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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
Meticulously striving to get to the root of things and seeing the whole picture.
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.
Responsibilities.
Onboarding & Supporting
Help new hire get familiar with Design Ops
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.
