Anna Challacombe
About Anna Challacombe
Anna Challacombe is a Senior Product Designer with extensive experience in user experience and product design. She has worked for several companies, including PayIt, Intouch Solutions, Useagility, and SMG, and holds a degree in Management Information Systems from The University of Alabama.
Current Role at PayIt
Anna Challacombe serves as a Senior Product Designer at PayIt, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she focuses on designing user-centric products that enhance the overall user experience. Her responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that product designs align with user needs and business objectives.
Previous Experience in User Experience Design
Prior to her current position, Anna Challacombe worked at Intouch Solutions as a UX Strategist for two months in 2021. She also held the role of Experience Designer at Useagility for 11 months in 2020. Additionally, she spent six years as a User Experience Designer at SMG - Service Management Group from 2014 to 2020, all based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Education and Academic Background
Anna Challacombe studied at The University of Alabama from 2009 to 2013, where she earned a degree in Management Information Systems. This educational background provided her with a strong foundation in both technology and business, which she applies in her design work.
Notable Projects and Initiatives
During her career, Anna proposed and secured executive approval for a vendor partnership aimed at enhancing a mobile customer experience survey app. This initiative resulted in significant cost savings for her organization. She has also successfully managed competing priorities and stakeholder requests to align development teams with annual goals.
Early Career Experience
Anna Challacombe began her career with various internships and roles that contributed to her expertise in user experience and design. She worked as a Solutions Intern at FedEx Services for two months in 2012 and as a Business Analyst at Procter & Gamble for four months in the same year, both of which were integral in shaping her professional journey.