Lise Pilot

Summary

I believe great products begin with understanding people. I partner with Product and Engineering teams to transform complex challenges into intuitive experiences that help organizations succeed and make people's work easier, more productive, and a little more enjoyable.

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Key Results & Impact

15+

Years Experience

6+

Innovation Awards

5

Bestselling Books

20+

Professional Certifications

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Work Experience

NextEra Energy, Experience Architect

AI-Enabled Renewable Energy Platforms

Led experience strategy for AI-enabled renewable energy platforms, partnering with Product, Engineering, Architecture, and business leaders to align customer research, design strategy, and Agile delivery. Defined the vision for a self-service landowner platform projected to save $150K annually and co-created the award-winning HumanITy Test Kitchen demonstrating responsible AI product development.

UKG, Principal Product Designer / UX Manager

Enterprise Workforce Management

Led enterprise UX initiatives across Workforce Management products serving global organizations. Established the UX practice for Workforce Management, architected the One UKG Experience following the Kronos merger, and operationalized generative AI across the UX organization to accelerate discovery, prototyping, and product validation.

SATO Global Solutions, Founding UX Manager / UX Architect

Enterprise RFID & IoT Solutions

Established the company's first UX practice and led experience strategy across retail, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and hospitality products while embedding human-centered design into product strategy.

Citrix, Lead Product Designer

Enterprise Mobility & Security

Designed the mobile experience for Citrix Receiver across six operating systems, helping pioneer enterprise mobile computing. Led UX strategy for XenMobile and established the company's enterprise mobility usability lab to accelerate product decisions through customer research.

IBM, Human Factors Engineer

Speech Recognition & Enterprise Software

Conducted usability research and interaction design for IBM VoiceType Dictation and ViaVoice, helping improve enterprise speech recognition experiences through human-centered design.

Education

Executive MBA

Florida Atlantic University· 2025

B.S. Human Factors & Ergonomic Engineering

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Certifications

Designlab logo

AI Product Design Certification

Salesforce logo

Salesforce Certified Platform UX Designer

Google Cloud logo

Google Generative AI Leader

LUMA Institute logo

Human-Centered Design Practitioner

Wharton Executive Education logo

Executive Presence & Influence

IxDF logo

AI for Designers

Awards & Recognition

Best Quality Learning Experience

NextEra Energy • Quality, Safety & Innovation Expo • 2026

Recognized for co-creating the HumanITy AI Test Kitchen, an interactive exhibit showcasing human-centered AI, rapid prototyping, and responsible AI design.

First Place

Replit AI Prototype Challenge • UKG • 2025

Won first place for building an end-to-end AI product prototype, recognized for innovation, product thinking, and execution.

First Place

Innovation Challenge • UKG • 2024

Designed an AI assistant that used natural language processing to improve customer support through intent detection and real-time guidance.

International Author

AI for UX Designers™ Series

Published the AI for UX Designers™ series, sharing practical frameworks, enterprise case studies, and human-centered AI methods drawn from over 20 years of product design experience.