Kate Jie Yu
Staff Product Designer · AI Systems & Decision Architecture

Profile

Staff product designer with 10+ years building AI-native systems at the intersection of product, governance, and continuous learning. I design self-evolving decision infrastructure — systems that scan, prioritize, fix, and learn without relying on human detection alone. At SAP, shipped AI workflows across supply chain and enterprise platforms. At SyncoPro, built a self-evolving product intelligence engine with persistent memory, automated prioritization, and compounding iteration cycles. Known for platform-level thinking and turning ambiguous AI strategy into structured, executable systems.

Experience
Founder & Product Architect|SyncoPro
2025 -- Present
  • Built the SyncoPro Evolution Engine — a self-evolving product system that continuously scans, prioritizes, auto-fixes, and learns through persistent memory (SCAN-MEMORY), compounding accuracy with each iteration.
  • Designed an AI-Native Product Development System — 9-skill reasoning chain (Define → Challenge → Refine → Test) with structured output contracts, decision logs, and a governance gate that blocks execution until quality thresholds are met.
  • Defined authority boundaries and escalation models for AI-assisted planning — what the system decides autonomously, what requires human confirmation, and how that threshold recalibrates from outcomes.
Staff Product Designer|SAP
2022 -- Present
  • Defined system-level workflow architecture for Supply Chain Collaboration (ASN, GRN, Discovery Analytics) — reduced processing time 30%, operational errors 20%, and customer satisfaction +45% through research-driven redesign.
  • Directed Discovery Analytics v1.0 → v2.1 — drove 35% feature adoption growth and 25% faster time-to-insight; shipped GenAI interaction layer in 2024.
  • Pioneered "Design-to-Code" operating model — translating Figma outputs into production-ready prototypes; built reusable prompt architecture and AI-native workflows adopted across cross-functional teams.
  • Established BN Design Component Library; mentored 5 designers. Proposed two AI-agent concepts at SAP Hackathon 2025, earning executive recognition.
Senior UX Designer|Synopsys
2020 -- 2022
  • Led UX strategy and platform architecture through full digital transformation; redesigned navigation and content systems, increasing engagement — delivered global platforms under pandemic-era constraints, recognized by VP for high-impact delivery.
Web Designer & Developer|Sage Intacct
2018 -- 2020
  • Drove 400% webinar traffic growth in 2 months via UX redesign; designed enterprise event mobile app translating cross-functional requirements into a scalable UI system.
Freelance Product Designer|Kate Studio
2014 -- Present
  • Independent practice delivering end-to-end SaaS product design across B2B and consumer platforms; founded Mighty Coupons and ReferMeJob — full 0→1 product ownership from concept through launch.
Capabilities
Decision Infrastructure Design/ AI Product Systems (Skills + Guardrails + Reuse)/ Agentic Workflows/ AI Governance & Authority Boundaries/ Design-to-Code Operating Models/ Decision Readiness Systems/ Organizational Governance Design/ Enterprise SaaS Platforms/ Product Strategy/ 0-to-1 Product Development/ Design Systems/
Education
Master of ArtsAcademy of Art University
2016 -- 2018