Marcela Espinosa, Senior Product Designer

Hi, my name is Marce 🌸

Senior Product Designer focused on AI-first experiences and how products evolve with them.

I design systems for complex enterprise workflows, focusing on clarity, trust, and structure. My work combines AI UX, systems thinking, and research-driven product design. I focus on helping users understand what the system can do and building interaction patterns that remain trustworthy as products scale in complexity.

I value clear communication, strong partnerships, and mutual respect in the way teams build together.

Selected work

  1. 01
    Mapping Agent Turning a 6-week manual compliance onboarding process into a self-serve AI recommendation workflow built on transparency, user control, and phased autonomy.
    AI Agent Design Enterprise AI UX 0-to-1
  2. 02
    TPRM Agent Drata's first AI-assisted workflow that transformed vendor risk reviews from a manual, days-long process into an automated, transparent experience built on explainability and progressive autonomy.
    AI Agent Design Enterprise AI UX 0-to-1
  3. 03
    Evidence Library From scattered uploads to a single source of compliance truth; a centralized evidence system that changed how the platform manages, versions, and reuses documentation.
    Platform Design Information Architecture Enterprise Systems
  4. 04
    Notifications A research-driven process that turned fragmented notification behaviors into a product requirements model that informed the decision to migrate vendors, powering Drata's next phase of growth
    UX Strategy Systems Thinking Infrastructure
  5. 05
    Trust Center & CRM Integration Turning a compliance document portal into an automated, insight-driven sales and security tool that connected Salesforce context, NDA logic, and analytics into a single workflow.
    CRM Integration Automation Sales Enablement
  6. 06
    Constellation Applying and pressure-testing a design system across Drata's platform, resolving design debt, validating patterns against real workflows, and enabling rollout to 8,000+ customers.
    Design Systems Platform Redesign Systems Thinking

A little more about me 🌼...

I'm a Senior Product Designer focused on shaping complex systems into intuitive, scalable experiences.

My work sits at the intersection of enterprise systems, workflow automation, and emerging AI interactions, where I enjoy turning messy, undefined problems into structured, usable solutions. I'm particularly drawn to designing experiences that reduce manual effort, support decision-making, and fit naturally into how people already work.

I'm a highly collaborative designer who works closely with product and engineering partners to bring ideas to life. I'm known for strong communication, attention to detail, and creating clear, implementation-ready designs that help teams move quickly without losing quality.

I approach design with a systems mindset, thinking beyond individual screens to ensure consistency, scalability, and long-term impact across the product.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my pets, traveling, and practicing pottery as a way to slow down and recharge. I care deeply about mental health and try to bring empathy and intention into both my work and the teams I'm part of. I've published research in the ACM Digital Library on HCI and designing tools that support young adults with autism in managing stress and anxiety, the work that first drew me into research and UXUI design.

Currently

Senior Product Designer
at Drata

Based in

Tijuana, MX
San Diego, USA

Background

Mechatronics Eng.
M.S. Engineering & Innovation

Languages

Spanish — Native
English — Fluent

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