Maria Fernandez

Product Manager (formerly Head of UX)

dotCMS

As a UX and Product leader with 15 years of experience in the software industry, I specialize in designing intuitive, scalable, and user-centered solutions that drive product growth and solve complex, cross-platform challenges. I’m certified in Design Thinking, Storytelling, and Scrum, and I bring a systems-thinking mindset to everything I build. Ex-Microsoft, ex-Oracle and now breaking into start-up land with dotCMS.

Articles by this author

15 Jan 26
Product
A UX-Driven Approach to Modernizing dotCMS
Modernizing a CMS isn’t about fixing what’s broken, it’s about leading its evolution. In this post, we share how dotCMS is taking a UX-led approach to future-proof the platform, aligning usability, scalability, and long-term product strategy to support what’s next.
21 Nov 25
Product
Designing a Culture of Innovation: How dotCMS Turns Ideas into Reality
Innovation isn’t luck — it’s a process. Here’s how a single workshop turned into a repeatable engine steering our 2026 vision.