Location
Andalucia, Spain
Preferred Work Type
Remote
Experience
14+
Years
P. Marciniak brings forth over 14 years of experience in the tech industry, notably contributing for 6+ years as a Product Designer and Team Leader. Marciniak has forged a successful career journey, from establishing a branding agency to working with major US corporations, software houses, and product companies. With a primary focus on web3, fintech, and e-commerce-related products, P. Marciniak excels in crafting solutions for user and stakeholder challenges through design. A remote worker by preference, P. Marciniak occasionally works from the office and frequently travels for workshops and user testing.
Assessments & Skill Tests
UX/UI Design
Evaluate candidates' UX/UI design expertise in crafting intuitive digital product designs and interfaces for an exceptional user experience.
Score
85/100
Time Taken
15 Mins
Taken On
September, 2021
Personality Test
I: Highly sociable and lively
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Taken On
September, 2021
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Experience
Senior Product Designer
RAKBANK
May 2023 - Present
- Worked as a Senior Product Designer at RAKBANK, a prominent and dynamic bank in the UAE.
- Specialized in crafting excellent user experiences for personal and business banking services.
- Specialized in designing intuitive digital interfaces and utilizing electronic banking solutions to ensure smooth customer interactions.
- Took pride in contributing to RAKBANK's dedication to delivering top-tier banking services and following industry best practices.
- Developing a comprehensive Design System using Figma.
- Collaborating with fellow designers to explore new functionalities and ideas.
- Driving the digital transformation of the organization's Web/Mobile App.
Owner
Peter Marciniak Studio
September 2023 - Present
Senior Product Designer
Klarna
April 2022 - April 2023
- Was part of the team responsible for adding to the shopping experience through short-form video, thumb-stopping, and shoppable content directly in the Klarna App.
- Engaged in Product Design work in the Social Shopping Domain.
- Designed for Web, iOS (iPhone, iPad), and Android devices.
- Worked with a team of +17 developers.
- Worked closely with the Design System Team and contributed to developing the Design System.
- Collaborated with other project teams inside Klarna.
- Contributed to continuous product development from the MVP phase to launch in the US and other European markets.
Lead Product Designer
NoA - The North Alliance
February 2021 - March 2022
- Won Reddot Design Awards 2022 in the product design category.
- Worked on a project for one of Europe’s leading safety providers - Sector Alarm.
- Served as a Product Designer in the Design System Team.
- Created the complex Design System in Figma, collaborated with iOS and Android developers to implement the DS, and worked closely with the Head of Design and stakeholders on the system's development.
- Building a complete Design System in Figma.
- Organizing colors (light & dark mode), typography, component libraries.
- Managing working files, version control, and new releases procedures.
- Collaborating with other designers on new functionalities and ideas.
- Conducting user testing (with the support of a UX researcher) to verify hypotheses.
- Creating prototypes to showcase animation and user flow experience.
Lead Product Designer
Netguru
October 2019 - February 2021
- Was responsible for the conceptualization and design of interactive projects from concept to completion.
- Researched and explored creative design concepts and brainstormed with teammates.
- Created responsive designs for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile.
- Focused on Interactive mockups and visual styling.
- Created prototypes (sketch-paper prototypes, wireframes Lo-Fi, Hi-Fi prototypes, visual design mockups, annotations, testing, and validation of design choices).
- Solicited customer feedback about the current experience.
- Consolidated (scoped) requirements: functional, technical, content requirements.
- Worked with teammates and stakeholders to define project objectives, estimates, and scope.
- Utilized UCD methodology, user stories, scenarios, personas, and use cases to create information architecture and navigation strategy.
- Conducted user testing: user research interviews, stakeholder engagement, remote usability testing, paper-prototype testing, A/B testing, focus testing, and surveys.
Lead Product Designer
SonarHome
February 2018 - June 2020
- Created a customer-facing website where customers could learn more about SonarHome.
- Art directed the brand, designed the website, app, user interface, and visual design solutions and strategy for the SonarHome brand.
- Designed user flows, wireframes, mockups, interactive prototypes, and led the design team, producer, and front-end developers on a style guide and screen UI build-out.
- Was responsible for wireframes, flows, mockups, prototypes, interaction design, and visual design.
- Designed for UI/UX, interactive websites, digital products, and touchpoints on marketing, which was key throughout the design process for the projects worked on.
Owner & Senior Art Director
I LIKE ART
June 2012 - January 2020
- As the Owner and Senior Art Director at I LIKE ART, I led a team of 12 designers, developers, and project managers in building positive brand images for companies through consistent graphic designs, visually identifying brands, and creating cohesive website arrangements.
- Our team's diverse skill sets allowed us to incorporate various forms of expression, such as photography, video, and marketing, into the branding process.
- At I LIKE ART, I believed that branding was more than just a logo and approached it as an entire creative process.
Senior User Experience Consultant
Connectis
September 2015 - January 2017
- Provided User Experience Design and consultation for the framework of a static site generator (Webpack plugin) built around reusable React components with a headless CMS (Contentful) as a data source. The application served 32 localizations and 41 languages.
- Acted as the Lead UX designer for ModernWeb Framework, focusing on improving the product user experience.
- Developed quality UX and User Interactions influenced by user research and user testing.
- Delivered user flows, wireframes, prototypes, user testing research, and detailed interaction specifications using Sketch, Axure 8, usertesting.com, and Jira Confluence.
- Implemented rapid prototype testing research into user experience and product interactions.
- Articulated user-centered design decisions to stakeholders and peers.
Lead Product Designer
hiitide
June 2014 - November 2015
- Created intuitive interfaces and functional experiences for the web platform.
- Created patterns, concepts, and vision through low/high prototyping design solutions.
- Completed high-load scenarios from conceptual designs into working solutions.
- Explored ideas based on market research and customers' needs.
- Contributed to the company design system, user-centered techniques, and processes.
UI Designer
InLabs
March 2014 - August 2014
- Owed and led the entire product design cycle from conception to a successfully executed solution.
- Handled client service and communication.
- Managed the full-stack design scope of work: concept ideation to handover, research, mock-ups, wireframes, GUI design, interaction and interface, QA.
- Worked on improving internal processes.
- Collaborated with clients and project team members.
- Handled Project Management responsibilities.
- Handled presales design estimating.
- Participated in sales calls with clients.
UX & UI Designer
AWWW Software
October 2012 - February 2013
- Created clean, effective, UI/UX-driven web and mobile interfaces, ensuring high-quality results.
- Managed internal and external team design projects.
- Mentored newly joined designers.
- Aligned designs with client business goals.
- Collaborated closely with developers and engineers.
Education
Lodz Film School (PWSFTviT)
Master of Arts (MA), Film and TV Picture Production &Photography
2009 - 2014
Languages
EN
English
Full professional proficiency
ES
Spanish
Native or bilingual proficiency
