passionate about mentorship and actively uses his network to promote and support talented designers and strategic thinkers, helping them find new opportunities.

Unique fact: He once helped scale a product design team from just 3 members to over 60, fundamentally shaping the companys design culture.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Director of Product Design
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Canada
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Scaling Design Teams
He has a long track record of growing design organizations, taking teams from 2 people to over 60 and restructuring them to meet evolving business needs.
Building Design Systems
He has built foundational design systems from the ground up at multiple companies, defining visual direction and standardizing tools to help teams scale effectively.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Director of Product Design
Compass Digital
9-2021 - 6-2023
Senior Director of Product Design
Introhive
8-2020 - 8-2021
Head of Design
Field Effect
7-2014 - 8-2020
Principal Product Designer
Cvent
2-2013 - 7-2014
Product and UX Manager
Introhive
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Education
2015 - 2015
User Experience
Cooper Professional Education
1999 - 2001
Ecommerce Business Solutions
Advanced Training & Services
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