Head of Design / Product Design Lead
- Location
- Russia
- Rate, USD
- $50 / hour
- Work schedule
- Full Time, Contract, Part Time,
- Language skills
- English, Russian
- Available for Hire
- Yes
About me
I am looking for a position as Head of Design or Product Design Lead in a product company where strategy, systematic thinking, and a mature UX culture are important. I am also open to project-based or part-time employment. I am a manager with over 10 years of experience in digital product design. I have built and developed several design teams from scratch, implemented scalable design systems and management processes that have increased release speed and development predictability.
I combine business goals, user experience, and technological constraints into a unified product vision. I know how to justify decisions, calculate consequences, and take responsibility for results. I easily build communication with analysts, developers, and C-level executives, initiate product transformations, and create processes from scratch when necessary.
I created and launched the MVP of the Stroim.Dom.RF service, which serves over 100,000 active users throughout Russia. I developed and implemented a new section for Stoloto, which has an audience of over 25 million users. I restructured the work of the design team at OMK-IT, optimizing processes and reducing the release cycle by 30%.
I launched the international project Ownima, formed a team, brought Owner CRM to beta, and prepared the product for scaling with a target turnover of over $100 million within 5 to 7 years. I am focused on results, team culture, and quality user experience.
Throughout my career, I have managed product and design teams, developed product strategies, and created end-to-end design systems. I am skilled in Figma design, people management, UX testing, and product design. I am ready to relocate and work remotely to contribute effectively to my next role.
Professional area
Education
- 09/2010 — 05/2015 Bachelor of Continuing Professional Education @ Samara Academy of State and Municipal Administration
- 09/2009 — 05/2010 Art education @ Art school at the art museum of the Klodt House
Course completed
Experience
- December 2025 — Present Product Designer (Lead) • Lead Product Designer @ Vita
Design process management; Structuring the design process; Managing collaboration between team members; Creating and maintaining a product design system; Hiring and onboarding designers to the team.
- March 2024 — Present Product Director (Lead) • Product Lead / Head of Design @ Ownima
Managed the product and development team (5 people); Developed architecture for Owner CRM, Booking Website, Rider App, and backend service modules; Formulation of product strategy and UX metrics; Optimization of internal processes and implementation of tools to improve work efficiency; Creating an end-to-end design system for the entire product stack.
- March 2023 — August 2023 Product Designer (Lead) • Head of Design / Design Lead @ OMKIT
Identified issues related to delays in design layouts and conflicts between design and development teams; Coordinated a design team of two designers and a lead front-end developer; Transformed a fragmented component library into a design system for use across all company products.
- January 2022 — February 2023 Product Designer (Senior) • Deputy Head of Design Department @ Synchro
Worked on a project under NDA; Created, maintained, and developed design systems for Stoloto, S8.Capital, Price.ru, Strahovka.ru; Communicated with customers; Conducted design reviews for service functionality improvements.
- May 2021 — December 2021 Product Designer (Intermediate) • Interface Designer @ Digital Technologies (DOM.RF)
Developed the MVP for the Stroim.Dom.RF service from scratch; Created interactive prototypes of functionalities; Developed a component library for Stroim.Dom.RF; Developed layouts and conducted design reviews for other company services.
- September 2020 — February 2021 Product Designer (Junior) • UI/UX Designer, Consultant (remote) @ IRTech LLC
UI/UX development for mobile applications and web portals; Consulting on service architecture; Created a shared component library; Created animated interactive prototypes.
- June 2019 — April 2021 UI/UX Designer (Intermediate) • Interface Designer @ iCertainty
Developed corporate B2B websites; Created a component library; Developed interactive prototypes; Developed SCORM courses for training, employee testing, and data collection.
- August 2017 — January 2019 Graphic designer, interface designer @ Youth Training Company LLC
Prepared graphic, printing, presentation, and other materials for the Samara Region government; Developed logos for several services; Prototyped websites and mobile applications in Axure; Worked with photo stocks; Created dynamic video layouts using Adobe After Effects.
- November 2016 — August 2017 Mobile App Interface Designer @ Coodo Games
Mobile application UI development; Created illustrations; Collaborated with game designers, programmers, and 3D developers; Designed UX for mobile applications.
- February 2014 — October 2016 Graphic Designer (Intern) • Artist-Designer @ Stream Creations
Developed advertising blocks and mobile application UI; Developed logos in vector format; Developed illustrations in raster format.
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