Elena Sanchez

WORKING WITH ME

Three ways we can work together

The right engagement model depends on where it hurts: leadership, execution or capability.

Fractional or Interim Head of Design

What I do
Lead the design function — direction, process, team, stakeholders — until you hire permanently.
Requires
No design leader yet, or while you hire a replacement
Commitment
1–3 days/week · 3-month minimum
Outcome
A functioning design team with the right foundations in place.

High-Impact  Individual Contributor

What I do
Hands-on senior design on a critical initiative. I do the hardest work and leave the team stronger.
Requires
At least one other designer on the project
Commitment
Part-time · Defined scope · 6–12 weeks
Outcome
Project shipped and a team that can own it going forward.

1:1 Coaching Sessions for Founders, Leaders and Teams

What I do
Specific coaching for people doing design in complex B2B domains. No generic advice, just hard conversations that actually move things forward.
Requires
A design leader, founder or team open to outside support
Commitment
Weekly or bi-weekly 1-hour sessions
Outcome
Sharper leaders and more capable teams.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH SERVICE

Specific coaching for people doing design in complex B2B domains. No generic advice, just hard conversations that actually move things forward.

What this is

Design leaders in complex B2B products are almost always the only person in the room who sees what they see. That isolation has real costs.

No general leadership frameworks. Practical, domain-specific support for people working in the same hard environments I spent 15+ years in.

What coaching covers

  • Developing your design voice in rooms where the conversation defaults to engineering and product
  • Making the hard calls when the domain is complex and there's no clean answer
  • Information architecture and qualitative research for data-heavy, professional products
  • Growing people and building teams that can think, not just execute
  • Helping your team use AI in a way that makes the design better, not just faster, without stunting their growth as designers

LET'S TALK

Not sure about what you need? 
Let's figure it out together

No sales pitch. Let's talk about where design is holding you back. 

Elena Sanchez