Elaina Tia
Career coach for product designers and design leads in tech
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Career changeInterview coachingTech careersPromotions and advancementNew managersTransitions and new roles |
| Works with | Professionals, Managers and Creatives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
Elaina Tia is a career coach for designers, design leads, and career switchers who want to grow in big tech. She is a product design leader who held senior, lead, and Design Manager roles at Meta and LinkedIn. At Trainline she led design for AI-powered conversational search, shipped to 18M+ users. She brings hiring and management experience to portfolio reviews, interview prep, promotions, and moves into design management.
What Elaina helps with
Elaina helps designers move ahead in tech careers. She works on breaking into big tech, growing craft, earning promotions, and moving into management.
- Breaking into big tech as a career switcher
- Refining a design portfolio
- Preparing for high-stakes design critiques
- Preparing for behavioral interviews
- Navigating promotions and leveling
- Moving into design management
- Driving strategic cross-functional impact
Who Elaina works with
Elaina works with designers, design leads, and career switchers. Her clients want to break into big tech, sharpen their craft, get promoted, or move into design management.
Background and qualifications
Elaina is a product design leader with a career that spans senior, lead, and Design Manager roles at Meta and LinkedIn. Over the past decade she has worked in London and the San Francisco Bay Area. She led design for zero-to-one consumer products that reached millions, and for complex enterprise B2B platforms. At LinkedIn she helped shape a 3-year product strategy for Sales Solutions and recruited, hired, and managed a team. At Trainline she led design for AI-powered conversational search. She now holds a Senior Staff Product Designer role.
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The CoachVouch take
A working product design leader with hiring and management experience at Meta and LinkedIn who coaches designers on leveling and promotions.
Best for designers and career switchers who want to break into big tech or move into design management.
Common questions
How much does Elaina Tia charge?
Coaching with Elaina runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Elaina from this page for an exact quote.
What does Elaina Tia help with?
Elaina Tia helps with breaking into big tech as a career switcher, refining a design portfolio, preparing for high-stakes design critiques and preparing for behavioral interviews.
Can Elaina Tia help designers move into management?
Yes. She coaches designers who want to transition into design management. She has moved from individual contributor to Design Manager herself.
How do I contact Elaina Tia?
Send Elaina a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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