
Federico Pizzutto
Founder
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Salary / Daily rate
9 people recommend
Luxembourg
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
I kept watching Solopreneurs and Startup founders burn out trying to "be everywhere" on content. So I built VibeMyWay: packages of AI agents that handles the research, the writing, the brand, and posts end-to-end. It was for me, now I am releasing for everyone. Early access is open to the first 100 founders. --- More about me: I build products and design organizations that treat AI as a design material, not a buzzword. For 25+ years I've led product and design at the intersection of strategy and craft: owning vision, building teams, shipping products, and driving measurable growth across fintech, B2C platforms, and complex multi-product portfolios. Right now, what excites me most is what's happening at the edge of AI and design practice. I'm not just talking about it, I'm actively building it: I use among others, Figma MCP, AI agents, Claude Code, Antigravity, Cursor, Penpot, Pencil, V0, and multi-tool orchestration pipelines daily to accelerate every stage of the design and product lifecycle. From research synthesis and brief generation to rapid prototyping and design documentation, AI agents are part of how my teams work, not a feature we ship and forget about. And on the product side, I think deeply about what it means to design for AI: agentic experiences, orchestration UX, human-in-the-loop control, trust signals, explainability. The hardest UX problems of the next decade will live in this space, and I want to be in the room shaping them. What I bring everywhere: I'm a strategic leader who stays hands-on. I've built design teams from 1 to 14, scaled operations across 8 business units, and established design systems and user research programmes that became real competitive advantages, not shelf-ware. I care about craft, but I care equally about outcomes. My work has driven a 30% ARR increase (€1.2M daily), a 35% improvement in delivery velocity, and product recognition at PayTech Awards USA 2025 and Datos Insights Impact Awards. I partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Marketing, and I'm comfortable presenting design vision to a boardroom, an enterprise customer, or an industry audience. I thrive in product-led organizations where there's real ambiguity to resolve and a team to build around it. ENTP-A · English (fluent) · Italian (native) · French (conversational)
Work experience
Founder
VibeMyWay
Apr 2026 - Present
7 months
Luxembourg
VibeMyWay turns one captured idea into a full publication package (blog post, email sequence, social content, supporting images) brand-consistent, ready to review. We're a plug-and-play system of AI skills and agentic workflows designed for the people running marketing without a team: solopreneurs, founders, marketing leads at small companies, and generalists at small agencies. THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE Execution overload. Keyword research, draft, graphics, sequence, distribution — too many steps, no time, no buffer. Most weeks, the content just doesn't happen.
Founder
WorkingInCryptoFreelance
Oct 2023 - Present
3 years 1 month
Luxembourg
Side project
Independent Consultant in Product, Design and Innovation
Federico PizzuttoFreelance
Sep 2021 - Present
5 years 2 months
Luxembourg
As owner of my consulting practice, I do: - act as Product and UX expert - revise and optimise existing product, through design and discovery practices - create and coach teams and design-led processes - support with Research and product expertise Do not hesitate to connect with me and ask any question.
LiquidTrustFreelance
Apr 2022 - Present
4 years 7 months
Luxembourg
Advisor
Dec 2025 - Present
11 months
Luxembourg
Head of Product and Design
Apr 2022 - Dec 2025
3 years 9 months
Los Angeles, CA, USA
LiquidTrust is a new global payment method with a simple, built-in escrow mechanism to safeguard smaller business transactions (< $250k) from fraud and loss. Of the $6.9T US import/export payment volume, 2/3 go unprotected because current payment protection products like letters of credit are too complex and expensive for SMBs. 9 out of 10 SMB owners constantly worry about fraud and loss because non-payment or non-delivery would be devastating to business survival. We are partnering with banks to make our "escrow pay" solution available for millions of small businesses. Learn more at liquidtrust.io.
IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation
Mar 2015 - Present
11 years 8 months
Luxembourg
IxDF Country Manager
Mar 2026 - Present
8 months
Luxembourg
I am responsible for driving the growth and success of our Local Groups in Luxembourg, ensuring they continue to deliver value to their members and contribute to the overall vitality of the design community. Do you want to join the community? I am looking for local leaders who want to help support the community in Luxembourg. I also encourage you to check out IxDF website for UX courses and masterclasses.
Local Leader at IxDF Luxembourg
Nov 2017 - Present
9 years
Luxembourg
Created meetups building a community from 0 to ~500 members in 3 years
IxDF Design League Coach
Apr 2017 - Present
9 years 7 months
Luxembourg
Helping Junior Designers and wannabe UX Designers to approach this career and find their way in this journey. So far: - coached 20 students (from beginners to expert) in their education program - helped 5 students prepare and land a new job
Local Leader at IxDF Cagliari
Mar 2015 - Jan 2019
3 years 11 months
Cagliari, Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Italy
As Local Leader of IDF Cagliari (https://www.facebook.com/groups/idf.cagliari/), I organize meet-ups to create a vibrant community of UX designers in Cagliari and Sardinia.
Strategic Advisor in Digital Product Innovation and Research
Apollo InternetFreelance
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
9 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Provide C-level product strategy consulting to portfolio companies, advising on product vision, organizational design, and go-to-market strategies for SaaS and digital products.
Senior UX expert - Product Design
Bondly Finance
Aug 2021 - May 2022
10 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Managed two external designers. Developed and executed strategy and design plan for Dapp product. Discussed business and strategy with CPO and CEO for product market fit. - Increased time to release by developing and executing best practices and processes for product team. - Designed shopping experience for launching two NFT products + 2 Shopify experiences (Lewis Capaldi, Bands In Town). - Designed product for Staking, Swapping crypto, and Launchpad for NFT projects Main resulted in: o company exit by acquisition from Animoca Brands. o learned details of web3 tech and market perspective.
User Experience (UX) Expert - manager
Docler Holding Luxembourg
Aug 2017 - Jul 2021
4 years
Luxembourg
As UX expert into the company: - formed a User Research program & practice, setring up the foundation for product discovery, ideation and validation - UX management, collaborating with 8 PM, CPO and Head of product for a portfolio of 6 products and and all the internal tool used by the company, including the customer support. - introduced and facilitated strategy and design workshops. - coached UX and design cross department (QA, PM, C-level). - worked with Growth team together with Analytics, AB testing, Marketing, and SEO specialists to increase ARR. - contributed to 30% ARR increase in the first year. - growth DRR from ~€780K to ~€1.2M. - Created a framework for qualitative user metrics. - design transformation (and career path design).
Director of Product Management
Sounday
Sep 2013 - Aug 2017
4 years
Cagliari Area, Italy
Sounday Music. Digital Music Ecosystem.
Professor UX module for Palestre Digitali
Accenture Italia
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
2 months
Cagliari Area, Italy
Teaching UX process and methods at "Palestre Digitali" by Accenture. A pro bono learning initiative for recent baccalaureate to introduce them into the digital working world.
Strategic Consultant, Experience Designer
Il Commerciale - The Salesman (tm)
Apr 2009 - Jul 2017
8 years 4 months
Brand development, strategic consultant & partner
Founder
Pngised
Jan 2006 - Jan 2016
10 years 1 month
Italy, TX 76651, USA
UX, Visual Design, marketing strategies manager, AD campaign, developer, thinker, consultant.
Product Director - 100% remote
CaseMyWayFreelance
Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
2 years 1 month
Italy, TX 76651, USA
Art direction, Brand development, community builder and manager. Responsible for UX, Marketing strategy and Product Management.
UX Designer and Front-end developer
Tippy
Oct 2009 - Dec 2011
2 years 3 months
Italy, TX 76651, USA
Interaction Designer, Multimedia expert consultant, Xhtml, Css, Javascript coder/designer for web projects and mobile apps, implementation of Open Source CMS (Wordpress, Movable Type, Symphony CMS, etc.).
Creative Director
Edisfera
Nov 2010 - Oct 2011
1 year
08100 Nuoro, Province of Nuoro, Italy
Print Design, web design, UI design, media strategy definition, SEO optimization, UX design, Brand development. Responsible for clients visuals (Avis autonoleggio, Givenchy, Shiseido, etc) and personal brands communications.
Designer and Frontend developer
Prospero Multilab
May 2005 - Jul 2010
5 years 3 months
Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
web site design and development, multimedia expert consultant. Brand strategy and SEO optimization. Advising on design of the user interface for Web applications.
Associate
Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee
Aug 2001 - Aug 2007
6 years 1 month
Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
As associate I was part of the organisation behind the main Festival. As Tutor in Cultural Courses (EU funded) I was responsible to manage the participants and the daily activities with teachers and stakeholders. Co-organiser Cultural Events and main Festival. Assistant in communication and administration area.
Founder
Apic.it – Agenzia per le imprese culturali della Toscana.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
2 years
Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
“Apic.it” – Agenzia per le imprese culturali della Toscana. Nuove tecnologie e lavoro in rete per lo sviluppo dell’industria culturale in Toscana. Progetto di ricerca e formazione, finanziato da Regione Toscana e Fondo Sociale Europeo, per la realizzazione e gestione di un portale web e l’archiviazione di dati e documenti. --- Agency for cultural enterprises of Tuscany. New technologies and networking for the development of the cultural industry in Tuscany. Research and training project, funded by the Tuscany Region and the European Social Fund, for the creation and management of a web portal and the storage of data and documents.
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Gamification
2012 - 2012
1 month
I followed this online course on coursera.org. Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course taught me the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively. By Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor of Legal Studies at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Stanford University
Human Computer Interaction
2012 - 2012
1 month
I followed this online course on coursera.org by Scott Klemmer, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
Graduate certificate in Graphic design released by Provincia di Bologna
4, web design
2004 - 2005
1 year 1 month
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
Theatre
1995 - 2001
6 years 1 month
Activities and societies: Permanent Workshop for theatre directors (5 years) Actor in several theatre pieces Actor in Radio plays Acting and producing Short films and festivals
Graduate certificate in “Cultural Project Management”
4, Project Management
1999 - 2000
1 year 1 month
Grade: Professional Qualification
Curator of cultural projects and network services, local area analysis developing targeted projects and development policies, setting strategies combining entrepreneurial, creative and marketing skills.
Licenses & certifications
Be a Better Manager by Motivating Your Team
Issued: Jun 2020
Building Business Relationships
Issued: Jun 2020
Certificate of Membership
Issued: Jan 2015
Human-Computer Interaction
Issued: Jul 2012