DMITRII SATINAEV

Senior Product Designer | UX/UI Specialist
Belgrade, RS.

About

Senior Product Designer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in crafting intuitive and engaging user experiences for complex digital products across EdTech, FinTech, HealthTech, and enterprise SaaS. Leveraging a human-centered approach informed by a healthcare background, I excel at translating intricate business requirements into scalable design systems and award-winning interfaces. I drive product innovation from discovery to delivery, collaborating cross-functionally to deliver measurable impact and seamless user journeys.

Work

RAKBANK
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Senior Product Designer

Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Summary

Leading end-to-end UX/UI design for RAKBANK's B2B Digital Loans Platform, driving product innovation and ensuring seamless user experiences from concept to implementation.

Highlights

Spearheaded the design and development of RAKBANK's B2B Digital Loans Platform, translating complex financial requirements into intuitive user interfaces and workflows.

Developed comprehensive low and high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and user flows, ensuring robust design solutions for digital banking services.

Collaborated closely with Product Owners to define user stories, Customer Journey Maps (CJM), and service maps, effectively translating intricate business requirements into actionable design specifications.

Influenced product strategy by integrating user feedback loops and conducting ongoing research, contributing to data-driven product decisions and iterative design improvements.

Facilitated successful design-to-development handoffs by conducting design demos for developers and stakeholders, providing implementation support, and performing rigorous design reviews.

Mentored and onboarded new design team members, providing expert guidance and fostering a collaborative environment to elevate overall team capabilities.

UULA Inc.
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Senior Product Designer

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Summary

Led UX/UI design for UULA's EdTech platform, focusing on the LMS Admin Panel and contributing to an award-winning product that served K-12 and university students across the Gulf region.

Highlights

Directed the end-to-end design of the LMS Admin Panel, encompassing performance analytics, curriculum delivery, content moderation, tutoring, billing, and user management, contributing to a 2x Red Dot Award-winning platform.

Streamlined complex administrative workflows by translating them into clean, modular UI components, prototyped and designed in Figma, enhancing usability for K-12 and university stakeholders.

Architected and maintained a scalable design system, ensuring UI/UX consistency, accelerating development cycles, and establishing robust design governance across the platform.

Collaborated cross-functionally with Product Managers, developers, and QA teams to ensure seamless implementation and uphold high UX quality standards.

Conducted extensive user research and feedback sessions with educators, administrators, and students, directly informing product decisions and feature enhancements.

Supported frontend developers by verifying design accuracy during implementation and providing detailed specifications, ensuring pixel-perfect execution of design solutions.

Provided design mentorship and onboarding for new team members, fostering skill development and contributing to a cohesive design culture.

SPH Engineering
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Senior Product Designer / UX Lead

Riga, Riga, Latvia

Summary

Spearheaded UX/UI design for SPH Engineering's multi-product B2B suite, including a cloud platform for UAV telemetry analytics with AI/ML tools, serving field workers and industrial clients.

Highlights

Designed comprehensive user flows and intuitive interfaces for a multi-product B2B suite, including a cloud telemetry dashboard, a desktop mapping tool, and a mobile app for drone pilots.

Led the end-to-end design of a new SaaS platform for UAV telemetry analytics, integrating AI and ML tools to deliver advanced data insights for B2B and public service sectors.

Conducted rigorous requirements gathering from product owners and users, driving iterative design cycles with UX wireframes and clickable prototypes to align solutions with business objectives.

Optimized navigation and complex data workflows within telemetry tools, significantly enhancing usability and efficiency for field workers and industrial clients.

Owned the complete UX/UI process, from initial ideation and prototyping through validation to final design delivery, ensuring a consistent and high-quality user experience.

Collaborated closely with developers and testers, providing detailed design specifications and conducting UI/UX reviews to ensure high-quality implementation and product delivery.

Miramedix.ru
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Product Designer / Founding Designer

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

As the founding Product Designer, shaped the product vision and designed the entire UX for Miramedix.ru's HealthTech cloud platform, facilitating collaborative oncology treatment for doctors and clinics.

Highlights

Established the foundational product vision and core workflows as the sole UX designer, collaborating directly with founders and medical professionals for a HealthTech startup.

Conducted comprehensive competitive research, expert interviews, and requirements gathering with therapists and oncologists to inform the platform's design strategy.

Designed the complete user experience for a digital tumor board platform, enabling seamless case presentations and multi-doctor patient care planning for medical professionals.

Developed detailed personas, journey maps, and job stories, leveraging in-depth interviews with oncologists and therapists to ensure a human-centered design approach.

Delivered interactive prototypes and executed remote usability tests with real users, validating design solutions and iterating based on direct user feedback.

Contributed to the establishment of the company's initial design process and supported the recruitment of additional design talent.

Post Bank
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Senior Product Designer

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Owned UX/UI design for critical banking services at Post Bank, delivering innovative features like in-app stories and gamified cashback to enhance user engagement and product usage.

Highlights

Directed the comprehensive UX/UI design for core banking services, including payments and transfers, for one of Russia's largest retail banks.

Spearheaded the design of innovative features such as Instagram-inspired in-app stories, significantly boosting user engagement, promoting financial products, and facilitating customer feedback.

Implemented gamified cashback mechanics that measurably drove user retention and increased product usage across the platform.

Developed a delivery protection/insurance feature, enhancing security and trust for clients making purchases from international sellers.

Assumed interim team coordination responsibilities for 4 months during the design lead's absence, successfully managing design reviews, facilitating syncs, and reporting to department leadership.

Designed seamless mobile and desktop web flows for critical functions including transfers, payments, and user onboarding, improving overall user experience.

Contributed significantly to the development and evolution of a shared design system, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all digital banking products.

DigitalDrive
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Art Director / Co-founder

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Co-founded and led DigitalDrive, a creative agency specializing in digital and print design, branding, and UX for SMBs, delivering cross-media solutions and managing client relationships.

Highlights

Co-founded and managed a creative agency, overseeing the delivery of comprehensive UX, branding, and digital design services for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs).

Directed client engagements from initial concept to final delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives and high-quality cross-media solutions.

Managed a team of freelancers, optimizing project workflows and resource allocation to deliver diverse design projects efficiently.

Developed strong client communication and pitching skills, successfully securing projects and fostering lasting business relationships.

Gained hands-on experience in business operations, including financial management and strategic planning for a startup venture.

Fujitsu Global Delivery Center
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UX/UI Designer

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Designed user interfaces and contributed to UX initiatives for enterprise clients in finance, retail, and telecom across Europe and Asia as part of Fujitsu's global IT services network.

Highlights

Designed user interfaces for diverse enterprise platforms, including POS terminals, corporate messengers, self-checkout kiosks, and custom intranet solutions for major banking and retail clients.

Actively participated in a cross-functional UX research group, contributing to internal usability improvements and significantly increasing UX design awareness and adoption across the company.

Enhanced employee engagement by contributing to the gamification of the corporate intranet, fostering a more interactive and user-friendly internal platform.

Bars Group
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UX Designer

Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation

Summary

Designed wireframes and UX flows for government services portals, enterprise platforms, and a custom BI analytics tool, contributing to digital solutions for public sector clients.

Highlights

Developed wireframes and UX flows for critical government services portals, intranet systems, and a custom-built BI analytics tool (Alpha BI).

Executed comprehensive UX audits and collaborated effectively with Product Managers and developers to iterate on and refine digital solutions.

Led internal training sessions on usability principles and meticulously documented UX guidelines, enhancing design consistency and developer understanding.

Conducted UX audits, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations, directly improving the usability and performance of client services and internal platforms.

Awards

Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2022 – Winner (UULA Admin Panel)

Awarded By

Red Dot Design Award

Awarded for outstanding brand and communication design for the UULA Admin Panel, recognizing excellence in user experience and visual design.

Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2022 – Winner (UULA Learning Platform)

Awarded By

Red Dot Design Award

Recognized for exceptional brand and communication design for the UULA Learning Platform, highlighting innovation and effectiveness in educational technology.

Languages

Russian

Native

Serbian

Basic

French

Conversational

English

Fluent

Skills

UX/UI Design & Research

Design Thinking, UX Research, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Flows, User Stories, Customer Journey Mapping (CJM), Service Mapping, Personas, Job Stories, Heuristic Evaluation, Design Review, Accessibility & Inclusive Design, Data Visualization, Gamification, Interaction Design Foundation Courses.

Prototyping & Tools

Interactive Prototyping, Figma, FigJam, Miro, Framer, Axure RP, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, ProtoPie, Lovable.dev, Midjourney.

Design Systems & Development

Design Systems, Design Governance, Modular UI Components, Frontend Understanding (HTML/CSS/JS familiarity), Design-Dev Handoff, Motion and UI Animation (Rive, Lottie), Zeplin, Zeroheight, CodePen.

Product Strategy & Collaboration

Product Vision, Business Requirements Translation, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Agile Methodologies, Product Innovation, Mentorship, Client Communication, Pivoting, Business Operations, Presentation Skills & Public Speaking.

Platforms & Industries

EdTech, FinTech, HealthTech, Enterprise SaaS, B2B, B2C, Admin Panels, Dashboards, Mobile Applications, Web Applications, UAV Telemetry Systems, Government Services Portals, Intranet Systems, BI Analytics Tools, POS Terminals, Self-checkout Kiosks.

Project Management & Analytics

Jira, Asana, Trello, Notion, Confluence, Airtable, Typeform, xMind, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Slack, ChatGPT.

Certificates

Gamification

Issued By

Coursera

Data Visualization

Issued By

Coursera

Accessibility and Inclusive Design (with Honors)

Issued By

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via Coursera

Gestalt Psychology and Web Design: The Ultimate Guide

Issued By

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Human-Computer Interaction - HCI

Issued By

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

User experience research: How to ask the right questions?

Issued By

Udemy

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Issued By

Google

Ultimate Google Analytics 4 course

Issued By

Udemy

DMITRII SATINAEV