Monica Marziani

Head of Design · Product · Brand · Innovation

mrs.marziani@gmail.com · Media, PA · LinkedIn · monicamarziani.com

I am a design leader operating at the intersection of product craft, brand storytelling, and human behavior. With 20+ years of experience, I deliver end-to-end design support across product, brand, and innovation — building and scaling multidisciplinary teams, shaping design strategy for a portfolio of 20+ Human Capital products, and designing behavior-change programs that rewired how organizations lead, sell, and innovate. I bring equal fluency in design systems and brand narratives, in AI-powered workflows and the hand-crafted detail that makes the experience exceptional.

Impact
2,691% AI-powered content delivery increase
1,755 Connections made · behavior-encoded event system
20+ Years across art, product, brand & environment
Experience
01/2021 — 06/2026 Deloitte
Philadelphia, PA
Associate Vice President of Innovation & Design

Human Capital is a $2B business within Deloitte Consulting, with an ambition to double that by 2030. As AVP, led design strategy across a portfolio of Human Capital products and services, drove early-stage innovation, and delivered creative storytelling to bring new services to market. Additional roles: Creative Team Lead.

  • Built and led a multi-disciplinary design team spanning three continents — defining research, design, and testing processes, best practices, and design standards across all UX deliverables.
  • Drove $20M+ in business impact through the delivery of intuitive, user-centered designs that increased product adoption and user satisfaction across the Human Capital portfolio.
  • Managed and delivered a pipeline of rapid design labs, collaborating with leaders across Human Capital to accelerate Deloitte's strategy and solve complex challenges in high-potential growth businesses.
  • Partnered with Product Engineering and Product Management to define a seamless collaborative process — keeping design ahead of sprints and establishing a VQA process to ensure consistent quality at scale.
  • Defined and led the team's AI integration strategy — integrating Claude, ChatGPT, Figma AI, Adobe Firefly, and ElevenLabs into the workflow, and building a formal learning pathway to develop foundational AI capability across the team.
  • Conceived and led the Human Capital Sales Excellence initiative — partnering with the HC US Sales Lead to design a full behavior-change program for 650+ Senior Managers and PMDs across a 6-city national summit; created a scouting-inspired visual brand, facilitated executive workshops to define 10 core sales behaviors, and produced a 54-page Field Guide recognized at the Deloitte Consulting level for potential firm-wide adoption.
  • Conceived and directed the 2025 HC Leadership Summit — a 3-day immersive experience for 350+ Human Capital leaders; owned end-to-end creative direction, including event brand, microsite with live countdown, stage design, environmental graphics, and vendor management across a full multi-room floor experience.
10/2017 — 11/2020 Korn Ferry
Philadelphia, PA
Senior Director of UX Design & Product Strategy

Korn Ferry is a publicly traded ($3.75B revenue) global consulting organization. Owned and drove the design and experience strategy across a SaaS product portfolio with $350M in annual revenue, building a suite of ML-powered products that match organizational data to best-in-class job models. Additional roles: Director of User Experience, UX Lead.

  • Built and led a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, UX designers, and product designers — owning hiring, allocation, development, and career progression.
  • Established a UX research branch versed in qualitative and quantitative methodologies, advocating for user-centered decision-making at the leadership level.
  • Coordinated 16+ workstreams, managing stakeholder relationships, budgets, timelines, and deliverables across a complex global product portfolio.
  • Partnered with leadership to define customer-centered strategic direction, helping prioritize the feature roadmap to reflect real user needs.
02/2016 — 10/2017 Cadient (a Cognizant Company)
Malvern, PA
Experience Director

Led UX and creative design across 6+ major life-science brands, including AstraZeneca, GSK, J&J, and Janssen. Additional roles: Senior UX Designer · BJ Fogg Behavior Design Bootcamp Graduate.

  • Elevated Cadient to Agency of Record status with AstraZeneca — the first time in a 20-year client relationship.
  • Increased registration for a diabetes digital platform by 70% through research-led UX redesign.
  • Integrated behavioral science principles into a smoking cessation app for GSK, applying BJ Fogg Behavior Design methodology.
01/2011 — 02/2016 Freelance
Philadelphia, PA
Independent UX Consultant / Creative Director

Led end-to-end UX and creative direction for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Delivered infographics, responsive websites, brand identities, animated illustrations, and iOS applications — managing all business development and client relationships.

03/2008 — 12/2010 I-SITE
Philadelphia, PA
Interactive Art Director

Focused on interactive design — delivering projects from electric vehicle interactive tools to pharmaceutical training games. Developed deep technical fluency working side-by-side with developers, and began early exploration into mobile and responsive design.

Areas of expertise
Design Leadership
Team Building & Mentorship · Design Strategy · Design Thinking · Cross-functional Collaboration
Innovation
Rapid Innovation Frameworks · Lean UX · Early-Stage Innovation · Behavior Change Design · Design Labs
Brand & Storytelling
Brand Strategy · Visual Identity · Creative Direction · Visual Storytelling · Go-to-Market Narratives
Product Design
End-to-End UX · Interaction Design · UI Design · Design Systems · Data Visualization · Product Strategy
User Research
User Interviews · A/B Testing · Usability Testing · Concept Validation · Competitive Analysis · Journey Mapping
AI Tools
Claude · ChatGPT · Figma AI · Adobe Firefly (GenAI) · ElevenLabs · Microsoft Copilot
Design Tools
Figma · Mural · Axure RP · Sketch · InVision · Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD)
Education
Executive
Certificate in Business Analytics · Wharton School of Executive Education
BSA
Graphic Design Communications · Philadelphia University
Studio Arts
Graphic Design & Fiber Arts · Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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