François Nikolenko
Head of Design
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
Work experience
Head of Design
Younited
May 2023 - Present
3 years 6 months
Paris, France
• Reorg & Process - Integrated product design and brand design within the squad team to enhance collaboration with PM, development stakeholders and increase design impact on UX. • Develop the UX & Brand design roadmap and plan strategy to boost conversion, selfcare & engagements. • Successfully launched the Younited app worldwide resulting in 300k downloads and achieving a satisfaction rating of 4.8. • Revamped the brand foundation and its architecture, extending the rollout to key touchpoints. • UX research - Developed a new open banking experience targeting a 10% increase in conversion rates. • Designed multiple visions and presentations showcasing the future of the app including an AI banking coach for promoting repeat business. Introduced Affinity Assurance initiative with an 8% increase in conversion rates.
Head of Product & Design
Unicraft VC
Jun 2021 - Oct 2023
2 years 5 months
Paris, France
Management of the Product protfolio and Squad teams (PM,PrD,Dev) Product & Design Strategy, Brand Platform, Roadmap & Delivery Co-founder mentoring, Workflow organisation, Startup application review, Startup ideation (Impact & Finetech)
Design Advisor
Blast Club
Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
9 months
Design Advisor
Tropee
Dec 2021 - Oct 2022
11 months
Meero
Jul 2016 - Dec 2021
5 years 6 months
Head Of Design
Jul 2016 - Dec 2021
5 years 6 months
Managing a global design team: Product Designer, Motion Designer, Graphic Designer. Work with Photo Quality team, Sales and Growth team to open new verticals. Creation of the video product and video editing team. UX/Ui Design of the Meero product: Platform Photographer/Clients, Admin and other squad project. Build and update the Design system library with developers. Brand Design: Photography, Videography. Illustrations, Storytelling. Collaboration with external agency. Visual Design: Create all visuals materials, print or digital for acquisitions campaigns Guidelines for Meero clients & internal growing team Client include: Airbnb, Uber eat, Sothby’s, Barnes, La fourchette, BNP ...
Lead global Design and Video
Aug 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 4 months
Paris, France
Founding Product Designer
Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
Creative Director
Artpeople
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 4 months
Moscow, Russia
UX/UI, Art direction Create style guide, logo, landing, menu for restaurant, hôtel and night-club.
Founding Product Designer
Streetco App
Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
7 months
69340 Francheville, France
Streetco App: UX/Ui + Brand Style https://street-co.com/en/ Welcome to a world without obstacle! Streetco is the first collaborative pedestrian GPS application adapted of the mobility of disabled people
Art Director Assistant
Luxury Design Moscow
Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
1 year 1 month
Moscow, Russia
Creation of a Fashion & Luxury social network, UX/UI, Responsive Design, photography for luxury restaurants & business Clients: Aubade, Ray Ban, Mercedes-benz Fashion week, Selfie, White rabbit.
Photo Exhibition
L'Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture
Sep 2013 - Oct 2013
2 months
Région de Paris, France
Short film and photo exposition at «European leadership conference Eurasia and Europe».
Motion Designer
Jukeboard App
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
2 months
Région de Nantes, France
Creation of commercial video for the festival ROCK EN SEINE Paris.
Education
Collège-Lycée-Prépa Saint-François-Xavier
Baccalauréat
2009 - Present
17 years 10 months
L'École de design Nantes Atlantique
Option interaction design UX/UI, Design
2012 - 2013
1 year 1 month
ESRA
Option Film direction
2009 - 2010
1 year 1 month