I'm Sarah Berchild, a UX strategist and product design leader with 15 years building human-centered products that perform. I've led design organizations, pioneered design systems that cut time-to-market by 28%, and earned a patent in data visualization.
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Since 2023, my focus has been climate tech; helping SaaS companies make geospatial, AI, and energy data actually usable for the people who need it most.
I'm currently open to two kinds of engagements: executive design leadership roles with mission-driven organizations, and senior hands-on consulting for teams that need serious design firepower without the full-time commitment.
"I'm a huge fan of Sarah Berchild. Not only does she deliver great design, but she's incredibly talented in facilitating user experience testing and uncovering the core user pain points. "
Caty Cobe, Head of Scalable Support,
Square
EXPERIENCES:
I savour the products that bring emotion; because I know what it's like to feel important, understood and valued.
Therefore that standard drives every design decision I make, from strategy to final pixel.
PEOPLE:
At the heart of it, I am a people-person. Deeply curious, genuinely empathetic, and most energized when I'm solving real problems for real humans, regardless of whether that's a customer, a stakeholder, or a teammate.
As a leader, I find it rewarding to be amongst others who also strive to "do better" for our customers.
PEOPLE
INNOVATION:
The best solutions rarely come from the obvious angle. I bring a relentless outside-in perspective to every problem — looking for the framing shift that unlocks something better.
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Thinking outside the box is what I do best.
Sarah pioneered the User Experience group...
She had the vision and passion to turn UX
into a key discipline and generated measurable
results for the Studio.
Claudio Baptista, Sr. UX Manager,
Walt Disney Studio
