Lynsey Thornton

Lynsey Thornton

GM of Core Product

Shopify

Shopify

Lynsey got her first taste of high growth tech companies while working for Dublin-based Paddy Power, where she led the company's first design research team.
When she moved to Canada in 2012, she took a role in a small startup called Shopify. Shopify has since grown to be Canada's most valuable company, helping over a million entrepreneurs around the world start and grow their businesses. During her time there she's led RnD teams from Research, to User Experience, to Product. She is currently heading up the Core Product group, a multi-hundred, multi-disciplinary group of product designers, engineers, & product managers who build the company's foundational product.

Past Talks

6 October 2020

Main Stage

Getting buy-in or influencing others is tough. Often data and logic are not enough to make your case. How do you navigate getting buy in on someone else's road-map? Our leaders will share key insights from how their teams work on ensuring overall product success
Moderated by Jonathan Bowman, join the conversation, share your insights and probe the speakers on the elements of their talks that left you wanting more.

Jonathan Bowman
Jonathan Bowman

@UXDJB

Director Of User Experience Design

Together

Together
 
Lowell Goss
Lowell Goss

@lowellgoss

Head of Design & UX

Reddit

Reddit
 
Lynsey Thornton
Lynsey Thornton

@lynseythornton

GM of Core Product

Shopify

Shopify