Vadym Syliava

Head of Design

San Francisco, California, United States16 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of experience in product design.
Led design teams for Y Combinator-backed startups.
Developed comprehensive design systems for enterprise solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Designer specializing in SaaS and user experience design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyUser Experience DesignTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Resource AllocationCreative IdeationGoogle SheetsCustomer JourneysTeam PerformanceDesign Systems & GuidelinesUX MethodsUser ResearchService DesignInteractive DesignPrototypingUser InterviewsFigma (Software)SketchAdobe XD

About

Hello! I'm Vadym Syliava, an accomplished and innovative Product Designer with over 15 years of diverse experience in the full-cycle design process for web and mobile enterprise solutions. I have a proven track record in leading design teams and creating complex enterprise solutions. I've worked with startups, including a Y Combinator-backed venture, and have also founded multiple startups myself. My expertise spans across UX/UI Design, Full-Cycle Design Process, Design Systems & Guidelines, Team Leadership, Startups and Entrepreneurship, UX Methods, User Research, Service Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, and User Interviews. I'm proficient in a variety of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, Zeplin, UXPin, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects. I'm passionate about creating user-friendly, accessible designs that improve people's interactions with digital products. I believe that good design can make a significant difference in people's lives, and I'm always excited to take on new challenges that allow me to make such an impact. Nice to meet you!

Experience

16 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Theya (yc)

Head of Design (YC W23)

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Pair ai

Product Designer (YC W23)

Aug 2023 – Mar 2024 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Customer JourneysCreative IdeationUser Experience Design

Stealth startup

Co-Founder

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Resource AllocationProduct StrategyCreative IdeationGoogle Sheets

Community phone

Head of Design (YC W19)

May 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Worked as the first designer at Community Phone.
Successfully developed a pitch deck that helped the company secure a $1.3 million investment.
Spearheaded the hiring of the company's first front-end developers.
Implemented agile methodologies for efficient project management.
Developed a comprehensive design system for consistent and efficient project execution.
Integrated task management tools and Amplitude for comprehensive analytics.
Played a crucial role in crafting the brand identity and launching a new, user-friendly website via Webflow.
Managed the development of a checkout system, a mobile application, and a web portal.
Expanded the client base from 0 to over 2000 MAUs in the user portal.
Achieved the primary goal of the app's initial launch, with 45% of users enabling call blocking on their mobile phones within the first month.
Together with a team of three engineers, we effectively doubled our online checkout conversion rate from 1% to 2% within a single quarter, thereby setting the stage for further growth potential of up to 3% in the online funnel.

Customer JourneysResource AllocationTeam PerformanceProduct StrategyCreative IdeationGoogle Sheets

Trunkee

Co-founder | CEO | Designer

Jan 2019 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

The digital assistant which stores your clothes and picks up personalized outfits, helps with sustainable use of clothes and its recycling.
We was participated as an AlphaStartup on Web Summit Conference in 2019

Product StrategyCreative Ideation

Dan.it education

Lecturer of Interaction design course

Aug 2018 – Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Trinetix

3 roles

BA/UX Architect

Nov 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Nashville, TN

In charge of a design team
Managing a team of designers (10+ designers)
Created a design system for mobile applications (30+ applications)
Write design guidelines
Created pitches and design concepts for the new clients

Resource AllocationTeam PerformanceProduct StrategyGoogle Sheets

UI/UX Team Lead

Jul 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Nashville, TN

iPad application for M&A deals (800+ screens)
Healthcare mobile application (from sketch to launch)

Resource AllocationTeam PerformanceTeam Leadership

UI/UX Designer

Jan 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Nashville, TN

I manage a team of UI and UX designers, coordinate projects for international clients, and create UX concepts and strategic designs.

Creative IdeationUser Experience Design

Digital education labs, inc.

Co-founder | Designer

Apr 2013 – Apr 2017 · 4 yrs

Product StrategyCreative Ideation

Qoderoom

UI/UX Designer

Mar 2013 – Dec 2013 · 9 mos

At QodeRoom, I designed mobile applications and websites for Visa, EasyPay, AlfaBank UA, Philip Morris, and more.
Designed wireframes and mockups to guide product decision-making and engineering development.
Defined and created site structure, interaction flows, information architecture, and conceptual models.
Worked on use cases and user "personas," performing user and task analysis.
Managed visual designer to ensure that the product has a consistent look and feel and that the graphic design supports the product's functionality.

Product Strategy

Vk play

Co-founder | Designer

Jan 2012 – Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos

VK Play — is my first startup ranked # 2 in the top-grossing apps in Estern Erope for Mac OS X. It was a streaming music player that uses the VK API for the music library and Last.fm API for the discography of artists.

Product Strategy