Tim is a pleasure to work with and value his support so much. Thankful for all he's done for me and my team!
Ricky C.
Director of Product Design
I design experiences, craft systems that scale, and use emerging tech to solve high-impact problems.
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I’m dedicated to cultivating a design team culture where excellence thrives and ambitious goals are achieved.
Grew Beam Benefit’s top-line recurring revenue from $89M to $171M
BeamElect, Beam's innovative new enrollment experience post-survey satisfaction score
While operating as Bankrate’s head of design
While driving design strategy on Red Venture’s FinTech Wealth vertical
On Capital One’s credit card business driven through bold redesign and feature bets
Tim is a pleasure to work with and value his support so much. Thankful for all he's done for me and my team!
Director of Product Design
Tim's authenticity and empathy is such a rare find and I have so much respect for him.
Creative Manager
Cannot say enough about Tim as a human and a creative leader. Thank you for being such an incredible teammate.
Senior Creative Recruiter
Tim has been a great manager all these years and I'm thankful for all the support and motivation he gives me.
Senior UX Researcher
It's been a tremendous pleasure working, learning, and growing with Tim!
Director of Digital Design
Tim is an incredible partner — the type of recruiting advocate that talent acquisition DREAMS OF.
Senior Creative Recruiter
Tim is the most talented designer and product leader/thinker/doer I have ever known. If your company is in the market for someone who is capable of taking your product and business to the next level, don't miss out...
Vice President of Engineering
Thank you for your leadership and for being such an awesome person to be around.
Principal Content Designer
Thank you for being such an incredible leader, mentor, and friend. You remain one (if not THE) most influential creative leaders I've had the pleasure of working with.
Vice President of Product
People like Tim Meissner don't hit the market very often. His loyalty, leadership, and talent are peerless.
Director of Content Design
With 15 years of design experience and 10 years leading teams, I've had the opportunity to work with some of the most incredible people and brands.
About Beam Benefits
Beam Benefits is a modern employee benefits platform that uses technology and thoughtful design to simplify dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health insurance for over 16,000 employers and 400,000 employees across the country. Through innovative broker tools, an industry leading member experience, and a proprietary AI underwriting model, Beam Benefits is positioned to serve small businesses at scale and give a benefits experience that is unexpectedly powerful.
Currently leading the Product Design, Brand Marketing, Content, and User Research teams to deliver exceptional benefits experiences for over 400K members.
Grew Beam Benefit's product offering from two ancillary lines to eight, and expanded operations to 46 states, contributing to a 92% increase in Annual Recurring Revenue in just two years.
Partnered with The Hartford to launch an innovative benefits platform supporting $600M in annual recurring revenue for their small business segment.
About Red Ventures
Red Ventures is a global portfolio of digital companies and strategic partnerships that uses data, technology, and design to connect people with products and services in areas like health, travel, finance, and education. Red Venture's portfolio of brands represent some of the worlds largest media companies serving 750M+ consumers every month. Notable brands include CNET, Healthline, Bankrate, and The Points Guy.
Led a 26-member team of product designers, content designers, and UX researchers within Red Venture's FinTech org, instilling a culture of quality and innovation across Credit Cards, Wealth, and Insurance verticals.
Scaled the team by 233% and delivered strategic design impact, including a +25% improvement in conversion metrics for Capital One and +42% EBITDA growth across the financial services portfolio.
Spearheaded design systems thinking across Red Ventures, introduced UX metrics and governance, and evangelized co-creation ways of working to foster collaboration and innovation.
About Bankrate
Bankrate is a trusted personal finance company that helps millions of people make smarter financial decisions through easy-to-use tools, calculators, and expert advice. Bankrate partners with leading financial institutions to offer a marketplace of credit cards, loans, and wealth products.
Built and scaled a 15-member design organization across Product Design, UX Research, and Design Technology.
Led the full-scale redesign of Bankrate's digital platforms, revitalizing the brand with a modern, user-focused experience, which led to Bankrate's $1.4 billion acquisition by Red Ventures.
About Quizzle
Quizzle, formerly part of Rocket Companies, was an early innovator in providing free credit reports, credit scores, and personal finance tools online. By partnering with all three major bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax, Experian) Quizzle enabled over 2 million consumers with a complete picture of their credit and advice on how to grow and use their credit to achieve their financial dreams.
Led the design team and redesign of Quizzle's consumer platform, delivering significant UX and brand enhancements that drove user growth from 500K to 2.4M in three years.
Designed industry-leading credit report and financial insight tools in collaboration with major credit bureaus, contributing to Quizzle's success and eventual acquisition by Bankrate.
Empowering teams is my superpower—I lead by unlocking potential, nurturing talent, and creating a culture where design excellence thrives.
Ask me about these case study presentations that demonstrate a range of experiences across design leadership, content, marketing, user research, and more.
Design systems that empower cross-functionally
Leading through AI transformation
Building brands through identity, voice, and archetypes
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Product Marketing launches, learnings, and results
Strategically driving roadmap direction through powerful user research
Evangelizing Co-Creation for innovation
Rebooting the design teams most important ceremony: Critique
Building Career Trajectories for the UX team
Implementing a CSAT program across the moments that matter
Bringing the Double Diamond process into our workflow