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Hi, I’m Vladan — a hands-on Product Design Leader passionate about UX Strategy and DesignOps at Atolls, Berlin.

Leading the Community Experience Design team across hotukdeals, mydealz, dealabs, and other global platforms — shaping how millions connect, contribute, and shop smarter.

Experience

Seasoned design leader with expertise spanning industrial design, marketing, and digital product design, now diving into AI-powered digital shopping experiences.

Capabilities

Design Leadership
Team Management
UX Vision & Strategy
Design Thinking
DesignOps
Design Systems
Web & Mobile Applications

Sectors

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

Company Types

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

Vision

My vision is to empower designers to unlock their full potential, fostering a culture that encourages questions, nurtures curiosity, and challenges assumptions with diverse perspectives.

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

Mission

3P's

People

Nurturing and guiding personal and professional growth.

Process

Upholding 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 stakeholder’s Weekly Design Reviews

Overseeing & Managing

Community Experience Design Team

Aligning Team Standards

Ensure UX Patterns are implemented

Training

Conduct training programs for the team

Managing Capacity & Allocation

Aligning priorities with product managers weekly

Overseeing Design Tasks

Keeping design deliverables on track

Managing Multiple Streams

Reviewing multiple initiatives weekly

Performance Evaluation

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

© 2025 Vladan Zlatic

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