Gabriela Pereira Neri

Senior Product Designer | Fintech & Digital Products
Brazil.

About

Product Designer with 8+ years in digital products, 5+ years in fintech. Computer Science degree from Unicamp.

Part of Spin Pay's founding team before its acquisition by Nubank, where I continued working on payment products.

I'm driven by curiosity, learning, and challenges. I enjoy finding creative solutions that connect user and business needs, and contributing to strategic product decisions.

Work

Caccao
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Founding Designer

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Summary

Founding designer who established the initial design vision and product strategy for a new venture.

Highlights

Conducted user research and validation that contributed to the company's strategic pivot and target customer identification, laying the groundwork for future product development and market entry.

Nubank
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Senior Product Designer

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Summary

Drove critical product design initiatives across multiple business units at Nubank, focusing on increasing user adoption, minimizing churn, and optimizing merchant integration experiences.

Highlights

Designed and proposed multiple test variations for Tap to Pay marketing screens, contributing to 10% increase in user activity

Implemented continuous NPS tracking and leadership dashboard, enabling data-driven prioritization that helped improve product NPS from 40 to 60

Updated custom illustrations and animations to align with Nubank's new design system standards

Launched a new developer portal for merchant integration, result of a continuous research process. Improved user experience and decreased integration-related support tickets by 50%.

Spin Pay (acquired by Nubank)
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Design Lead

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Summary

First designer hired at Spin Pay, leading end-to-end design from initial product discovery to team management, contributing significantly to the company's successful acquisition by Nubank.

Highlights

Facilitated the discovery phase for Pix implementation through comprehensive service design, ensuring a seamless and intuitive integration experience for users.

Functioned as an all-in-one designer, independently creating diverse artwork for social media, compelling pitch decks, and impactful sales presentations, while also assuming product management responsibilities.

Recruited, mentored, and managed a high-performing team of up to 5 designers, encompassing both product and creative specializations to deliver cohesive design solutions.

iFood
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Product Designer, Restaurants

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Summary

Designed impactful product experiences for the Order Manager and Promotions/CRM squads at iFood, optimizing restaurant operations and enhancing customer engagement.

Highlights

Designed intuitive user interfaces and experiences for the Order Manager squad, streamlining restaurant operational workflows and improving efficiency.

Developed impactful design solutions for the Promotions/CRM squads, enhancing customer engagement and driving marketing initiatives.

Collaborated cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to deliver features that met both user needs and business objectives.

Dextra
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UI/UX Designer

Summary

Consulting firm. Worked across multiple projects including C&A, Livelo and NET Claro.

Dextra
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Full-stack Software Developer

Dextra
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Internship

Brazil

Education

UNICAMP
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Bachelor

Computer Science

Languages

Portuguese
English

Skills

Product Design

Product Design, UX Design, UI Design, User Flows, Wireframing, Prototyping.

Visual Design

Figma, Illustrator, After Effects, Animation, Illustration, Design Systems.

Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, End-to-End Design.

User Research

User Research, Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, User Interviews, Surveys.

Problem Solving

Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Strategic Planning.

A/B Testing

A/B Testing, Experimentation, Data-Driven Design.

Data Analysis

Data Analysis, Databricks, Python, SQL, Scala, Data Interpretation.

Project Management

Project Management, Agile Methodologies, Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management.

Leadership & Mentorship

Team Leadership, Mentorship, Recruitment, Team Management.

Go-to-Market Strategy

Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Launch, Market Research.