Renaud Lapoële

Senior individual contributor role combining Front-End leadership, UX design, and product ownership on global, large-scale partner platforms. Partnered with the design team to redesign the UX and led the Front-End implementation of two global Cisco partner search platforms, improving how customers and partners discover and connect with Cisco partners worldwide. Acted as Tech Lead and Product Owner, owning backlog, epics, user stories, priorities, and stakeholder alignment while remaining hands-on with Front-End development. Drove UI architecture and Front-End best practices using React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Tailwind CSS. Designed and delivered scalable web APIs supporting partner incentive program management. Collaborated closely with business, UX, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive, usable solutions. Contributed to an application portfolio migration to Salesforce by acting as Product Owner on a direct partner contract management solution. Trained and mentored a junior Product Owner on backlog and priority management, user stories, and stakeholder communication. Key Focus: Front-End architecture, UX quality, product ownership, and delivery at scale.

Front-End engineer with a strong UX leadership role, focused on improving usability, consistency, and product clarity. Promoted UI and UX design practices across teams, helping embed user-centered thinking into delivery and improve overall product usability. Designed and redesigned user experiences using wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and journey maps. Implemented complex user interfaces using AngularJS / Angular, leveraging prototype-driven approaches. Contributed as Front-End engineer on a business intelligence dashboard, balancing data density with usability. Rapidly prototyped Front-End concepts using Vue.js to validate ideas and support MVP initiatives. Worked closely with product owners, analysts, and developers in Lean and Agile environments. Key focus: UX-driven Front-End development, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration.

Hybrid role at the intersection of business analysis, UX design, and technical leadership. Gathered, analyzed, and documented business requirements for worldwide partner management platforms and pricing and discounting initiatives. Designed user interfaces and user experiences aligned with business processes and user needs, improving usability and alignment between business and IT. Authored technical specifications, functional documentation, and user manuals. Acted as technical lead or project lead on multiple initiatives, coordinating small delivery teams. Served as a key interface between business stakeholders and engineering teams. Key focus: Requirements analysis, UX design, and translating business needs into deliverable solutions.

Contributed to a worldwide Partner Deal Registration platform (early Cisco Commerce Workspace) Gathered and documented business requirements and technical specifications Designed user interfaces and led application localization efforts

Designed, implemented, and supported web applications for logistics, marketing, e-learning, finance, and channel organizations across EMEA. Worked across Front-End and Back-End layers using Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Oracle technologies.

Designed, implemented & supported a web application to manage demo/loan network equipment for the EMEA theater using Oracle (used oracle database & oracle OWA to implement the entire application).