Sylas Souza

Director of Product Design, Merchandising & Design Systems, Target

Sylas Souza is a Director of Product Design & Design Systems at Target, responsible for several internal tools that empower employees and vendors worldwide to create, negotiate, buy and offer products that customers love, at scale. In the past, Sylas has also lent his talent to other Fortune 50 companies such as Walmart and Sam’s Club. He thrives in leading efforts dealing with large-scale solutions that value close cross-collaboration and outcomes that positively impact people’s lives.

Rosenverse talks by Sylas:

" I met with my partners and leaders to really dig into their hopes, fears, and dreams about where they wanted to go. "

Scaling UX Past the Size of Your Team

January 8, 2024

" We have a lot of work to do before we’re ready to put things open source at Best Buy. "

Theme 4: Discussion

January 8, 2024

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