If you're applying blind to places, then you're going to be facing the entire field of other people applying blind and you're going to be at a structural disadv

If you're applying blind to places, then you're going to be facing the entire field of other people applying blind and you're going to be at a structural disadvantage as you noticed. The key is that you're far along enough in your career that you should never be applying blind. Always try to get a warm intro and always try and schedule an informal meeting with the hiring manager before you go through the formal interview process. That way, they're not just reading pages of user research, they're seeing how that user research affects your process & how you think about problems. Almost nobody who is currently being hired to work on big wicked problems are getting there by throwing their resume into a pile so the process isn't designed to see those people out. The way to get those jobs is to be the only person they were ever even considering for that job.