Dave Malouf
Consultant, Coach, Teacher
Dave Malouf is Director of UX Design at Walmart, where he leads strategic initiatives across AI, Platform Design, and Design Operations. A recognized pioneer in Interaction Design and a foundational voice in the DesignOps movement, Dave brings decades of experience shaping design practice at scale. Prior to Walmart, he held design leadership roles at HP, Teladoc, Rackspace, and Motorola, and served as a Professor of Interaction Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Dave is known for blending thoughtful design craft with systems thinking, and for pushing the boundaries of what it means to design in the age of AI.
Rosenverse talks by Dave:
" Enterprise UX is about fixing broken systems that have a momentum of their own; it’s about improving, not quick solutions. "
10 Years of Enterprise UX: Reflecting on the community and the practice
June 18, 2025
" Trust is fragile with designers; without clear communication, metrics can feel like micromanagement - Dave Malu. "
Charting the future of DesignOps: A community workshop
April 18, 2024
" How ready are you to sense and respond to the patterns of emergence in your organization? "
Theme 3: Introduction and Provocation
January 8, 2024
" AI won't replace design ops roles because we are building for real human needs requiring empathy and human creativity. "
The Future of DesignOps
January 8, 2024
" Our role as DesignOps leaders is to focus on how work gets done, not on the specific design details. "
The Past, Present, and Future of DesignOps: a 2-part DesignOps Community Call (Part 2)
April 28, 2022
" The swing towards the generalist product designer has left behind user-centered design in a big way. "
The Past, Present, and Future of DesignOps: a 2-part DesignOps Community Call (Part 1)
February 17, 2022
" The linchpin of a good design space is a high top table for ad hoc gatherings without interruptions or formal scheduling. "
Closing Keynote: Amplify. Not Optimize.
October 24, 2019
" Break your design system components and stress test them to see where they break so you can improve them. "
Panel: Design Systems and Documentation
November 7, 2017