Dylan Cooper Design

UX Designer Elevating Complex SaaS Products From 😐 to 😍

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But Wait... There's More!

Check out my case studies below to learn how I approach design

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Basketball Lover

Watching classic NBA games on every lunch break

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Relentless Learner

Adding new ideas to your design team on the daily

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Design Advocate

Making UX and design cool within your organization

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Halfway Decent Chess Player

Checkmating any player rated 1500 and below

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Collaborative Spirit

Bringing teams together quicker than donuts in the break room

Figma Pro

Creating wireframes and prototypes faster than your next email

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Idea Machine

Generating practical solutions that will have your users (and developers) going 🙌

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Amateur Chef

Cooking the best gluten-free waffles in Washington DC

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Design Operator

Building systems and frameworks to optimize design teams

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Industry Expert

Specializing in FinTech, GovTech, and Enterprise product design

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UX Designer

With 5 years of experience making SaaS products complex, not complicated

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But Wait... There's More!

Check out my case studies below to learn how I approach design

🏀

Basketball Lover

Watching classic NBA games on every lunch break

📚

Relentless Learner

Adding new ideas to your design team on the daily

😎

Design Advocate

Making UX and design cool within your organization

♟️

Halfway Decent Chess Player

Checkmating any player rated 1500 and below

🍩

Collaborative Spirit

Bringing teams together quicker than donuts in the break room

Figma Pro

Creating wireframes and prototypes faster than your next email

💡

Idea Machine

Generating practical solutions that will have your users (and developers) going 🙌

🧇

Amateur Chef

Cooking the best gluten-free waffles in Washington DC

🛠️

Design Operator

Building systems and frameworks to optimize design teams

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Industry Expert

Specializing in FinTech, GovTech, and Enterprise product design

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UX Designer

With 5 years of experience making SaaS products complex, not complicated

Ideal for Early Stage Products and Design Teams Developing Complex SaaS Applications

Recruiter Cheat Sheet

Experience

5 Years designing Fintech, Enterprise, AI, and SaaS products

Location

Washington DC

Open to

Remote roles at mission-driven companies solving real-world problems in industries such as science, fintech, infrastructure, construction, agriculture, and energy.

Not Open to

Consumer-focused products that prioritize engagement and conversion rates over productivity, such as social media, e-commerce, and other ad-driven platforms.

Skills

Research
Strategy
Figma
Design Ops
Creativity
Humor

Your Partner in Creating Delightful Products and Elevating Your Organizations Design Maturity

How I Work

My Design Process

Every pixel is a decision. Through research, strategy, and execution, I prioritize these decisions using an order of operations: valuable → usable → practical → presentable → testable. I start with the simplest version of a solution, then identify weaknesses and iterate to overcome them to create products that are complex but not complicated.

The process for making these decisions is often as important as the designer who makes them, so I also focus on identifying gaps in my org’s design maturity to make great design the default.

Writing

The Good, the Bad, and the Great UX Designer UX Design in One Lesson Principles of Enterprise Product Design

Your Designer Buddy Ready to Nerd Out and Level Up Together

Dylan Cooper — Making Great Design the Default at Sagent

Every pixel is a decision. My decisions transform recurring problems into repeatable solutions that enable early-stage B2B SaaS products to scale.

I've impacted 1.2 million users across 7 zero-to-one

projects

at FinTech, GovTech, Startup, AI, and

Enterprise companies

I've impacted 1.2 million users across 7 zero-to-one projects at FinTech, GovTech, Startup, AI, and Enterprise companies

6/10 coworkers can't tell which 90's sitcom Lego apartment I live in

Read my writing to see how I think The Good, The Bad, and The Great UX Designer / UX Design in One Lesson / Principles of Enterprise UX Design

The Good, The Bad, and The Great UX Designer

Their skills and what sets them apart

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UX Design in One Lesson

And other mental models from my design toolbox

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Principles of Enterprise UX Design

The rules that help me design enterprise products

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People say nice things when I Cook them gluten-free waffles 🧇

Dylan is an unmatched idea generator. Whenever I planned cross-functional team placements, he was my secret weapon: a cure for what ailed a team stuck in analysis-paralysis.

Ash Delvillain

Director of UX, Enovational

What I appreciated most about Dylan was his ability to build genuine connections with the people he worked with. From colleague to friend, Dylan quickly became someone I trusted and enjoyed working with. Anyone fortunate enough to work with Dylan will benefit from his exceptional talents and positive demeanor.

Jon Hyzy

Lead Designer, CMG Financial

‍Dylan's unrelenting commitment toward educating and improving himself is one of the most impressive I have ever seen. I would jump at the chance to hire Dylan again, and would stake my name on assuring any organization that their game will be elevated with him on their team.

Andy Garcia

VP of Design, CMG Financial

Dylan is fearless about doing what's right for customers and the team. He raises the hard questions with respect, pushes back on shortcuts, and backs every stance with data and clear thinking.

Alex Pan

Senior UX Designer, Sagent

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Outside of work, you can find me watching classic NBA games 🏀, puzzling over my next chess move ♟️, or laughing with my wife 💍.

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Experience

5+ years designing complex FinTech, GovTech and Enterprise products

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Systems Thinking

Products aren't a collection of isolated features, they're systems of patterns that work together to drive outcomes for both users and the business. When those patterns are intentionally designed and connected, the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

I zoom out to understand and shape those systems in a consistent, scalable way by looking beyond the product itself to the processes and collaboration behind it. By designing the process, I elevate outcomes not just for the user, but across the organization.

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Complex SaaS Product Design

Complexity doesn’t have to be complicated. I make products simple by turning specific user problems into clear, reusable patterns that scale.

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Early-Stage

From Startups to nascent design teams, I turn ambiguity into clarity by creating the foundations for design to thrive.

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Regulated Domains

Across Fintech, GovTech, and Enterprise I design for regulated, data-heavy systems by seamlessly integrating intuitive solutions with complex workflows.

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Design Ops

I make great design the default by identifying opportunities to elevate design maturity and implementing solutions that maximize design's impact in any organization.

About

Getting to Know me

Dylan Cooper — Making Great Design the Default at Sagent

Every Pixel is a Decision — Making every design choice with intention and logic to create value for users and the business.

Complexity Made Simple — Crafting intuitive experiences by absorbing complexity on the design side.

Design It Once — Creating reusable patterns that solve recurring problems at scale.

Writing — How I Think About Design

UX Design in One Lesson
The Good, The Bad, and The Great UX Designer Principles of Enterprise UX Design

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At Home — When I'm not designing you can find me watching classic NBA games, puzzling over my next chess move, or laughing with my wife.

History — Where I’ve Been and What I’ve Learned

Sagent

2023 - Present

I mastered designing and scaling complex B2B SaaS products while elevating design maturity in a highly regulated industry.

Enovational

2020 - 2022

I learned the fundamentals of enterprise SaaS design and what it takes to build a high-quality design organization.

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Freelance

2020 - 2023

I learned to own problems end-to-end and work directly with clients. My 0→1 projects taught me to ground every design decision in first principles.

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Education

2015 - ∞

I'm self-taught. Self-direction and initiative are foundational to how I work and continue to grow as a designer.

6/10 coworkers can't tell which 90's sitcom Lego apartment I live in

When I make people waffles 🧇 they say nice things

Dylan is a powerhouse. His unrelenting commitment toward educating and improving himself is one of the most impressive I have ever seen. I would jump at the chance to hire Dylan again, and I would stake my name on assuring any organization that their game will be elevated by having him on their team.

Andy Garcia

VP of Design @ CMG Financial

Dylan's ability to turn requirements into engaging designs was incredible. He was able to work across work streams to define patterns and flows that would set a standard for the future of an evolving design system.

David Perras

Product Manager @ Sagent

Dylan is an unmatched idea generator: he seeks out feedback in the early, ugly, and uncertain stages of a project and pursues new data on which to build a solid foundation for solutions.

Ash Delvillain

Director of UX @ Enovational

Dylan's fearless about doing what’s right for customers and the team. He raises the hard questions with respect, pushes back on shortcuts that risk quality or compliance, and backs every stance with data and clear thinking. He’s collaborative without being a pushover, principled without being stubborn, and he ships.

Alex Pan

Senior UX Designer @ Sagent

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