A bit about me

I am Viki (she/her), a designer based in Stockholm, Sweden, quietly shaping digital experiences for over a decade. I have worked inside vast systems with hundreds of designers, and I have also been the one building from nothing. I listen closely, sketch ideas before they are ready, and make sense of the mess. To me, design is a form of attention. A way of noticing what others pass by. The pauses, the small resistances, the things people need but do not have words for. I am drawn to clarity, but I stay for the nuance, for the spaces in between.This is where I gather what I have learned, what I am still learning, and what I have loved creating along the way.
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Work experience

Staff Product Designer

2024 July–Present / WorkMagic · Sweden (Remote)

WorkMagic is a global team of e-commerce entrepreneurs and data experts from Google, Meta, and TikTok, focused on making advanced marketing attribution accessible to brands everywhere.

  • Collaborated with leadership to align brand and product vision with user needs, driving a unified approach.
  • Developed and maintained brand and design guidelines to ensure seamless integration between marketing and product teams.
  • Built a comprehensive design system to improve product consistency and quality across platforms.
  • Led user research, including interviews, usability tests, and surveys, to gather actionable insights that guided product decisions.
  • Mentored designers to grow their skills and contribute more effectively.
  • Partnered with Product Managers to prioritize features and shape the product roadmap, balancing business goals with customer needs.

Staff Product Designer

2023 December–2024 July (8ms) / Depict · Sweden (Hybrid)

Depict.ai builds an AI-powered product discovery platform that delivers personalized, relevant, and real-time product recommendations to help e-commerce brands increase engagement and sales.

  • Collaborated with CEO and VP of product during discovery to align business goals and accelerate progress toward product-market fit.
  • Worked with stakeholders to shape product strategy and roadmap, promoting clear direction and priorities.
  • Established a pilot design system to support scalable and consistent design efforts.
  • Onboarded developers to adopt a modular design approach, improving collaboration and development efficiency.
  • Rapidly prototyped and tested assumptions through multiple validation cycles, reducing risks and informing product direction.

Senior Product Designer & Competence Lead

2023 January–2023 December (1yr) / Klarna · Sweden (Hybrid)

Joined Klarna’s shopping experience domain as a Senior Product Designer, working to improve the app’s post-purchase features related to deliveries.Joined the shopping experience domain as a senior product designer.

  • Collaborated with 3 teams to advance the order management vision, covering email connect, delivery tracking, and purchase list.
  • Created prototypes to test ideas and validate design solutions, accelerating decision-making and reducing development risk.
  • Participated in strategy discussions and helped define next steps, contributing to a clearer product roadmap and aligned priorities.
  • Followed and reused Klarna’s design system components and variables for both dark and light modes, ensuring consistency and accessibility.
  • Conducted user research including interviews and surveys to identify pain points and opportunities in delivery management, informing user-centered improvements.
2021 January–2023 January (2yrs) / Klarna · Sweden (Hybrid)

Worked as a senior product designer in the Term Loans (Pay in Parts) team for the core EU markets and served as a competence lead.

  • Designed end-to-end solutions for the pay-in-parts payment method across core markets including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, and Austria, enhancing payment flexibility and customer satisfaction.
  • Optimized localization of term loans to better fit regional needs, improving usability and adoption rates.
  • Participated in the design competence lead group, conducting interviews, managing, and mentoring other designers to build a stronger, more skilled design team.

Senior Product Designer

2019 July–2021 January (1yr 7mos) / Backbase · Netherlands (On-site)

Worked as a Senior Product Designer in the Business Banking division at Backbase, focusing primarily on payment solutions across native mobile and web platforms.

  • Designed intuitive payment features that improve user experience and simplify transactions on both mobile and web.
  • Created prototypes and conducted user research to evaluate and refine design solutions.
  • Collaborated closely with product and engineering teams to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions.
  • Applied user-centered design principles to address complex banking needs while ensuring accessibility and security.

Design Lead

2017 September–2019 July (2yrs) / Nimber · Greece-Norway (Hybrid)

Nimber was a sustainable delivery matching platform that utilized available vehicle capacity, connecting drivers who were already heading your way. I led and expanded the design of this platform from a peer-to-peer model to a business-to-business solution.

  • Collaborated closely with key stakeholders to discuss strategy and define next steps, ensuring alignment and driving product growth.
  • Established user flows and scenarios to improve usability and support new B2B features.
  • Managed all design aspects of Nimber’s web platform, maintaining the design system for consistency and scalability.
  • Created fully functional prototypes to validate concepts and support development.
  • Developed internal delivery management and tracking tools tailored for business users, enhancing operational efficiency.

Senior Designer

2016 October–2017 September (1yr) / Webjar · Greece (On-site)

Designing microsites and landing pages as well as news and sport portals in strictly collaboration with other designers and developers.
Clients: Carrier Greece (Toshiba), Owiwi, sportdog.gr

UX/UI Designer

2014 June–2016 March (2yrs 3mos) / Ogilvy · Greece (On-site)

My role was to create digital campaigns, microsites, and web apps. I had the opportunity to work with very talented people brainstorming and developing ideas by thinking outside the box.
Clients: IKEA, Piraeus Bank, P&G, Bacardi, Perrier, FAGE, DEREE, Intersport, Veropoulos, Ford, MSF, Germanos, OTE

Skills

Design

Design strategy · leadership · user flows · wireframes · sketching · interaction design · user experience (UX) design · user interface (UI) design · information architecture · responsive web design · native mobile design · simplifying complex data · design systems · prototyping · illustrations · iconography · style guides · design patterns and best practices

Research

Task analysis · competitor analysis · affinity diagrams · quantitative & qualitative research analysis · (un)moderated usability testing · A/B testing · storyboarding · heuristic evaluation

Collaboration

Detail oriented · team player · mentorship skills · empathy · adaptability · problem-solving mindset · self starter · critical thinking · open-mindedness · organisational skills · fast learner

Tools

Figma · AI Tools (V0 by Vercel, Figma Make) · Sketch app · Framer · Invision · Webflow · Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD) · pen & paper

Education

d.MBA for Designers

2023 / d.MBA

BA (Honours) in Graphic Design

2009–2012 / Middlesex University • GPA: 8.9

Certificate in D.T.P & Web Design

2007–2009 / Akto Art & Design
Member of the jury

Jury

2024
Ebge 2024
Greek Communication Design Awards
Volunteer experience

Mentor

2020 Nov–2022 Jan
ADPList
Worldwide

Mentor

2020 Apr–2020 Sep
Ladies that UX
Netherlands

Designer

2015 Jun–2015 Jul
MSF
Greece

Designer

2014 Jul–2014 Aug
Digitized
Greece