AVAILABLE FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY · 2026

Make the path clear.

Hi. I’m Scott. I work across product design, business analysis, UX research, and operations to turn complicated business problems into products, processes, and systems that people can actually use. I use AI and automation where they can accelerate the work and amplify good judgment.

ROLE

Product / UX / Business Analysis

APPROACH

Understand deeply. Use the right tools—including AI. Build what matters.

NOW

Exploring the next chapter.

HOW I WORK

Four principles that guide my work.

Take ownership. Remove friction. Build trust. Create momentum.

TAKE OWNERSHIP

Leave things better than you found them.

When I’m out riding my road bike, I’m always struck by how much debris—and how many nails—end up in the road. I stop and pick up what I can, especially the nails, for obvious reasons. I tend to approach work the same way: if I see a problem I can fix or an obstacle I can remove, I try to take care of it, right then and right there.

REMOVE FRICTION

Make it easier for people to do their best work.

In DesignOps, I used to say: “If designers are doing something other than designing, I should be asking whether I can take it off their plate.” My job in operations was to smooth out friction, clear obstacles, and handle the work around the work so designers could focus on what they were there to do.

BUILD TRUST

Relationships are part of the work.

Strong work depends on strong relationships. I’ve learned that trust makes it easier to ask difficult questions, find the right expertise, resolve ambiguity, and make decisions together. Good relationships aren’t separate from the work— they’re part of how the work gets done.

CREATE MOMENTUM

Help the work move forward.

I try to bring clarity, remove friction, and help teams make progress. Sometimes that means solving a problem directly; sometimes it means asking the right question, connecting the right people, or simply getting out of the way.

EXPERIENCE

Three decades in enterprise software.

Design Operations & UX Leadership

Enterprise UX organization

RECENT

UX Research

Research leadership, customer insight, usability testing

LEADERSHIP

Product Design & Business Analysis

Complex enterprise tax software and product ownership

FOUNDATION
Scott Dow standing beside a rock cairn on a mountain summit

On Top of Half Dome in Yosemite

ABOUT ME

A little more about me.

I’ve always been interested in how things fit together—systems, organizations, ideas, and people. That curiosity has shaped my work, but it also shapes how I spend my time outside of it.

I read a lot, seek out new places, spend time outdoors, and tend to follow a question until I understand it a little better. I like discovering something I didn’t know before and seeing the world a little differently because of it.

CONTACT

Have a complicated problem?

That’s usually where I’m most useful.