Gabriel Faucon, director of design, Montréal

Design Leader.

I build and scale design teams that move business metrics. Twenty-five years across product, marketing and brand. The last ten spent growing designers into leads and putting an AI-first process at the centre of how we ship.

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Leap Tools
Director of design, UX and innovation Since 2022

Today I lead design, UX and innovation at Leap Tools, the team behind Roomvo, the home décor visualizer used by millions. Product and marketing, one design culture.

Design cycle speed
50% faster design cycles with an AI-first process
Roomvo scale
1B+ visualizations across 7,000+ retailers
Team growth
design org growth, designers into leads

Led. Designed. Shipped.

Roomvo · Leap Tools · Director of design, UX and innovation / National Bank of Canada · Strategy, platform design lead, UX lead / Workleap · Director of design and user experience / Moment Factory · Strategy, website design lead, UX lead / Progest Construction · Strategy, brand and design, user experience / Pharmacy Jean Coutu · Strategy, platform design lead, UX lead.

Leap Tools · Director of design, UX and innovation

Along the way, Nike, Apple, Samsung, Volkswagen, La Caisse, Kruger, Abbott and the FQSC.

Experience

  1. Leap Tools

    Director of design, UX and innovation 2022 — now
  2. Workleap

    Director of design and user experience 2017 — 2021
  3. Havas

    Sr. art director, digital team lead 2013 — 2017
  4. Gafmedia

    Founder, creative director 2000 — 2012

And throughout, independent consulting in creative direction and user experience.

About

Gabriel Faucon, portrait

Envision.

A fine balance between data, creativity and empathy, at the core of every user-centric experience. In love with psychology in design and innovation.

Create.

A solid track record on digital experiences for brands and product companies, B2B and B2C, leading teams of UI, UX and product designers and UX writers.

Share.

Growing designers into leads and helping reinvent how we interact with the world around us.

When not working, chances are I'm getting lost somewhere in the woods, on a family road trip, or relaxing with my lovely wife and our two princesses.