Steve Christians
Design mentor and career coach for product designers
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Life coach |
Steve Christians is a design mentor who coaches people in product design, user experience and design careers. He is a senior design leader with 20 years of experience building new products at startups and large companies. He was the founding product designer at Cloudcraze, which Salesforce later acquired. He has led design teams at OneTrust, Automation Anywhere and Salesforce. He also works on AI product design, including agentic workflows.
What Steve helps with
Steve coaches across the whole design process, from research to front end work. He also helps designers plan career moves.
- AI product design
- User experience and user interface design
- Design thinking
- Prototyping and wireframing
- User research and insights automation
- Visual design and branding
- Breaking into the design field
- Building a resume and negotiating an offer
Who Steve works with
Steve works with people who want to break into design and with designers who want to move up in their current careers. He covers the full design process or goes deep on one part of it.
How Steve works
Steve starts with open discussions about your goals and skills. Then the two of you work through real examples of each topic as the conversations go on. He builds a tailored plan for your career. He can cover user research, analysis, wireframes and front end development, or go deeper into any one step of the user experience process.
Background and qualifications
Steve has 20 years of experience building 0 to 1 products at startups and large companies. He began as the founding product designer at Cloudcraze, where he built a user-centric design culture before the Salesforce acquisition. He later led Commerce Cloud design at Salesforce as a senior manager. He was Director of Product Design at Automation Anywhere from April 2022 to January 2024. Since February 2024 he has been a staff product designer at OneTrust, where he manages designers and shaped the OneTrust Copilot. He studied at the University of Iowa.
Steve Christians pricing
Programs and services
- Custom hourly coaching sessions
- Chat with Steve before booking
Steve Christians reviews
The CoachVouch take
He is a working design leader who shipped the OneTrust Copilot and helped build a startup that Salesforce acquired.
Best for designers who want help with AI product design or a planned move to a new design role.
Common questions
How much does Steve Christians charge?
Coaching with Steve runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Steve from this page for an exact quote.
What does Steve Christians help with?
Steve Christians helps with AI product design, user experience and user interface design, design thinking and prototyping and wireframing.
Can Steve help someone new to design?
Yes. He coaches people who want to break into the design field as well as designers who want to advance.
Does Steve coach on AI design topics?
Yes. He helps with AI product design, AI graphics creation and AI fundamentals, and he has designed AI agent tools at work.
How do I contact Steve Christians?
Send Steve a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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