Design Operations Symposium 2022

Jose Coronado is a recognized Design and Operations leader. His experience spans different industries, including financial services, management consulting, retail, and enterprise technology. He helps UX teams amplify their impact and companies maximize the business value of investing in design.

Most recently, at Target, he built the Strategic Planning & Operations practice from the ground up, hiring design leaders and contributors and establishing business processes to support the growth of the practice.

Before coming to the retail industry, Jose was the Executive Director, Design Operations at JPMorgan’s Corporate and Investment Bank, where he helped scale the Design organization and build the DesignOps practice.

As a consultant, his work includes organizations like McKinsey, Accenture, Aquent, Bain Capital, and AIG. Jose’s career includes leadership roles with Fortune 500 companies like ADP, Oracle, and AT& T.

Jose is frequently on the international speaking stage and a workshop facilitator. Jose earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia and a Master of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Kansas.