Germany

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Design Operations

Service Design

Product Design

Interaction Design

Growth Design

UX Testing

UX Research

Service Design Research

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Professional Certification

Postgraduate

Graphic design

Leonardo Spolador

Senior UX Designer

Usability Testing

Product strategy

Prototyping

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Accessibility

Data visualisation

Design systems

Human computer interaction

Information architecture

User research

Product roadmap

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

ChatGPT

Figma

Framer

Hotjar

Intercom

Jira

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Confluence

Mural

Project management

Qualitative research

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Being the only designer

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

Conducting good user research

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Creating and leveraging user personas

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

• Driving product vision and design strategy, ensuring alignment between business goals and user needs.

• Collaborating closely with Product Managers and Engineering Managers to shape product roadmaps and define strategic objectives.

• Leading cross-functional product discovery efforts, balancing design, engineering, and business ownership to deliver impactful solutions.

• Overseeing the evolution of the design system, ensuring scalability and consistency as products expand.

• Facilitating workshops and ideation sessions to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that enhance user experience and business outcomes.

• Recognized for delivering business-focused, user-centered solutions that drive measurable impact.

• Led the end-to-end user experience for e-mobility and energy storage software solutions.

• Conducted user research, interviews, and testing to validate hypotheses and refine product designs.

• Designed and evolved the UX architecture and navigation for products spanning multiple industries.

• Spearheaded the company’s design system, driving consistency and efficiency across teams.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including Product and Engineering Managers, to align design with business goals.

• Contributed to quarterly strategic planning by defining UX goals in coordination with cross-functional teams.

• Led the development of personalized corporate e-learning solutions, creating engaging and effective instructional designs tailored to client needs.

• Managed a team of designers, providing direction for UI and UX design across various e-learning projects.

• Collaborated with clients to understand their training requirements and ensure that the learning experiences aligned with their business goals.

• Oversaw the full design process, from research and wireframing to prototyping and testing, ensuring high-quality delivery.

• Contributed to improving user engagement through user-centered design, creating intuitive and accessible interfaces for diverse learners.

Leonardo Spolador🇩🇪