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Dorota K.

Head of Design

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia19 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led design for products used by over 100 million people.
  • Expert in scaling products across diverse cultural contexts.
  • Advocate for user-centered design and Agile methodologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a User Experience Design leader in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design LeadershipUser Experience

Other Skills

Universal DesignBusinessDirector levelReferralsDesignAxureVisioInformation ArchitectureSEOE-commerceGoogle AdwordsUsabilityUsability TestingWeb DesignUser Interface Design

About

Lead Experience Designer creating products used and loved by over 100 million people in 38+ countries. Published author and pragmatic manager looking after a teams of 20+ people. I work collaboratively with all stakeholders to understand business requirements and constraints. I have a strong business acumen and I am an advocate of Lean and Agile methodologies. I am a fast thinker and problem solver. No problem is too big especially if your work will improve people’s lives. A key part of my approach is ensuring the people I work with understand that user experience is the ultimate outcome that the whole team is responsible for. I am passionately advocating for customer centred design practices and and practices which advance business objectives, strategic aspirations and real customer value. Most recently my focus has been in the scaling a product to 38 countries and figuring out the right strategies to balance the scalability with localisation and different culture context. I am working with some of the world’s most innovative and forward thinking individuals spreaded across 6 time zones.

Experience

19 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Google

2 roles

Design leadership Google Photos

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Universal DesignBusinessDirector levelReferralsDesign LeadershipDesign+1

Design leadership Payments & NBU

Sep 2019Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Universal DesignBusinessReferralsDesign LeadershipDesignUser Experience

Commonwealth bank

2 roles

Assets Experience Design Leader (CommBank App & NetBank)

Promoted

Sep 2015Sep 2019 · 4 yrs

Universal DesignBusinessReferralsDesign LeadershipDesignUser Experience

UX Manager

Jul 2013Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Universal DesignDesignUser Experience

Vml

UX Manager

Mar 2013Jun 2013 · 3 mos · Sydney, Australia

Universal DesignDesignUser Experience

Ideacto

User Experience Director

Oct 2011Jan 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos · Wrocław Area, Poland

  • lead the production team (designers, programmers, project managers) in an Agile environment
  • controlled creative work as it moves through the production process
  • designed a website’s interactions by producing sketches and wireframes (Axure, Visio)
  • managed the whole project to prepare it within budget and on time
  • prepared workflows, functional specifications and information architecture
  • created user experience for mobiles, tablets and desktops interfaces
  • created responsive designs across different digital platforms
  • conducted background research for clients including heuristic evaluation and competitor analysis
  • conducted research including user and stakeholder workshops, interviews and user surveys
  • focused on creating the best digital experience for the end users
  • created w3schools standards and WAI accessibility guidelines compliant websites
Universal DesignDesignUser Experience

Voodoo web solutions

Graphic Designer

Jul 2010Sep 2010 · 2 mos

  • Responsibilities:
  • ­ AdWords campaigns management,
  • ­ logos designing,
  • ­ designing and development of search engine friendly websites.
Universal DesignDesignUser Experience

Dige

Project Manager, New Business Manager

Apr 2008Jun 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Szczecin Pogodno Area, Poland

  • Responsibilities:
  • management development teams responsible for creating new websites (Toyotamore, AIG),
  • cooperation with company’s key clients (e.g. Toyota Motor Company, Toyota Bank, AIG),
  • working on tasks connected with organization of a large loyalty program – Toyota More,
  • preparing advertising materials and conducting marketing campaigns,
  • planning and preparing e-mail marketing actions for company’s clients.

Divela

Graphic Designer, Usability and AdWords Expert

Jan 2007Jan 2013 · 6 yrs

  • designed and developed websites
  • conducted usability audits and tests
  • optimized and managed AdWords campaigns
Universal DesignDesignUser Experience

Education

2009-2011 Wroclaw University of Technology

degree: M.Sc — Organizational Leadership

Jan 2009Jan 2011

2004-2009 Szczecin University of Technology

M.Eng — Computer Science; Multimedia

Jan 2004Jan 2009

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