Gaël Hillion

Gaël Hillion/ga.ɛl i.li.ɔ̃/

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I’m Gaël, a Product Designer at Adobe based in Paris.

I lead high-complexity zero-to-one projects, driving team alignment and bringing clarity at speed. I thrive at facilitation, cross-functional collaboration, storytelling, and turning ambiguity into direction.

Sr. Product Designer at Adobe

Paris, April 2025 – Now

Building agentic workflow capabilities to help teams seamlessly automate pipelines across the entire Adobe Substance and 3D ecosystem.

Sr. Product Designer at WhatsApp

Paris, March 2023 – April 2025

Enabled small businesses to connect with new customers using WhatsApp. I redesigned the entire ad creation flow in a way that helps users better understand how, why and when to promote their businesses.

Sr. Product Designer at Meta

London, June 2021 – March 2023

Launched new ways for people to discover and share apps on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. I designed the first Meta app installer, allowing customers to download apps with a new Meta-branded experience.

Product Designer at Meta

London, April 2019 – June 2021

Built tools for app developers, such as Audience Network and Ads Manager, so they could better monetize their apps and acquire new users.

Product Designer at Shopify

Ottawa, May 2018 – August 2018

Focused on making payment processing an after thought for merchants, allowing them to focus on their core business instead.

Product Designer at Star

Munich, August 2016 – January 2017

Created digital and innovative solutions for companies such as Zeiss, NIO, Ford and Renault.