Jason Witenstein-Weaver
is a creative product design leader living
and working in Seattle
I’m currently the Head of Product Design & UX at claritype, a seed stage startup where we’re focused on transforming complex enterprise data problems into actionable insights through AI-assisted visual data modeling and exploration.
A good story connects people with value. That’s what makes good business.
I’ve been designing products and leading teams for over twenty years, across diverse domains, from big tech giants to innovative startups. Throughout this journey, I’ve honed a profound understanding that creating delight for users begins with telling a good story.
My approach to success
Purpose
Identifying the "why" is the essential aspect of strategy that shapes the entire process, guides decision making, and makes products more relevant and impactful.
Influence
Aligning teams with shared empathy, open communication, and strategic empowerment involves building trust, fostering collaboration, and leading by example to drive collective success toward a shared vision.
Focus
Understanding, prioritizing, and communicating people’s needs guides strategy toward creating seamless, end-to-end experiences that resonate.
Craft
Excellence in execution brings together creativity, process, and technical output to elevate basic functionality to remarkable products.
My Journey
Beforeclaritype, I spent over a decade in senior leadership roles at Google, impacting billions of users worldwide. As Head of Strategic Partner Integration UX for Google Shopping, I unified internal andexternalpartner teams, creating processes and setting standards for seamless merchant experiences. In my role as Head of Data Analytics UX for Google Cloud, I built and led the team behind industry defining portfolio of products like BigQuery and Dataplex.
As a consumer product designer, I spearheaded UX for pioneering startups in philanthropy and social networkingand built upon those successes in bringing innovative ideas to life for cross-organizational consumer products for Google’sTravelandElectionsteams.
My early career was dedicated to shaping thestreaming video ecosystem for developers and consumers at Google TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Hillcrest Labs for which I hold multiple patents.