Steve Cambouris

About

As a seasoned Product Designer and San Francisco Bay Area native, I bring 15+ years of experience designing digital products and experiences across web and mobile platforms. My work spans startups, design agencies, and in-house teams across both B2C and B2B environments.

Over the past 8 years, I’ve focused heavily on financial services, payments, wealth management, and fintech—leading product design, research, and strategy initiatives that transform complex systems into intuitive, accessible, and customer-centered experiences. Earlier in my career, I worked across a diverse range of industries including staffing and recruiting, technology consulting, social impact organizations, semiconductor, gaming and entertainment, and higher education.

I specialize in translating complexity into clarity through research-driven design and close cross-functional collaboration. I thrive in environments where open communication, curiosity, and shared ownership drive better outcomes for both users and teams.
Guided by empathy and integrity, I aim to design with purpose—balancing business goals with human needs to create meaningful, usable, and enduring experiences.

SPECIALTIES
• Product + UX design for responsive web, iOS, and Android
• User research, interaction design, UI design, and visual design
• End-to-end product design lifecycle, from discovery through delivery
• Design systems, prototyping, and usability testing
• Cross-functional collaboration in Agile environments

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Experience

04/2025 - present

Cetera Financial Group

Lead UX Designer
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Digital Experience Design (DXD) team

01/2024 - 12/2024

American Express

Senior Product Designer
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Global Commercial Services (GCS) Product Design
& Research

11/2020 - 05/2023

Charles Schwab

Senior UX Designer
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Digital Payments & Move Money team

05/2018 - 08/2020

Wells Fargo

UX / Product Designer
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Digital Experience Design (DXD) team

02/2013 - 02/2018

Robert Half 

Senior Digital Art Director / UX Lead
Menlo Park, CA

12/2010 - 02/2013

Robert Half

Digital Art Director
Menlo Park, CA

03/2010 - 11/2010

California Eastern Labs

Art Director
Santa Clara, CA

08/2009 - 02/2010

Tonic

Art Director
San Mateo, CA

08/2006 - 11/2008

Electronic Arts (EA)

Senior Visual Designer
Redwood City, CA

01/2004 - 07/2006

University of California, Santa Cruz

Art Director
Santa Cruz, CA

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