Spencer Tullos
Design Leader & Maker | Q2 | Fintech · AI-native
I shape design for a banking platform used by millions —
the practice, the patterns, and the product.
selected work
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Design Team Transformation
Moved Q2's designers from UX to Product Designer — a new title and a competency framework built around the full-stack work they were already doing.
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Q2 Digital Banking MCP
Design lead on a two-week sprint to bring a bank's own branded experience inside ChatGPT — so when account holders ask AI about their money, their institution stays in the conversation.
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Tecton Design System
Led design on Q2's design system, shipping aesthetics — complete looks that restyle Q2's own features and the extensions built on the platform.
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Digital Banking Platform
Commercial, consumer, mobile, and the platform underneath — partnering with sales, support, and executives to fix critical experience issues and help secure millions in MRR. I became the fixer.
about
I focus on design practice and innovation for Q2's digital banking platform — a product trusted by nearly 500 financial institutions across the U.S. Before that, I managed product design across digital banking, mobile native features, back office tools, and the design system that makes it all coherent.
My work sits at the intersection of craft and systems thinking — making complex financial products feel simple, and building the patterns that let good design scale. The mission underneath all of it is straightforward: people's financial lives should be easier, and the software they use every day is one of the best levers for that.
I blur the line between designer and engineer. AI is woven into every part of how I work, and vibe coding brings a kind of youthful joy I can't shake — the same feeling as snapping Lego pieces together and watching something come to life. I'm here for all of it.
Outside of work: laughing with family and friends, cooking, the Ninja slushie, functional fitness, and plein air painting.
work
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Q2
Nine years, from UX designer to product design manager, across commercial, consumer, platform, and design systems. Today I focus on design practice and innovation — how the team works and what it tries next, like bringing digital banking into AI assistants. 2021 Product MVP and 2026 GameChanger.
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University Federal Credit Union
Financial Services Representative. Member-facing role connecting people to the right financial products and presenting community financial health seminars.
accolades
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Q2 GameChanger Award
One of ten employees selected company-wide in the inaugural year of this award, recognized for contributions to modernizing Q2's design system and platform UI.
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UX Design Awards Nominee
The Q2 Composable Dashboard — a product I contributed to — was nominated for a UX Design Award.
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MVP of the Product Organization
Named MVP of Q2's Product Organization through the annual peer-voted Circle of Awesomeness program.
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Aité Group Best User Experience
Part of the design team behind a commercial payment redesign recognized as best-in-class UX among all evaluated U.S. Cash Management vendors.
education
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Harvard Extension School
Graduate Certificate, Front-End Web Development. 16 credits of grad coursework in front-end development and JavaScript. 4.0 GPA.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
BFA, Visual Arts, Fine and Studio Arts. Focus in painting, drawing, and printmaking. Started in design school, transferred to fine arts — turns out that was the right call.
writing
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