Julia Johnston leads Design Operations on Nordstrom’s Experience Design team. In her current role, she is especially passionate about introducing the role of Design Program Manager to complex initiatives and enjoys seeing the positive impact this role can have on growing UX teams. Over the last fifteen years, she has held a variety of Ops and program management roles, both on in-house UX teams and on the agency side. Julia is currently based on the foggier side of San Francisco.
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