
Catarina Marques
Product Designer
Salary / Daily rate
74200 Thonon-les-Bains, France
Mobility: Geneva, Lausanne, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Product Designer with over four years of UX/UI design experience in digital platforms. Skilled in user research, accessibility (WCAG), and performance optimisation. Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams to align user needs with business goals. Proficient in design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability. Background in compliance and sustainability engineering, bringing rigour to regulated environments.
Work experience
Product Designer
Mercedes-Benz.io
May 2022 - Present
4 years 6 months
– Co-led redesign of Mercedes-Benz content pages (sub-brand pages, campaign templates, product announcements), focusing on information architecture, scalability, and clarity. – Partnered with engineers and QA to adapt designs to technical constraints, validate implementation, and balance performance trade-offs with usability and accessibility. – Collaborated on the redesign of the online shop storefront (B2C and B2B), improving user journeys and conversion rates. – Enhanced B2B onboarding flows with tooltips and in-product guidance to simplify complex processes. – Conducted user interviews and usability testing, synthesising insights into evidence-based design decisions. – Designed responsive UI components in Figma, documented specs for clear handoffs, and iterated post-release. – Contributed to the design system, ensuring consistency across multiple product areas, multilingual and multi-regional product areas. – Worked in agile teams (Scrum, SAFe), collaborating with multicultural, cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
UX/UI Designer
C-MORE Sustainability
Feb 2022 - May 2022
4 months
– Redesigned ESG reporting SaaS platform, improving complex B2B data entry workflows through clearer structure and guidance. – Designed dashboards for ESG data visualisation, turning static datasets into actionable compliance insights. – Collaborated directly with founders and developers in a fast-paced remote environment. – Leveraged prior sustainability expertise to design regulated workflows for compliance-heavy environments.
Sustainability Engineer
Sonae Sierra
Mar 2015 - Jul 2021
6 years 5 months
– Implemented and monitored HSE Management System (ISO 45001, 14001) across 12 shopping centres in 4 countries. – Certified 4 shopping centres through BREEAM In-Use environmental certifications (Portugal, Spain, Italy). – Designed and delivered training, translating complex regulatory concepts into clear guidance for diverse stakeholders. – Conducted audits, assessed risks, and improved operational performance within international, cross-functional teams. – Experience in compliance, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration, transferable to regulated digital product environments.
Education
Universidade de Lisboa
Master's Degree, Environmental and Energy Engineering
2007 - 2014
6 years 8 months
Licenses & certifications
UX/UI Design Certification
Issued: Aug 2021