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Mario F. Machado

Mario F. Machado

I'm a Product Design Manager focused on enterprise SaaS workflows, platform systems, and scalable product infrastructure.

Over the past 15+ years, I've helped teams design and ship complex customer-facing SaaS products across cybersecurity, fintech, and digital commerce, building the workflows, systems, and operating models that enable products to scale.

My work sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and design.

I focus on:

  • -Product Workflow Design: Designing enterprise SaaS experiences that improve usability, reduce friction, and drive adoption
  • -Platform & Design Systems: Building reusable architecture that enables teams to move faster and scale consistently across products
  • -Cross-Functional Product Delivery: Aligning design, product, and engineering through shared workflows, roadmaps, and decision-making
  • -Design Operations & Process Maturity: Creating delivery models, governance, and experimentation practices that support sustained product growth

I'm most effective in environments where design is embedded deeply in product decision-making, shaping not just the interface, but how the product works, evolves, and delivers value.

Selected Impact:

  • -Built enterprise design systems adopted across multiple SaaS applications and customer-facing platforms
  • -Led UX strategy for modular web commerce infrastructure supporting millions of users
  • -Standardized innovation and delivery workflows for enterprise product organizations
  • -Supported product maturation and platform scalability during acquisition environments

I'm currently focused on Design Manager roles where I can help teams build scalable SaaS products, mature their product workflows, and establish the systems needed to ship complex platforms with confidence.

If you're building enterprise software and need someone who can connect product thinking, systems design, and cross-functional execution, I'd love to connect.

Experience

Head of Design

Magic Button Labs

Mar 2025 - Present

Lead UX Designer

WB Games Boston

Mar 2023 - Mar 2025

View Warner Bros. Case Study

Head of Design

Magic Button Labs

Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

Producer | Creative Manager

Chromatic Games

Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

View Chromatic Games Case Study

Design System Manager

ObserveIT

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

View ObserveIT Case Study

Managing Director

X-Silium

Jun 2015 - Jan 2019

View Liberty Mutual Case Study

Lead UI/UX Designer

The Big Studio, LLC

Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

View Merrill Lynch Case Study

Web and Email Designer

Hard Rock International

Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

Graphic and Web Designer

Alternate Image, Inc.

Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

Let's Work Together

I'm focused on Design Manager roles where I can help teams build scalable SaaS products, mature their product workflows, and establish the systems needed to ship complex platforms with confidence. Let's connect.