Parker Kuncl
parkerkuncl@gmail.com
MAY 2019 — PRESENT
Director of Design — HCM Cloud
I define, design, direct and manage all product design for Oracle HR products including Learning, Compensation, and northstar AI & GenAI projects. I’m also leading the overall GenAI design strategy for cloud apps.
Director of Design — ERP Financials Cloud
I define, design, direct and manage all product design for Oracle Financials products including ERP, EPM, PPM, and some northstar projects. I led our company-wide adoption and rollout of Figma as our new design process. 4 patents.
NOVEMBER 2016 — MAY 2019
Product Design Lead — Multiple Teams
Led design and shipped products globally for Uber’s Premium, Events, Rider, Driver, and Marketplace teams. Designed 3 advanced R&D projects which added $500M contribution potential back to the business. 3 patents.
AUGUST 2015 — NOVEMBER 2016
Pillar Design Team Lead
Design team pillar lead for Consumer, Partners & Marketplaces, and R&D projects. Responsible for direction and management of a team of 4 designers to define, design, and deliver concepts and production-ready UX/UI. My winning hackathon design became the next-gen PayPal checkout experience. Additionally developed a company-wide prototyping curriculum. 3 patents and org IP coach.
FEBRUARY 2012 — JULY 2015
Sr. Staff II Product Experience Designer / Prototyper
UXCA and NExD Labs, Smart Things Innovation Lab
Designed and invented new HW & SW products, including the early vision for Samsung Pay. Managed and mentored 2 designers and 3 vendors. 17 patents and org-wide IP coach. Won the Best Inventor Award after the first year.
AUGUST 2011 — JANUARY 2016
Advisor, Director of Design
Define, direct and manage the brand, user experience and app design for customer touch points including iOS, Android, and Drync.com. Primary focus was the launch of this startup’s new brand direction, capture and social features, and 3.0 iPad launch.
MAY 2009 — JANUARY 2012
Principal Designer & Creative Director for Bobsled™
Define, design and manage the Bobsled brand and consumer touch points across the bobsled ecosystem (including mobile and web). Built a design team to execute UX/UI, marketing, soft goods, events, and videos.
Sr. Innovation Designer / Prototyper
!creationcenter by IDEO
Design and prototype next-generation and explorative experiences, interactions, products and services on transdisciplinary teams. Participate weekly in research, conceptualization, iteration, design and prototyping the next big thing through rapid, tangible interactive hardware sketches. 8 patents filed. !creationcenter was established as an internal R&D innovation lab like IDEO, by IDEO.