Kristen
Smith

I’m a design-led product executive focused on emerging tech, AI application, and scalable growth. I specialize in translating complex systems into trusted, usable products, and guiding the teams that make it happen.

I help companies turn ambitious ideas into real products — thoughtfully, efficiently, and with a clear sense of what matters. I work across product strategy, systems thinking, and design to make sure what gets built is not just elegant, but fundable and effective.

For over 20 years, I’ve led product and design across AI, healthtech, infrastructure, and B2B SaaS platforms, tools, and go-to-market experiences for early-stage startups and global brands alike.

In addition to my full-time role as Chief Product Officer at Nimbus, I advise founders and venture teams, and take on select strategic projects through my consultancy, Dark Pilot.

I thrive on ambitious teams at critical inflection points, translating big ideas in emerging tech into beloved, quotidian products that scale.

To view select projects download my portfolio. For collaboration opportunities, mentorship, or anything else, feel free to say hi.