Micah Kilimann · for Vanta

Micah
Kilimann

I design complex, data-heavy products that feel clear, fast, and easy to trust.

Hi Vanta,

Nice to meet you! My name is Micah, and I’m a designer with a flair for the boring. I love data visualization, design systems, well-organized information, and complicated things that, with the right design, suddenly feel easy.

I’m currently the Director of Product Design at Tinuiti, where I work on Bliss Point, our marketing analytics platform. It’s a massive app that touches just about everything the company does. You name a marketing KPI, data source, or chart, and I’ve shoehorned it in there. Design direction, our design system, and our component library all fall under my domain.

Vanta’s emphasis on design caught my eye. Especially in an age where many are ready to accept “good enough” from AI because human excellence takes 5–10% longer. Seeing Vanta doubling down on expertise is encouraging. (I’m saying this as someone who leads the company in AI use and has shipped multiple AI products.) It’s clear from the Vanta website that people are still at the center of what you build, even as AI takes on more of the work.

Your open design roles look suspiciously tailor-made for me. Working alongside other high-performing people at Vanta sounds like the kind of work I’d choose if I could pick anything. Helping companies prove their security is complicated, and the people using your product need to feel sure about what they’re looking at. A good design system helps with that, and I’d love to help build and care for yours.

Regarding my portfolio here: I’ve done most of this as a solo designer working with 5+ product managers and 30+ engineers. In the last year and change, I’ve had more resources, directing and managing other designers to carry out larger, more complex projects. However, since those projects aren’t public, I can’t share them (yet).

The case studies below show how I think. Some of them have prototypes you can play around with. They’re not the product, but they’re close enough to give you a good idea.

Finally, I know it’s easy to skim these after reading so many. Thanks for taking the time. If any of this sounds like a fit, I’d love to talk.

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From people I’ve worked with

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“It’s rare to have a manager who cares as much about your individual growth as they do about the work itself, but that’s Micah!”

Caitlin Harhai
Designer I managed at Tinuiti

“Any engineering team would be lucky to work with Micah!”
“Her handoff docs are always incredibly thorough … which all together makes it easy to implement something that’s pixel-perfect without a long back-and-forth review cycle.”

Skye Bishop
Frontend engineer who has been building with me for years

“In working with Micah … I’ve never perceived a hint of compromise [in quality] on her part.”
“While I’m side-eyeing a deadline with abject horror, her (delightful) work product is delivered with a smile.”

Matthew Jensen, Creative director

“Micah is such a pleasure to work with”
“… she leads every initiative she’s on with the why behind it and what the goals are for the business and the user.”

Anne T Griffin, AI product leader I worked with on Tinuiti’s first AI agent product