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Stefan Regehr

Senior Director, UX & Product Design at Docebo

Design leader and product builder: AI-native product design, from user conversation to working code. Fifteen years from IC craft to leading design orgs at Docebo, Knak, and D2L.

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15+ Years in product design
200+ PRs shipped
50% AI adoption lift
14+ Designers led

7 roles / 2005-present

Work Experience

Docebo (Remote)

Senior Director, UX & Product Design

2026-Present

Leading UX and Product Design across a global AI-first learning platform, unifying 14+ designers across three teams in North America and Europe. Responsible for establishing a shared AI-first operating model, setting the strategic design vision, and raising the standard of product experience across Docebo's enterprise platform.

Leading UX and Product Design across Docebo's core platform, 365 Talents skills product, and a growing Toronto-based design team.

Selected impact

  • Unified three distributed design teams under a shared AI-first operating model.
  • Set a platform-level product design vision across Docebo's core platform, 365 Talents, and the Toronto design team.
  • Introduced AI-native design workflows that move teams from opportunity framing to working prototypes.
  • Set design system strategy and drove adoption across the product portfolio.
  • Built team capability through hiring, mentorship, critique, and performance management.

Knak (Remote)

Director of Product Design

2025-2026

Led the Design team at Knak, reshaping how enterprise marketers build and launch email and landing page campaigns. Set the strategy and stayed in the work — hands-on design and front-end development alongside the team.

Selected impact

  • Led the end-to-end design of the Knak Email & Landing Page Editor.
  • Vibe-coded features and product improvements using Cursor and Claude Code, shipping 200+ PRs alongside Engineering.
  • Built and coached the design team — hiring, growth plans, and performance management.
  • Ran continuous discovery: opportunity mapping, customer interviews, and usability testing feeding the roadmap.

Knak (Remote)

Principal Product Designer

2022-2025

Designed all Knak product features including Drag & Drop Editor, AI Assistants, Admin & Studio experience, and Figma integrations. Created and implemented new design system with responsive components and theming support.

Selected impact

  • Led the end-to-end design of the Knak Email & Landing Page Editor.
  • Designed and implemented the Knak design system, including responsive components, design tokens, and full light/dark mode support.
  • Hired and mentored the design team — team rituals, feedback frameworks, and growth plans.
  • Established UX research and opportunity mapping processes to align design priorities with customer needs and business outcomes.
  • Facilitated OST and solution workshops to build alignment between Design, Product, and Engineering.

Arctic Wolf (Hybrid)

Senior UX Manager

2021-2022

Built UX research department from inception. Led creation of React design system reducing design debt by 20%. Hired and managed eight-person Design team.

Key contributions

  • Built UX research department from inception
  • Achieved 30% increase in user engagement
  • Reduced design debt by 20%

InFlight Corporation (Hybrid)

Design Lead

2015-2021

Led Product Design for enterprise UI platform modernizing legacy workflows. Directed strategy for Aura, Employee Experience Portal, and Student Experience Portal serving Fortune 500 companies. Improved user satisfaction by 30% through data-driven iteration.

Key contributions

  • Directed design team and led design strategy
  • Led design & implementation of all InFlight products
  • Designed and implemented the InFlight design system, including responsive components, design tokens, and full light/dark mode support.

D2L Corporation (Kitchener)

Senior Product Designer - Team Lead

2007-2015

Led design of Brightspace Learning Environment serving 15M+ learners globally. Championed transition to agile UX workflows. Conducted extensive user research with teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Mentored and grew the product design team.

Key contributions

  • Led design of Brightspace serving 15M+ learners globally
  • Championed transition to agile UX workflows
  • Mentored and hired new product designers

Manulife Group Benefits (Kitchener)

Senior Business Information Specialist

2005-2007

Designed and developed internal tools for claims management and analytics. Built web applications automating workflows, dashboards, and reporting tools for leadership.

4 core capabilities

Core Competencies

Product Design

2007-Present

User-centered product design across marketing technology, education technology, and enterprise platforms — grounded in research and iterative prototyping.

Design Engineering

2002-Present

Deep front-end expertise across HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, React, and Angular, applied through agentic workflows — Claude Code and Cursor — to ship features alongside Engineering.

Design Leadership

15+ years

Building and scaling design teams in enterprise and SaaS — clear standards, honest critique, and growth plans that turn designers into leaders.

Lean UX & Agile Development

2012-Present

Backlog management, sprint planning, design sprints, rapid prototyping, and usability testing in agile environments.

7 talks and sessions

Speaking Engagements

  • 2021-2022

    Monthly R&D Demos

    Arctic Wolf

  • 2021

    InFlight Annual Offsite Design System Presentation

    InFlight Corporation

  • 2017

    From PeopleSoft Developer to UX Designer

    Alliance Conference Las Vegas

  • 2016

    Making PeopleSoft Accessible

    Alliance Conference Seattle

  • 2016

    Getting PeopleSoft in Shape for Mobile

    Collaborate Conference Las Vegas

  • 2011

    Calendar/Task Management and Seating Charts

    Fusion Conference Denver

  • 2010

    Architecting Your Course with Desire2Learn Course Builder

    Fusion Conference Chicago

    Highest-attended session (~200 attendees)

6 programs and credentials

Education

2024

Blueprint Management Training

Raw Signal Group

Leadership development focusing on feedback frameworks, one-on-ones, delegation, and team building.

2022

UX Strategy Program

Jared Spool's Center Centre

Nine-month intensive integrating strategic UX thinking into product development.

2014

Lean UX Intensive

Jeff Gothelf

Week-long intensive training on Lean UX methodologies and product discovery, working directly with Jeff Gothelf to master customer-centric product development and iterative design practices.

2004-Present

Continuous Learning

Online Courses

Coursera, Codecademy, Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning for technical skill development.

2005

Technical Writing Diploma

Humber College

Business writing, copywriting, and graphic design principles.

2003

BA Honours Philosophy

University of Waterloo

Minor in Journalism. The program emphasized critical reasoning, structured argumentation, and clear writing.

3 community roles

Volunteering

2022-Present

Basketball Coach

Wildhawks Basketball, YBA / Kitchener

2024-Present

Baseball Coach

Kitchener-Waterloo Baseball (KWHLB) / Kitchener

2022-2023

Campaign Designer

Colleen James Election Campaign for Region of Waterloo Council / Region of Waterloo

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