Jake Ledford

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Jake Ledford

Senior Product Designer

I'm a Senior Product Designer based in Indianapolis, Indiana, primarily working with early & mid stage startups.

I’ve worked on design for over 25 SaaS products, from startup to enterprise, helping founders solve problems that work at scale.

Today, I’m focused on collaborating with high-performance teams, delivering thoughtful design solutions where small details make all the difference.

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WORK

Below are some select projects, full walkthroughs on request.

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EXPERIENCE

Throughout my career, I've worked on various projects, from building scalable systems to designing user-friendly interfaces. Here's a brief overview.

2025 - NOW

Lead Product Designer

Furnished Quarters

Designed a real-time waitlist and dashboard for monitoring sign ups with live updates, reducing latency by 15%

2025 - NOW

Lead Product Designer

Furnished Quarters

Designed a real-time waitlist and dashboard for monitoring sign ups with live updates, reducing latency by 15%

2025 - NOW

Lead Product Designer

Furnished Quarters

Designed a real-time waitlist and dashboard for monitoring sign ups with live updates, reducing latency by 15%

2024 — 2025

Senior Product Designer

Scribe

Designed and built an admin panel for enterprise clients, scaling to support over 500 active users per instance.

2024 — 2025

Senior Product Designer

Scribe

Designed and built an admin panel for enterprise clients, scaling to support over 500 active users per instance.

2024 — 2025

Senior Product Designer

Scribe

Designed and built an admin panel for enterprise clients, scaling to support over 500 active users per instance.

2022 — 2024

Senior Product Designer

Innovatemap

Developed the user interface for a crypto payment gateway, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.

2022 — 2024

Senior Product Designer

Innovatemap

Developed the user interface for a crypto payment gateway, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.

2022 — 2024

Senior Product Designer

Innovatemap

Developed the user interface for a crypto payment gateway, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.

2019 — 2022

Freelance Product Designer

Developed the user interface for a crypto payment gateway, ensuring compliance with global accessibility standards.

Testimonials

"Jake helped us build for scale. We've expanded into several new industries, unlocked new use cases, and grown our customer base by over 400%. Average engagement time has increased by 75% over the past 6 months."

Sarah Sanders

Co-Founder at Native AI

"Note to self: Good partners are hard to find. And they’re so critical for startup founders. Last month I decided to invest in a relationship with Jake to design the first version of our product and… I couldn’t be happier."

Robert Coverdale

Founder & CEO at Khonsu Inc.

"I think the work Jake has done is spectacular. I've demo'd it for a few people and they were all blown away. People are excited and we are already generating demand!"

Ryan Smith

Founder & CEO at TruDiagnostic

Sarah Sanders

Co-Founder at Native AI

Robert Coverdale

Founder & CEO at Khonsu Inc.

"I think the work Jake has done is spectacular. I've demo'd it for a few people and they were all blown away. People are excited and we are already generating demand!"

Ryan Smith

Founder & CEO at TruDiagnostic

“Collaborating with Jacob on the React-based design system was a game-changer for our team. His attention to detail ensured a smooth rollout that saved us countless hours.”

Evelyn Brooks

Lead Engineer at Wait

“Collaborating with Jacob on the React-based design system was a game-changer for our team. His attention to detail ensured a smooth rollout that saved us countless hours.”

Evelyn Brooks

Lead Engineer at Wait

“Jacob doesn’t just design solutions—he builds experiences that users genuinely enjoy. His work on the multi-tenant admin panel set a new standard for our products.”

David Smith

UX Researcher at Theta

“Jacob doesn’t just design solutions—he builds experiences that users genuinely enjoy. His work on the multi-tenant admin panel set a new standard for our products.”

David Smith

UX Researcher at Theta

“Working with Jacob on the crypto payment gateway was a privilege. His ability to maintain accessibility compliance while delivering a sleek interface is unmatched.”

Samuel Davis

Designer at Omega

“Working with Jacob on the crypto payment gateway was a privilege. His ability to maintain accessibility compliance while delivering a sleek interface is unmatched.”