Nick Finck

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User experience + product design leader, coach, advisor, mentor, + speaker.

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14

Years managing

25

Years of experience

33

Largest org managed

150

Most products supported

Nick is a passionate UX advocate with excellent communication skills. He understands research methodologies, design techniques and product strategies equally well. He excels at evaluating and growing talent; inspiring them to do their best work. He is a natural collaborator, eager to work with partners of all disciplines.

—Dan Dole
UX Manager, Google

Nick is as sharp as they come on every level. His UX and design acumen is nothing short of inspiring, & he is one of the most generous human beings I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. If you're looking for someone to take your UX efforts to the next level, look no further.

—Joe Natoli
Give Good UX


About Nick Finck

Nick Finck is a design & research leader with over two decades of experience in the industry. He strives to improve people’s lives through crafting well-designed experiences that matter. Nick currently consults & advises businesses on design and research through Craft & Rigor in Seattle. Before this, he was in design & research leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Meta, Ubermind, Deloitte Digital, projekt202, and his own agency Blue Flavor.

Nick's contributions to the UX community go far and wide. He is an experienced public speaker and has given over 102 talks in 10 countries. He has helped countless industry professionals and career transitioners as a design coach & mentor. Earlier in his career, he was the publisher of Digital Web Magazine, an online magazine for web professionals.

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Nick regularly posts on Threads and LinkedIn about UX, design, research, leadership, and other industry related topics. His largest following is on Twitter but he rarely uses that service anymore. While he is active on LinkedIn and Threads, he doesn't frequently check his private messages or replies so please be patient if you expect a response and know he may not respond to everything.

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Companies Nick's worked with

Logo for Alaska Airlines
Logo for Amazon
Logo for Boeing
Logo for CNN
Logo for Facebook
Logo for Fandango
Logo for Google
Logo for HP
Logo for Jacuzzi
Logo for Microsoft
Logo for Nike
Logo for REI
Logo for Showtime
Logo for T-Mobile
Logo for Target
Logo for Toms

Podcast + Videocast interviews

Date Podcast Episode
Jan. 21 2024 Uniqueways podcast Episode 140: Nick Finck, Design Leader
Jul. 25 2023 Design Thinking 101 podcast Episode 117: UX + Design Teams with Nick Finck
Jun. 17 2023 Design Thinking Games podcast Dungeons & Dragons with Nick Finck
Apr. 4 2023 The UX Growth podcast Season 2 - Episode 4: Nick Finck
Feb. 8 2023 Preely videocast Growing UX Maturity at Scale with Nick Finck
Jan. 10 2023 Benefit.Design podcast Episoide 2: Learning from failing, navigating the job market, defining your mantra with Nick Finck
Jul. 14 2022 Notably videocast Designing your UX career move with Joe Natoli & Nick Finck
Jun. 2 2021 Saving UX podcast Episoide 1: Nick Finck on Growing People, Teams, & More
May. 20 2021 Design Career Network videocast Nick Finck on how to build a well-rounded, effective design team
Feb. 25 2021 Aurelius podcast Episoide 46: Nick Finck on leadership, career progression, hiring & job hunting in UX
Jan. 12 2021 Making UX Work with Joe Natoli podcast Episoide 17: Nick Finck on removing fear, reaching out and remaining hungry
Jun. 26 2017 User Defenders podcast Episoide 36: No Designer Left Behind with Nick Finck


Hobbies and interests

Photo of Nick playing Dungeongs & Dragons

Nick loves a great game of Dungeons & Dragons.

Photo of Nick eating pizza

Nick takes pizza consumption to a spiritual level.


Nick is a true visionary with a great sense of practicality – his experience straddles the worlds of design, technology, and user experience and his presentations offer a wealth of insight with a touch of humor.

—Brad Smith
President, Hot Pepper Studios

Nick is a fantastic mentor, colleague, team builder, manager and a fierce advocate for the design teams he's led. He is steeped in design leadership experience and knows how to build and grow a talented team of design professionals. Nick successfully built & managed a large-scale UX team to support a massive product portfolio.

—Mike Watt
Sr. Interaction Designer, Google

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