Hey there, I'm Denise Blanco  👋

Thank you for your interest in my background and professional experience. Based in New York City — born and raised! I bring extensive expertise as a seasoned people manager, specializing in leading and nurturing design teams. I have a talent for identifying pain points and introducing structure to enhance team processes. Outside of work, I'm passionate about food but loathe the 'foodie' moniker, and I love searching for the city's best donuts.

Throughout my twenty year career, I've collaborated with global organizations to uncover cross-functional synergies translating to longterm value. Simply put, I am good at what I do! I am deeply committed to mentorship and development of design teams. I find great fulfillment in gaining insights into clients' needs to develop meaningful strategies, maintain brand integrity, and support the growth of enterprise brands.


Key principles I subscribe to:

  • K.I.S.S. method (Keep It Simple Stupid)
  • Good leaders put team needs ahead of their own
  • Know what you don’t know
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About me

Based in New York City, I’m an Operations Director with a knack for addressing pain points and bottlenecks to bring structure to your team’s process—resulting in better efficiency, consistency, and accountability. And I *love* talking about food and where to find the best donuts.

Professional mantra

  • I’m all about the K.I.S.S. method
    (Keep It Simple Stupid).
  • Good leaders put team needs ahead of their own
  • Know what you don’t know

Leadership

My superpower is people, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and build cross-functional relationships

Creativity

Innovative strategies to elevate user experience and design solutions that fuel exponential growth

Scalability

Skilled at addressing pain points to bring structure to process—resulting in greater efficiency

Professional Experience

EarnIn

Director,
Creative Operations

2023 — Present

Criteo

Sr. Director, Field
Operations Initiatives

2014 — 2021

Salesforce

Lead Designer,
Enterprise

2010 — 2013

McGraw Hill

Designer,
Leveled Readers

2004 — 2006