Elena working at her laptop

Experience at a glance

User-centered product designer. Data-driven, growth-focused.

Design

  • Information architecture
  • Customer interviews
  • Research & Scrutiny
  • User experience
  • Interaction design
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Solution testing
  • Design system

Product

  • Customer development
  • Customer journey
  • Service blueprint
  • Growth Funnels
  • User-personas
  • Data analysis
  • Roadmap planning

Leadership

  • Workshop hosting
  • Culture & Principles
  • Team processes
  • Mentorship
  • Recruitment

Languages

  • English B2 – C1
  • Russian Native
  • Portuguese A1
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Novu

Product Design Lead

Feb 2023 – current moment

Led design for Novu, an open-source notification infrastructure. Managed a team of 2 designers, rebuilt the design system, and enhanced user experience. Optimized growth funnels to increase adoption and implemented Scrum for improved processes. Supported two company pivots.

Approveit

Design Mentor

Feb 2023 – Mar 2024

Mentored mid-level designers, teaching user research, customer development, persona creation, and workshop facilitation. Guided them in service blueprinting, customer journey mapping, and writing use cases using my adapted JTBD framework. Enabled them to apply design thinking and contribute meaningfully to projects.

Citrix

Staff Product Designer

March 2021 – Jan 2023

As part of Citrix's acquisition and integration of Wrike, I played a key role in expanding Wrike's Professional Services solutions across Citrix's portfolio. My responsibilities included driving strategic initiatives, fostering collaboration between teams, and ensuring the seamless integration of Wrike's project management tools into various Citrix divisions to maximize client engagement and efficiency.

Wrike

Senior Product Designer

Aug 2019 – Jan 2023

Shipped comprehensive resource management and capacity planning solutions, budgeting and tools for marketers. Drove Design Debt initiatives and managed professional services domain.