Hands-on product design leader with over a decade of experience shipping enterprise cloud, AI, and developer tools — and over five years building high-impact teams at IBM and Microsoft.
Product launch simplifying the deployment of applications on Azure for Individual Developers. Led design strategy, cross-team alignment, and the end-to-end product experience through changing org priorities.
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Launched new experience for System Administrations to create managed OpenShift Clusters — reconciling technical depth with an accessible, guided path to value.
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A cross-silo optimization of the end-to-end journey for AI app developers — connecting VS Code, Azure, and AI Foundry into a single coherent developer flow.
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A hands-on, player-coach model of design leadership — one that leans into AI as a force multiplier, builds trust through technical depth, and gives designers the autonomy to do their best work.
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I've spent over a decade designing and shipping experiences for cloud, AI, and developer tools in close collaboration with executive leaders in product and engineering. For the past five years, I've managed design teams of five to ten — responsible for the UX of a product portfolio that grew annual recurring revenue from $2B to $3B.
After studying Industrial Design at Brigham Young University, I got my start at IBM Cloud, working on PaaS offerings in the cloud compute space. I led the launch of multiple 0→1 products, then had the opportunity to manage the team responsible for maintaining and expanding our portfolio of developer services.
From there I joined Microsoft Developer Division, managing the Azure Compute design team. We launched multiple products and my team expanded to include Developer Tools design. My team has since moved to Microsoft CoreAI, where we focus on AI-augmented product experiences and integrating AI tools into our production workflow.
As a design leader, building and maintaining effective cross-functional partnerships is one of my super powers. I build trust through continuous technical learning and I hold an MBA from Wharton — which helps me coach my team to balance user and business outcomes. I pride myself on creating elegantly simple user experiences from otherwise complex workflows.
Spencer intentionally invests in a shared understanding of opportunities and priorities across the org and advocates for delivering maximum impact from a design perspective.Principal Product Manager
Spencer is ridiculously generous with his time and talent. I've never stopped by his desk and found him frustrated or unavailable.Peer Designer
I'm impressed to see how much Spencer's PM partners rely on him for design direction, and how he empowers his designers to take center stage and truly shine.Director of Design
Spencer does a great job advocating for his team and publicly praising their efforts. It's such a support to have such a pragmatic peer.Peer Design Manager
Spencer insists on quality, being user focused, and always having a positive attitude. We could not have done it without Spencer's contributions.Director of Product Management
Spencer continues to deliver on any challenge set before him. As a new manager, he quickly gained his team's trust and respect.Direct Manager
Spencer intentionally invests in a shared understanding of opportunities and priorities across the org and advocates for delivering maximum impact from a design perspective.Principal Product Manager
Spencer is ridiculously generous with his time and talent. I've never stopped by his desk and found him frustrated or unavailable.Peer Designer
I'm impressed to see how much Spencer's PM partners rely on him for design direction, and how he empowers his designers to take center stage and truly shine.Director of Design
Spencer does a great job advocating for his team and publicly praising their efforts. It's such a support to have such a pragmatic peer.Peer Design Manager
Spencer insists on quality, being user focused, and always having a positive attitude. We could not have done it without Spencer's contributions.Director of Product Management
Spencer continues to deliver on any challenge set before him. As a new manager, he quickly gained his team's trust and respect.Direct Manager
Open to design leadership roles, product management roles, advisory conversations, and the occasional debate about emerging technology, personal growth, or the finer points of making Neapolitan pizza.