Gregory A. Kujda

Product Design Manager & Product Designer (Senior IC)
Email: gk@gregkujda.com
Phone: (310)591-0338
linkedin.com/in/gregkujda

SUMMARY

Product Design Manager & Product Designer with 10+ years of experience leading user-centered design across consumer sports, entertainment, and creator platforms. Proven track record delivering program-level, end-to-end initiatives at Meta, Amazon, Yahoo, and The Walt Disney Company, driving strategies that strengthen viewer engagement and creator–community relationships. Trusted partner to senior leadership, influencing Director+ stakeholders and aligning cross-functional teams on complex, high-impact initiatives.

Specializes in scalable interaction design and systems thinking, partnering with Product and Engineering from concept through launch. Experienced in research, prototyping, and delivering AI-assisted and immersive experiences, with a focus on improving engagement, mentoring designers, and raising design quality across teams.

EXPERIENCE

Meta Platforms, Inc. Reality Labs (2020-2026)
Product Design Lead

Lead product design across mixed reality, mobile, and web ecosystems, shaping next-generation cross-platform experiences.

• Led interaction design for Oculus TV Creators Portal, enabling creators to manage content, grow audiences, and drive engagement across social sharing surfaces

• Established a new interaction framework for gaze-based “intent-to-unlock” experiences for immersive wearables, defining patterns for attention-driven interaction

• Defined and launched cross-platform MR + 2D experiences spanning Horizon Worlds, Oculus TV, Instagram, and messaging surfaces

• Shaped immersive capture and wearable-integrated creation experiences enabling new content creation and sharing across the Meta ecosystem

• Partnered with cross-org teams to align social, creator, and content strategies across multiple product lines

• Introduced AI-assisted design workflows to accelerate research and prototyping

• Led global workshops and executive alignment sessions with VP-level stakeholders across London, New York, and San Francisco

• Partnered with senior leadership to define long-term product vision and strategy for immersive platforms

Impact & Highlights

• Features and products I led were showcased in Meta Connect (2022–2024)
  

• Primary inventor on VR Capture & Playback patent (2023)

Amazon, Inc. (2014-2019)
L6, Group Design Lead (Senior IC)

Operated as the L6 design lead for Fire TV, Appstore, and ADX organizations.

• Led the strategy and design of a cross-platform engagement initiative, introducing an Amazon Alexa companion experience that enabled creators and developers to connect with users at high-intent moments, increasing real-time engagement.

• Founding design hire and Group Lead for Amazon’s Entertainment Advertising (ADX) org, scaling the design function by building a multidisciplinary team and leading advertiser experiences across Amazon touchpoints.

• Introduced a novel interaction and motion pattern that drove user engagement, seamlessly connecting storytelling with commerce. 

• Defined and drove 0→1 engagement initiatives across Amazon Alexa, Amazon Fire TV, web/mobile, and gaming—aligning cross-functional teams and external partners to launch brand experiences at scale.

• Led end-to-end design of a new live sports experience for Amazon Fire TV, defining multi-device UX and foundational streaming patterns adopted across the platform.

• Led end-to-end OTT/CTV ad design strategy, creating scalable systems that connected advertiser needs, retail ecosystems, and global distribution

• Led usability, A/B testing, and concept validation for our teams digital products

• Developed global design training and policies to guide design, content, and copy strategies across our global organization (US, Japan, EU)

• Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, marketing, research, data, product, and engineering to influence product and business strategy

• Managed and mentored a team of product designers, supporting career growth, craft development, and high-quality execution across multiple product initiatives.

Impact & Highlights

• Think LA | Idea Awards - Digital Campaign of the Year
  

• Webby Awards - Media & Brand Strategy

Additional Experience - Details available upon request

Yahoo! Sports (Boomerang)
Product Design, Senior IC  

The Walt Disney Co. 
Group Design Lead

Yahoo! Games
Art Director & Experience Design

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Meta Connect Keynote Feature (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Features showcased in Meta Connect 2022–2024

Patent (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Named inventor on VR Capture & Playback patent

Think LA | Idea Awards (Amazon Inc.)
Campaign of the Year

Webby Awards (Amazon Inc.)
Media & Brand Strategy

Primetime Emmy Award - Winner (The Walt Disney Co.)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Digital Media

Primetime Emmy Award - Nomination (The Walt Disney Co.)
Outstanding Special Class Program

Air Force Veteran
Honorably Separated | Secret Clearance