Scott Polchleb
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David Katz
Scott is an amazing talent and one of the best design leaders I've ever met. The scope of what Scott has accomplished at Afterpay in a little more than a year is pretty tremendous. He came into a situation with few people and essentially no process and built an entire team from scratch including product designers, service design, content strategists and a quant/qual research function. He oversaw a corporate rebrand and launched our first design system. And he did it all with a fun, breezy, creative personal style that draws people in and makes them want to collaborate. Scott is a force of nature and I'd work with him anytime.
Peter Bray
Scott is a capable, confident, measured and talented individual. From concept to creation, his skills and experience are an asset for any business with the need for a Creative who can think, act, do and be rolled out to clients with confidence.
David Katz
Scott is an amazing talent and one of the best design leaders I've ever met. The scope of what Scott has accomplished at Afterpay in a little more than a year is pretty tremendous. He came into a situation with few people and essentially no process and built an entire team from scratch including product designers, service design, content strategists and a quant/qual research function. He oversaw a corporate rebrand and launched our first design system. And he did it all with a fun, breezy, creative personal style that draws people in and makes them want to collaborate. Scott is a force of nature and I'd work with him anytime.
Peter Bray
Scott is a capable, confident, measured and talented individual. From concept to creation, his skills and experience are an asset for any business with the need for a Creative who can think, act, do and be rolled out to clients with confidence.
David Katz
Scott is an amazing talent and one of the best design leaders I've ever met. The scope of what Scott has accomplished at Afterpay in a little more than a year is pretty tremendous. He came into a situation with few people and essentially no process and built an entire team from scratch including product designers, service design, content strategists and a quant/qual research function. He oversaw a corporate rebrand and launched our first design system. And he did it all with a fun, breezy, creative personal style that draws people in and makes them want to collaborate. Scott is a force of nature and I'd work with him anytime.
Peter Bray
Scott is a capable, confident, measured and talented individual. From concept to creation, his skills and experience are an asset for any business with the need for a Creative who can think, act, do and be rolled out to clients with confidence.
David Katz
Scott is an amazing talent and one of the best design leaders I've ever met. The scope of what Scott has accomplished at Afterpay in a little more than a year is pretty tremendous. He came into a situation with few people and essentially no process and built an entire team from scratch including product designers, service design, content strategists and a quant/qual research function. He oversaw a corporate rebrand and launched our first design system. And he did it all with a fun, breezy, creative personal style that draws people in and makes them want to collaborate. Scott is a force of nature and I'd work with him anytime.
Peter Bray
Scott is a capable, confident, measured and talented individual. From concept to creation, his skills and experience are an asset for any business with the need for a Creative who can think, act, do and be rolled out to clients with confidence.
Experience
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Pipe
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Innovation Officer
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Foodini
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Australia
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member
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May 2023 - Present
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Square
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Head of Design & Creative, Banking
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Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
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Afterpay
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Australia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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VP, Global Product Design
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Apr 2020 - Jul 2022
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WeWork
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director, Design
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May 2018 - Apr 2020
Human Centred Product & Service Design Human Centred Product & Service Design
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Visa
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Design & Innovation
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
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Senior Director, Design & Innovation
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Jun 2016 - Sep 2017
Head of Visa’s Innovation Centre Design & Co-creation team, responsible for internal and client innovation and design. Built and launched an operating system to help internal partners and clients solve complex problems, pilot projects and achieve business goals using design thinking and best in class product design, service design and prototyping. Grow and lead 12+ person design team and agency partners who plan, facilitate and execute full-to-multi-day innovation and design programs to… Show more Head of Visa’s Innovation Centre Design & Co-creation team, responsible for internal and client innovation and design. Built and launched an operating system to help internal partners and clients solve complex problems, pilot projects and achieve business goals using design thinking and best in class product design, service design and prototyping. Grow and lead 12+ person design team and agency partners who plan, facilitate and execute full-to-multi-day innovation and design programs to accelerate product and service development and disrupt the payments, banking and retail industry. Driver of key design culture efforts globally - assembling a group of world class designers, activating design thinking across multiple Innovation Centre locations and elevating design craftsmanship.
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Senior Director, User Experience & Design
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Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
Responsible for leading Customer Experience and Digital Product Design for the Visa Design Studio in Asia Pacific. Focus on using design and design thinking to transform the experiences customers have in the payments and fintech space; delivering world class people-centric products based on insights gathered from immersive research programs around the region.
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PayPal
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, User Experience & Design
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2015
Head of User Experience & Design and Brand Design for Asia Pacific. Responsible for leadership of regional design studio across Singapore, India and Australia locations. Lead Asia Pacific redesign of PayPal.com and full brand refresh. Leadership of consumer and merchant product design (including contactless payment and peer to peer payment app experiences). Responsible for the facilitation of design thinking programs and design sprints with strategic partners including Samsung, Skype… Show more Head of User Experience & Design and Brand Design for Asia Pacific. Responsible for leadership of regional design studio across Singapore, India and Australia locations. Lead Asia Pacific redesign of PayPal.com and full brand refresh. Leadership of consumer and merchant product design (including contactless payment and peer to peer payment app experiences). Responsible for the facilitation of design thinking programs and design sprints with strategic partners including Samsung, Skype, WeChat and Shell. Throughout my role I had a focus on championing design culture internally and externally as well as the co-development of the scalable creative methodologies and frameworks for the organization. Show less Head of User Experience & Design and Brand Design for Asia Pacific. Responsible for leadership of regional design studio across Singapore, India and Australia locations. Lead Asia Pacific redesign of PayPal.com and full brand refresh. Leadership of consumer and merchant product design (including contactless payment and peer to peer payment app experiences). Responsible for the facilitation of design thinking programs and design sprints with strategic partners including Samsung, Skype… Show more Head of User Experience & Design and Brand Design for Asia Pacific. Responsible for leadership of regional design studio across Singapore, India and Australia locations. Lead Asia Pacific redesign of PayPal.com and full brand refresh. Leadership of consumer and merchant product design (including contactless payment and peer to peer payment app experiences). Responsible for the facilitation of design thinking programs and design sprints with strategic partners including Samsung, Skype, WeChat and Shell. Throughout my role I had a focus on championing design culture internally and externally as well as the co-development of the scalable creative methodologies and frameworks for the organization. Show less
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InMobi
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Singapore
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Creative Director
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Jan 2012 - Jul 2013
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RedLever
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Creative Director
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Oct 2009 - Mar 2012
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4mation Technologies
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Australia
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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UX & Design Team Lead
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Jun 2008 - Oct 2009
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OFA Marketing Production
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Designer
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2004 - Jun 2008
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Education
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2002 - 2005
University of Western Sydney
Bachelor, Design (Visual Communication) -
2010 - 2010
AWARD School
Art Direction & Ideation
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