Sep 18, 2024
Learn how I drove initiatives to ensure the maturity and scalability of the Trellis Design System and how this work supported Lacework feature teams in a shared mission to improve the user experience.
Outcomes:
Partnered with engineering to introduce keyboard accessibility to Lacework UI, achieving approximately 70% coverage across all pages and 89% level AA WCAG compliance across the product.
Led the migration to a new component library, achieving 94% compliance, and defined the product vision for the Trellis Design System, aligning with the Senior Design Manager on feature team prioritization.
Implemented a component contribution process, reducing design debt by 62%, ensuring consistent use of design system office hours, and achieving a 4.5/5 rating for component ease of use and a 5/5 rating for documentation helpfulness.
Developed success metrics, goals, and initiatives aligned with company OKRs, capturing them on the roadmap and driving results.
Defined visual design language during product redesign, managed transitions between libraries, and secured stakeholder buy-in through collaboration with cross-functional teams on pattern implementation and planning.