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Product Design — Lead and manager of the centralized design team at a big tech company.

Currently responsible for leading and managing 9 product designers and overseeing 15+ products and tools weekly, both locally and remotely.

Experience

20 years in design industry, working from industrial design through marketing and digital product design.

Capabilities

Design Leadership
Design Management
DesignOps
UX/UI Design
Design Systems
Web & Mobile Applications

Sectors

Enterprise Solutions
Music & Entertainment
Travel & Destination
Renewable Energy
Intergovernmental Org. IGO
E-commerce

Company Types

Startups
Scale-ups
Digital Agencies
Marketing & Advertising
Product Companies
Industrial Companies

Vision

My vision is to empower designers to unlock their full potential, fostering a culture where questions are encouraged, curiosity thrives, and diverse perspectives challenge assumptions.

I believe that exceptional results are born within a safe and collaborative environment. That's why I am committed to establishing and nurturing a design team guided by these principles, with the aim of creating extraordinary products.

Mission

3P's

People

Nurturing and guiding personal and professional growth.

Process

Sticking to processes, standards and industry best practices.

Product

Establishing quality standards and metrics for design success.

Leading and managing
centralized design team in HTEC Group.

About Team

The Centralized Design Team is an empathetic, inquisitive, and accountable group of designers.

We create innovative, easy-to-use products that empower users and exceed expectations in design quality in a highly efficient, reusable, and scalable manner.

At a Glance.

Design methodology.

3 Core Design Thinking Principles

Design process.

3 Core Design Thinking Principles

Responsibilities.

Onboarding & Supporting

Help new hire get familiar with DesignOps

Mentoring

Helping junior members develop and grow

Design Directing

Providing creative leadership and vision to 
the team

Validating

Designs prior to client’s Weekly Design Syncs

Overseeing & Managing

7 product designers and
2 graphic designers

Aligning Team Standards

Ensure UX Patterns are implemented

Training

Conduct training programs for the team

Managing Capacity & Allocation

With design program manager weekly

Managing Tasks

750 design tickets in 2022

Managing Multiple Streams

Reviewing 15+ products weekly

Evaluating

Providing performance feedback, and creating OKR’s plan

Hiring

Seeking, evaluating, and reviewing applications

What designers think of my leadership.

Themes

Communication & Collaboration

Themes

Leadership & Support

Themes

Clear Vision & Knowledge Sharing

Achievements.

Reach out to discuss.

vladan.zlatic@gmail.com

+381642551323​

© 2023 Vladan Zlatic

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