Hi there 👋
I'm Adrian Bailon. I build the frameworks that turn creative vision into flawless execution — whether that's a product launch, a brand campaign, or something entirely new.
Disclaimer: I am NOT the Cheetah Girl. (IYKYK. 💃)
I'm a Creative & Design Operations leader with 15+ years producing at the intersection of brand, technology, and craft — from launching human rights campaigns for the United Nations to architecting UX quality at Stripe. Whether embedded in a global agency, a luxury brand, or a Big Tech design org, my mission is the same: build the systems that let creative people do their best work.I’ve spent the last 15 years navigating the high-stakes ecosystems of Slack, Peloton, and a collection of global creative agencies—launching everything from human rights campaigns for the United Nations to digital experiences for Ferrero Rocher. Whether I’m being called a Program Manager, a Producer, or a Design Ops Architect, my mission is always the same: streamlining the "machine" so that designers can focus on the craft.Currently, I’m blending my Big Tech discipline with my passion for high-end aesthetics—obsessing over UX product quality and exploring the world of IP development and luxury e-commerce. I don't just help teams work faster; I help them work with more intention and higher standards.
✨ Most systems measure speed; I measure soul. This is how I think about quality — in any creative context. ✨
Experience
Independent Producer / Founder
April 2025 — Present
Stripe
Sr. Design Program Manager
May 2022 — March 2025
Peloton
Design Program Manager
May 2021 — April 2022
Slack
Sr. Project Manager
May 2019 — April 2021
FCB
Project Manager
Nov 2017 — April 2019
Accounts: The Home Depot, Clorox, Michelob Ultra
M&H Studios
Sr. Digital Producer
Jan 2017 — Nov 2017
Accounts: Gravol, H&R Block
GALE
Studio Manager
Oct 2016 — Jan 2017
Noise Digital
Producer
July 2015 — Aug 2016
Accounts: Ferrero Rocher, Spin Master
Briteweb
Project Manager
July 2014 — July 2015
Accounts: United Nations (UN Women), David Suzuki Foundation
Areas of expertise
🧬 Brand-led digital production: With a background spanning global agencies and Big Tech, I understand how to translate a heritage brand’s DNA (like a Ferrero Rocher or a luxury e-comm house) into a seamless, modern digital ecosystem.
🧭 Product quality & production standards: I don’t just ship products; I protect the user’s experience. I specialize in identifying friction before it becomes a failure, ensuring that every pixel and interaction aligns with a high-bar philosophy of excellence.
📈 Creative operations & workflow architecture: Building the systems that allow creativity to breathe. From Stripe to Slack, I’ve architected the frameworks that help massive design orgs move with the agility of a startup but the precision of a luxury house.
🎼 Cross-functional orchestration: I speak Design, Engineering, and Product. I act as the translator and the glue, ensuring that high-concept design vision survives the reality of the technical build without losing its soul.
🧶 Strategic craft & intentionality: Efficiency is nothing without intention. I streamline workflows not just to save time, but to clear the path for the industry’s best to do their most thoughtful, graceful work.
Selected work & systems
📝 A simple workflow process that enables designers to easily document and broadly share updates, blockers and dependencies, and decisions
🔍 DRI for a company-wide product review process serving as a critical holistic UX checkpoint for all product and feature launches
🙋 Intake process for cross-functional partners to receive content design support
📊 A dashboard to visualize our eng team’s backlog and how to start chipping away at it
🗳 Intake for new feature suggestions that helps determine prioritization based on impact and effort