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Redesigned, Not Ported: Rebuilding Thrive Apply Around What Recruiters Do
Thrive TRM
How might we bring a legacy feature into the updated product without carrying its problems along?
Role Senior Product Designer, with a PM·When July to September 2026, design through development, in phases·Result Shipped
Thrive Apply is the job board inside Thrive: firms publish branded listings, and recruiters review applicants and add the right ones to a search.
I rebuilt it from research with recruiters, partners, and principals, guiding AI through several directions until each fit the real app.
Unblocked 37% of customers for migration, with 2-3x velocity in design and dev from AI-assisted development.
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Veranova HealthCareers
Chief Financial Officer
Veranova Health Main Campus · Boston, MA, USA
Veranova Health is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead finance, capital strategy, and investor relations as the company scales from growth stage into a durable, profitable platform.
Responsibilities
Own FP&A, treasury, tax, and controllership across the enterprise.
Lead capital strategy, financing, and Board communications.
Build and mentor a high-performing finance organization.
Qualifications
15+ years of progressive finance leadership.
Experience scaling a healthcare or life-sciences business.
Posting details in the draft stage: review the public page, then publish. The Apply button takes the firm's brand color from its branding settings. Reconstructed from my final design.
Four Decisions I Led
Redesigned, Not PortedNet-new over a re-skin, after weighing every user need.
Applicants Reviewed in ContextReview and process on one screen, not a new tab per application.
Privacy and a Smarter RecordNo probing a firm's database, and consent carries into the record.
Scope CallsSeparate workflows kept separate, and a delighter designed ahead of scope.
Inside the case study: the research that changed the design, each decision in depth, and what I'd warn you about when designing with AI.
The reports portal, recruiter view: AI suggests a visualization (or text only) for one section at a time, and the recruiter prompts, edits the words, or sets who sees it. Reconstructed from my draft. Invented firm and data.
Where I Led
Code Prototypes over AI MockupsI made the case for more than six months, and the team switched.
Smaller Tickets for AI-Built WorkStory-sized pieces beat one giant ticket, for speed and accuracy.
AI That Suggests, Not ChatsScoped prompts and clickable options kept reports accurate and affordable.
Inside the case study: the reports portal, migration blockers turned around in days, my own apps, and the decisions I made around AI.
Off-Limits for One Search: Designing a Restriction Nobody Can Miss
Thrive TRM
How might we protect client relationships when a restriction only applies to one search?
Role Product Designer, promoted to Senior Product Designer in April 2026·Design September to October 2026·Released October 2026, in production
Firms promise not to recruit at certain companies, and some of those restrictions apply to just one search, which Thrive couldn't handle.
I designed how the restriction is set up, where it shows up, and what a recruiter can still do, built as a code prototype and carried through handoff.
Several customers had reported losing client relationships before it, and it shipped in October 2026.
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Chief Financial Officer
Open for 117 days
Cedarbrook Health NetworkMinneapolis, MN, United States
Investor: Kestrel Capital
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Elena Marlowe
VP Engineering
Northwind Health
Chicago, IL, United States
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Tobias Kessler
Director of Sales
Kestrel Capital
Austin, TX, United States
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Ndidi Chukwu
Chief of Staff
Lumen Robotics
New York, NY, United States
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Rowan Ashcroft
Head of Product
Solstice Health
Denver, CO, United States
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Idris Kavanagh
VP Finance
Meridian Growth Partners
Boston, MA, United States
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Camille Duval
General Counsel
Northwind Health
Seattle, WA, United States
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Devan Whitcombe
COO
Kestrel Capital
San Francisco, CA, United States
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1 A regular flag: this person might be off limits, so look into it. 2 Restricted for this project: take them off the search now. Reconstructed from my final design, with invented people and companies.
The Calls That Shaped It
A Different Signal for a Different ActionA red strip and banner mean take them off this search now. The regular flag stays small.
Warn, Don't BlockThe warning follows the person into the add dialog, and the recruiter still makes the call.
Words a Recruiter Can Act On"Restricted for this project" inside it, and the project named everywhere else.
Setup Starts with the InvestorNaming the investor fixed the old workaround at its source.
Inside the case study: where the restriction shows up, each call in depth, how I worked with AI, and what I'd do differently.
