Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Turning complex systems into trusted products
Turning complex systems into trusted products
Turning complex systems into trusted products
12+ years taking products from ambiguous concept to shipped reality. Enterprise, fintech, now AI. The complexity only got bigger. The interfaces stayed human.
12+ years taking products from ambiguous concept to shipped reality. Enterprise, fintech, now AI. The complexity only got bigger. The interfaces stayed human.
12+ years taking products from ambiguous concept to shipped reality. Enterprise, fintech, now AI. The complexity only got bigger. The interfaces stayed human.
Impact
A Decade of Product Design
A Decade of Product Design
Key milestones and metrics from over a decade designing digital products.
Key milestones and metrics from over a decade designing digital products.
12
y
12
y
Designing Digital Products
Across design agencies, enterprise platforms, fintech products and early-stage startups.
12
y
12
y
Designing Digital Products
Across design agencies, enterprise platforms, fintech products and early-stage startups.
12
12
Companies Collaborated With
Working with startups, scaleups and enterprise teams across multiple industries.
12
12
Companies Collaborated With
Working with startups, scaleups and enterprise teams across multiple industries.
15
+
15
+
Products Designed & Shipped
From early concepts to shipped products used by real users.
1.5
m+
1.5
m+
Users Reached
Across consumer, enterprise and financial products used in complex, high-stakes workflows.
9
9
Products Built From 0→1
Designing products from first concept to launch and product-market validation.
1.2
k+
1.2
k+
Components Built
Building scalable design systems used across platforms and teams.
500
h
500
h
Interviewing Users
Conducting interviews and research to uncover real user needs and behaviors.
15
+
15
+
Designers Mentored
Supporting designers through mentorship, structured feedback and design reviews.
9
9
Products Built From 0→1
Designing products from first concept to launch and product-market validation.
1.2
k+
1.2
k+
Components Built
Building scalable design systems used across platforms and teams.
500
h
500
h
Interviewing Users
Conducting interviews and research to uncover real user needs and behaviors.
15
+
15
+
Designers Mentored
Supporting designers through mentorship, feedback and product design leadership.
15
+
15
+
Products Designed & Shipped
From early concepts to shipped products used by real users.
1.5
m+
1.5
m+
Users Reached
Across platforms delivering data insights, financial tools and AI-powered experiences.
9
9
Products Built From 0→1
Designing products from first concept to launch and product-market validation.
1.2
k+
1.2
k+
Components Built
Building scalable design systems used across platforms and teams.
500
h
500
h
Interviewing Users
Conducting interviews and research to uncover real user needs and behaviors.
15
+
15
+
Designers Mentored
Supporting designers through mentorship, feedback and product design leadership.
12
y
12
y
Designing Digital Products
Across design agencies, SaaS platforms, Web3 protocols and emerging AI-native products.
12
12
Companies Collaborated With
Working with startups, scaleups and enterprise teams across multiple industries.
1.5
m+
1.5
m+
Users Reached
Across platforms delivering data insights, financial tools and AI-powered experiences.
15
+
15
+
Products Designed & Shipped
From early concepts to shipped products used by real users.
My Work
Selected Projects
Selected Projects
Explore my work designing AI-native products, enterprise platforms,
and Web3 ecosystems that bridge complexity with intuitive experiences.
Explore my work designing AI-native products, enterprise platforms,
and Web3 ecosystems that bridge complexity with intuitive experiences.
Explore my work designing AI-native products, enterprise platforms, and Web3 ecosystems that bridge complexity with intuitive experiences.
Principal Product Designer
AI
2026
Confidential AI Platform
Designed the full product UX of a confidential AI platform from consumer-facing conversational AI to infrastructure dashboards. Built from zero, for enterprises that can't afford to expose sensitive data.
Impact:
5 product surfaces designed from 0
25+ AI products benchmarked
0→1 in 3 months
Nasdaq-listed platform
Founding Designer
DeFi
2023
Capital Raising Platform
Founding designer on a high-stakes capital-raising platform, designing every investor and founder flow from scratch across 18 months and 5 major product versions.
Impact:
$8M+ in capital deployed through flows designed from zero
85% deal success rate
4.8k users onboarded
5 major product versions shipped
Sr. Product Designer
Fintech
2022
Social Investing Platform
Led the complete redesign of a social investing platform, making complex portfolio mechanics accessible to users with no prior financial expertise.
Impact:
62% copy trading adoption in week one
180% growth in user transactions
52% user retention at 3 months
8k new users onboarded
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Principal Product Designer
AI
2026
Confidential AI Platform
Designed the full product UX of a confidential AI platform from consumer-facing conversational AI to infrastructure dashboards. Built from zero, for enterprises that can't afford to expose sensitive data.
Impact:
5 product surfaces designed from 0
25+ AI products benchmarked
0→1 in 3 months
Nasdaq-listed platform
Founding Designer
DeFi
2023
Capital Raising Platform
Founding designer on a high-stakes capital-raising platform, designing every investor and founder flow from scratch across 18 months and 5 major product versions.
Impact:
$8M+ in capital deployed through flows designed from zero
85% deal success rate
4.8k users onboarded
5 major product versions shipped
Sr. Product Designer
Fintech
2022
Social Investing Platform
Led the complete redesign of a social investing platform, making complex portfolio mechanics accessible to users with no prior financial expertise.
Impact:
62% copy trading adoption in week one
180% growth in user transactions
52% user retention at 3 months
8k new users onboarded
Sr. Product Designer
Fintech
2022
Social Investing Platform
Led the complete redesign of a social investing platform, making complex portfolio mechanics accessible to users with no prior financial expertise.
Impact:
62% copy trading adoption in week one
180% growth in user transactions
52% user retention at 3 months
8k new users onboarded
Principal Product Designer
AI
2026
Confidential AI Platform
Designed the full product UX of a confidential AI platform from consumer-facing conversational AI to infrastructure dashboards. Built from zero, for enterprises that can't afford to expose sensitive data.
Impact:
5 product surfaces designed from 0
25+ AI products benchmarked
0→1 in 3 months
Nasdaq-listed platform
Founding Designer
Trust Design
2023
Capital Raising Platform
Founding designer on a high-stakes capital-raising platform, designing every investor and founder flow from scratch across 18 months and 5 major product versions.
Impact:
$8M+ in capital deployed through flows designed from zero
85% deal success rate
4.8k users onboarded
5 major product versions shipped
Sr. Product Designer
Fintech
2022
Social Investing Platform
Led the complete redesign of a social investing platform, making complex portfolio mechanics accessible to users with no prior financial expertise.
Impact:
62% copy trading adoption in week one
180% growth in user transactions
52% user retention at 3 months
8k new users onboarded
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Design Philosophy
Designing Systems, Not Interfaces
Designing Systems, Not Interfaces
Every system I've designed had one thing in common: the people using it didn't need to understand how it worked. That's the job. Not making things look clean, but making the complexity disappear.
Every system I've designed had one thing in common: the people using it didn't need to understand how it worked. That's the job. Not making things look clean, but making the complexity disappear.
Research & Problem Understanding
I combine user interviews, product data and competitive research to define the real problem before framing a design question. AI helps me process larger evidence sets faster, while product judgment remains human.
Research & Problem Understanding
I combine user interviews, product data and competitive research to define the real problem before framing a design question. AI helps me process larger evidence sets faster, while product judgment remains human.
Synthesis & Strategic Framing
I turn research, constraints and stakeholder priorities into a clear product direction, stress-testing assumptions before the team commits to a solution.
Synthesis & Strategic Framing
I turn research, constraints and stakeholder priorities into a clear product direction, stress-testing assumptions before the team commits to a solution.
Exploration & Ideation
I explore broadly across adjacent categories, prototype multiple directions quickly and converge through evidence, critique and product constraints.
Exploration & Ideation
I explore broadly across adjacent categories, prototype multiple directions quickly and converge through evidence, critique and product constraints.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
Vibe Coding & Rapid Prototyping
I build testable interactions with AI-assisted tools such as Claude Code and Lovable, closing the gap between design intent and real product behavior.
Vibe Coding & Rapid Prototyping
I build testable interactions with AI-assisted tools such as Claude Code and Lovable, closing the gap between design intent and real product behavior.
Design System & Scalable Foundations
I build reusable component foundations, document decisions and maintain coherence as products expand across teams and surfaces.
Design System & Scalable Foundations
I build reusable component foundations, document decisions and maintain coherence as products expand across teams and surfaces.
Ship & Iterate
I turn product usage, feedback and friction signals into focused iteration priorities, keeping design connected to real outcomes after launch.
Ship & Iterate
I turn product usage, feedback and friction signals into focused iteration priorities, keeping design connected to real outcomes after launch.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
AI Research & Problem Understanding
I use AI to turn raw user data into structured insights. From interview preparation to transcript analysis, AI helps me identify patterns, extract verbatims, and clarify the real problem behind user needs.
Career Evolution
From Enterprise UX to
Founding Product Design
From Enterprise UX to Founding Product Design
A career spanning enterprise platforms, early-stage products and complex systems built from 0→1.
A career spanning enterprise platforms, early-stage products and complex systems built from 0→1.
2014 - 2017
2017 - 2021
2021 - 2025
2025 - Present
2014 - 2017
2017 - 2021
2021 - 2025
2025 - Present
Digital Agency
UX/UI Designer
Co-founded a digital agency and built fast execution habits across 25+ clients in healthcare, construction, e-gaming and professional services.
Digital Agency
UX/UI Designer
Co-founded a digital agency and built fast execution habits across 25+ clients in healthcare, construction, e-gaming and professional services.
Digital Agency
UX/UI Designer
Co-founded a digital agency and built fast execution habits across 25+ clients in healthcare, construction, e-gaming and professional services.
Enterprise
Product Designer
Designed large-scale insurance platforms used by 1.5M+ policyholders. Led user research, journey mapping and prototyping while contributing to design systems in agile product teams.
Enterprise
Product Designer
Designed large-scale insurance platforms used by 1.5M+ policyholders. Led user research, journey mapping and prototyping while contributing to design systems in agile product teams.
2025 - Present
Early-Stage Fintech
Founding Designer
Founding designer for early-stage startups, building high-stakes financial products and decentralized platforms while making complex systems accessible to non-expert users.
Early-Stage Fintech
Founding Designer
Founding designer for early-stage startups, building high-stakes financial products and decentralized platforms while making complex systems accessible to non-expert users.
2021 - 2025
AI Native
Principal Product Designer
Designing confidential AI infrastructure and consumer-facing AI products. Shaping UX strategy where the system has to stay invisible and the trust has to stay visible."
X
AI Native
Principal Product Designer
Designing confidential AI infrastructure and consumer-facing AI products. Shaping UX strategy where the system has to stay invisible and the trust has to stay visible."
X
2017 - 2021
2014 - 2017
Get In Touch
Let’s build the next generation of products
Let’s build the next generation of products
I work with startups and product teams to turn complex systems into clear, trusted products, from early definition to scalable delivery. Open to full-time roles and freelance missions.
I work with startups and product teams to turn complex systems into clear, trusted products, from early definition to scalable delivery. Open to full-time roles and freelance missions.
Raphaël.D
Senior Product Designer
© 2026 Raphaël.D. All rights reserved.
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Raphaël.D
Senior Product Designer
© 2026 Raphaël.D. All rights reserved.
Made from scratch in Framer with 💜
Raphaël.D
Senior Product Designer
© 2026 Raphaël.D. All rights reserved.
Made from scratch in Framer with 💜