Vale Q.
Product Design Team Lead
Experience
Dec 2023 - Present
2 years 1 monthBerlin, Germany
Product Design Team Lead
saas.group
- Managed a central team of 3 senior product designers.
- Acted as practice lead for several junior and mid-level designers across the brands of the group.
- Developed the company's product design career framework, including level progression and competency matrix.
- Provided strategic product design direction and process optimization support across multiple cross-functional teams.
- Guided product leaders on design discovery methods and design-driven value creation, building and spreading knowledge across teams.
- Developed educational content, including articles, templates, and presentations.
Dec 2022 - Oct 2023
11 monthsUX Instructor
Springboard
- Mentored and guided aspiring UX designers in design principles, user-centered methodologies, and industry best practices to develop their skills and confidence.
- Provided personalized feedback and support to nurture students' creativity and problem-solving abilities, fostering their growth as competent UX professionals.
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
1 yearDomain Expert (Design and Research)
Match
- Evaluated skills and strengths of over 100 applicants to facilitate optimal freelancer-client matching.
- Consulted on the effective definition of specialist design roles and competencies, ensuring alignment with project requirements and industry standards.
Sep 2019 - Dec 2023
4 years 4 monthsBerlin, Germany
Freelance UX Designer | UX Researcher | Product Designer | Service Designer | Advisor
Self-Employed
- Contributed to the growth and success of established businesses and scale-ups such as Contentful, Depop, Nuri, Grover, Taxfix, and various startups.
- Demonstrated versatility by applying expertise across multiple industries including education, social commerce, software, fintech, healthcare, mobility, SaaS, design, and consulting firms.
- Delivered inclusive design trainings to product and marketing teams.
May 2019 - Dec 2021
2 years 8 monthsUX Mentor
Career Foundry
- Mentored students in UX/UI design, providing comprehensive guidance and support for skills development and career advancement.
- Authored influential articles on inclusive design, contributing to industry knowledge and advocating for inclusive design methodologies.
- Conducted engaging webinars on user-centered and inclusive design, reaching a diverse audience of professionals and students, consistently receiving positive feedback on content and presentation style, and contributing to an increase in student enrollment.
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
1 yearBerlin, Germany
Senior Experience Designer (Strategic Design); Senior Experience Designer (App)
Mobimeo
- Led the exploration of potential areas of innovation, focusing on horizontal design topics.
- Collaborated closely with product leadership, UX and market researchers, to drive successful outcomes.
- Played a key role in building up an internal design team by interviewing candidates, assessing portfolios, and defining design challenges.
- Designed the user experience of white-label mobile applications combining public transport, shared mobility services and long-distance travel.
- Conducted field observations, desk research, and other research activities.
Apr 2017 - Sep 2018
1 year 6 monthsBerlin, Germany
Product Designer
Zalando
- Conducted value proposition design and validation activities within Zalando's first B2B product discovery team.
- Collaborated closely with product management to frame problems, define goals, plan and prioritize product development efforts.
- Performed explorative user research studies by scoping, planning and conducting user interviews and contextual inquiry.
- Brought design thinking to a cross-disciplinary team by facilitating workshops and introducing them to the purpose and practice of UX design.
Jun 2015 - Mar 2017
1 year 10 monthsMunich, Germany
Interaction Designer
Cliqz
- Designed from scratch the start page of all Cliqz browsers, used by 1 million users.
- Contributed to setting up ideation and product innovation processes by taking part in a series of design sprints for fast validation of early-stage concepts.
- Improved the information architecture of search results on desktop and mobile by engaging with qualitative insights and quantitative data reports.
- Supervised the creation of design tasks and their assignment to external collaborators.
Feb 2011 - Aug 2011
7 monthsMilan, Italy
Project Manager
Comunicagame
- Identified opportunities to employ edutainment tools and gamification elements in promotional and educational contexts.
Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
5 monthsToronto, Canada
Events and Communication
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto
- Supported the organization of events and public relations activities.
Languages
English
NativeItalian
NativeSpanish
AdvancedGerman
IntermediateFrench
Elementary ...and 1 more
Education
Oct 2013 - May 2014
BTK University Of Art And Design
Erasmus program · Interaction Design · Berlin, Germany
Nov 2012 - May 2014
Naba Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti
Master's Degree · Communication Design · Milan, Italy
Sep 2006 - Mar 2010
IULM University
Bachelor's Degree · Communication and Media Studies · Milan, Italy
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