I am Wendy (Ru Liang), a passionate and empathetic product designer with a deep curiosity about human behavior, personal growth, and emotional well-being. Beyond my design career, I dedicate time to continuous learning, self-reflection, and helping others navigate challenges.

Reading club

Since last year, I have attended a reading club every Sunday, where we read books and discuss deep questions such as how to achieve inner peace and happiness, the value of kindness, our origins, and our identity.

Coaching others

I deeply value helping others find emotional balance and grow. I've provided long-term coaching to two individuals, guiding them toward inner peace and better relationships, and volunteered to support others through emotional and job-seeking challenges.

I also enjoy drawing, especially cute and fun cartoon animals.

Work experiences

▪️ LinkedIn

Product designer May 2016 - November 2023

Mountain view, CA

LinkedIn Market Solutions Team Designed the publisher portal website from scratch, enabling publishers to integrate LinkedIn’s SDK for ad monetization.

• Publisher portal website: Upsold SDK solutions to ad publishers.
• Developer Website: Provided onboarding and API management tools for integration.

Knowledge Graph Platform Sole designer for two major evolutions of LinkedIn’s Knowledge Graph, which powers job search and recommendations.

• Excel to Knowledge Graph Tool: Led user research to identify taxonomists' needs, designing an end-to-end tool for managing skills taxonomy. Improved data integrity, reduced errors, and boosted productivity.
• Tool to Model-Based Platform: Designed a review system enabling taxonomists to refine machine learning outputs, addressing scaling challenges as taxonomy growth outpaced manual processing.

Data Visualization Tool Sole designer responsible for enhancing key features to help PMs analyze data and make informed decisions.