Staff Product Designer
- Location
- Serbia
- Rate, USD
- Not specified
- Work schedule
- Full Time,
- Language skills
- English, Russian
- Available for Hire
- Yes
About me
I am a Head of Design with 10+ years of experience building enterprise B2B SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and AI-assisted products. I have led cross-functional teams and helped shape product strategy from concept to launch.
I focus on creating scalable design systems, improving usability, and reducing time-to-market. My work has consistently centered on delivering products that are both efficient for businesses and intuitive for users.
I am also the founder and product owner of CognifyTasks, an AI-assisted productivity application. In that role, I built the product end-to-end, defined the roadmap, and launched an MVP for web and Android.
My background includes leading UX/UI efforts in large organizations, scaling design teams, and overseeing multiple active product streams. I have worked on enterprise projects, mobile games, and creative agency work, which has given me a broad product and design perspective.
I use tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Miro, Whimsical, Notion, Jira, and Confluence. My core strengths include product strategy, agile methodologies, UX research, usability testing, data visualization, interaction design, and prototyping.
I speak English fluently and Russian natively. I am based in Serbia and am open to roles where I can lead design, improve product experiences, and drive measurable business impact.
Professional area
Education
- 2024 NN/Group Certificate in Accelerating Research with AI @ Coursera
Certificate focused on AI-assisted research methods.
- 2024 NN/Group Certificate in Becoming a UX Strategist @ Coursera
Certificate focused on UX strategy and product thinking.
- 2023 - 2024 Google UX Design Certificate @ Coursera
Professional certificate in UX design.
- 2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Production Management @ MIREA
Bachelor’s degree from a top-100 university in Russia according to Forbes.
Experience
- Nov 2025 - Present Founder & Product Lead @ CognifyTasks
Founded and built an AI-assisted task management platform for web and Android. Defined product vision, UX architecture, and roadmap. Designed and developed the application using Flutter. Implemented AI-powered OCR task recognition and launched the MVP with early adoption.
- Jan 2023 - Present Head of UX/UI @ Severstal Infocom
Orchestrated a multi-brand design system that reduced product timelines by 40%. Oversaw 40+ active product streams across B2B SaaS platforms. Reduced support queries by 32% and improved SUS by 25%. Scaled the design team from 5 to 30.
- Nov 2021 - Jan 2023 Senior Product Designer @ Severstal Infocom
Delivered 16 enterprise projects across 2 countries. Introduced usability testing protocols and improved UX quality by 24%.
- Jul 2019 - Nov 2021 Senior Product Designer @ Nekki
Designed UX/UI for Shadow Fight 4, contributing to 50M+ downloads. Conducted user research and prototyping. Developed landing pages that increased traffic retention by 8%.
- Jan 2018 - Jun 2019 Product Designer @ Element Group
Increased content production by 20% through streamlined templates and SMM designs. Launched two landing pages that improved client online presence and conversion rates.
