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My leadership style is a mindfulness approach. I create a supportive and inclusive environment that allows our team to thrive. I am always open to listening to team ideas and providing feedback, which makes my teammates feel valued and motivated.

Whether I’m meeting with clients/stakeholders, or having a 1-on-1 with a designer, I practice the art of listening. Ask more questions. Talk it through. Also, I am interested in coaching and plan to take a course to get certified.

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The challenges that I managed last 3 years

• I managed and art-directed the rebranding for the company (500+ people)

• Initiated and helped to move all designers in the company from Sketch (+Abstract&Zeplin) to Figma, which improved the quality of design processes in 2020;
• Initiated and helped to implement usability testing process and improved custdev process;
• I hired the design team and built a design hiring process in the company together with them (our record: 5 hires in 5 months, one of them was a Lead position). My team has grown from 2 people to 12. I hired and onboarded 16 designers in the last 3 years.
• I have experience in direct management inside one product team and cross-functional management;
• As a designer, I have released 4 mobile products from scratch and continued craft working as a Lead Designer till the end of 2022;
• Promoted a culture of sharing in the company (product & designers);
• Initiated changes in the NDA for designers in the company with the ability to post their UI portfolio to the public.

What I am most proud of:

• My team :) both teams: design and product;
• I established a design community within the company comprising 26 people, which is still active and provides opportunities to share knowledge and experiences. When I joined the company, there were only 4 designers and no design community;
• I’m practicing A Mindful Design Process in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities simultaneously; I often hold events within my product team on this topic;
• 2 of my mentees are already teaching design as course curators in Projector;
• I have held more than 12 design workshops and speeches within the company.