Summary
Marcelo Silva is an AVP of User Experience based in the Portland area with nine years of hands-on experience designing and scaling product UX across startups and large enterprises. He leads and grows multidisciplinary design teams at PennyMac, embedding user-centric processes into high-traffic mortgage products while stewarding a company-wide design system that supports every stage of the loan lifecycle. A former director and consultant, Marcelo has shipped VR SaaS products, driven startup growth that contributed to multi-million dollar exits, and worked with clients from Adobe to Rover, blending product design with creative skills like photography, video, and broadcast direction. He mentors designers, promotes cross-functional collaboration, and is comfortable translating broad business goals into pragmatic design systems and workflows. Notably, his background in broadcast production and live event direction informs a strong sense of timing and storytelling in product interactions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication at The Master's University
Portuguese, English