Walid MERRAD

Senior UX / Product consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: France, England, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Product StrategyUX ResearcherUX Product DesignStrategy & ConsultingData AnalysisAICSSAirtableCROGoogle AnalyticsCanvaMobile DesignerCMSNotionJiraUX/UI DesignerUser ResearchA/B TestingAmplitudeProduct DesignerUser ResearcherWeb AnalyticsNo-code Automationsn8nProduct OwnershipE-commerce WebsitesSEOWeb DesignerDesign ThinkingOptimizelyProduct OwnerWeb DesignFigmaUX DesignerHTMLNo-code ApplicationsConfluenceLead DesignerMobile DesignConsulting ITCompetitive AnalysisStrategy ConsultantConsultantMarket ResearchBusiness AnalystDigital TransformationBusiness Analysis

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)Arabic (Native)

About me

Intro

Senior UX / Product consultant with 9 years’ experience designing, testing, and optimizing web and mobile experiences. Expert in end-to-end design, from discovery to delivery, translating user insights into impactful, scalable products. Skilled in UX strategy, research, conversion design, and design systems. Ready to bring strategic thinking, autonomy, and creativity to drive measurable results for your product.

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Work experience

Senior Product Designer

Groupe BPCEFreelance

Aug 2024 - Mar 2025

8 months

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Hybrid

Designed and tested end-to-end SaaS journeys for complex B2E platforms in banking and insurance ● Built low- to high-fidelity Figma prototypes to simplify workflows and boost usability ● Led user interviews and usability tests to identify friction points and validate UX hypotheses ● Collaborated closely with PMs and devs to align UX strategy with product and tech constraints ● Improved UX maturity by integrating research insights and product psychology into agile delivery Skills: Key Performance Indicators · Competitive Analysis · Digital Transformation · Process Design · Presentations · Analytics · Coordinating Skills · Communication · Customer Requirements · Facilitation

Senior UX Designer / Researcher

DecathlonFreelance

Oct 2022 - Aug 2024

1 year 11 months

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Remote

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve mobile/web e-commerce journeys ● Led discovery and co-design workshops with users and internal stakeholders ● Implemented a scalable research system across multiple product teams ● Delivered user-driven insights to optimize features, flows, and conversion performance

Senior UX Designer / Researcher

Natixis

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

10 months

Paris, France

● Designed and iterated user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for finance and enterprise platforms ● Conducted usability testing and heuristic evaluations to identify pain points and refine UI ● Facilitated co-creation and ideation workshops with stakeholders and end-users to explore feature opportunities ● Collaborated with PMs and developers to ensure user-centered design across delivery cycles ● Synthesized insights into design decisions that improved usability and task completion

UX Researcher

Usabilis

Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

8 months

92120 Montrouge, France

● Delivered UX solutions for clients in Software, pharma, home automation, heavy industry ● Designed and refined user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes for mobile and web UI ● Conducted usability testing, user interviews, and heuristic evaluations to identify usability issues and drive design improvements ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product vision with user needs and business objectives, through quantitative & qualitative methods ● Translated insights into design recommendations that improved conversion, task efficiency, and satisfaction across varied digital platforms

UX Researcher

l'Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Oct 2016 - Jun 2021

4 years 9 months

59300 Valenciennes, France

● Led experimental research on dual reality systems and multitouch UIs within lab environments ● Designed, executed, and analyzed controlled user studies focusing on usability, cognitive load, attention, and task performance ● Developed custom protocols to evaluate interaction design, user behavior, and ergonomic factors across novel input modalities ● Published peer-reviewed findings contributing to advances in human-computer interaction (HCI) and interface evaluation

Junior HCI specialist

UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences

Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

4 months

Orange, CA, USA

Skills: Key Performance Indicators · User Experience Research · Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies · Process Design · Data Analytics · Analytical Skills · Usability · Presentations · Analytics · Statistics · Coordinating Skills · Observational Studies · Organization Skills · User Research · Communication

Junior HCI researcher

Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)

Mar 2018 - Aug 2018

6 months

Saarbrücken Area, Germany

Skills: Key Performance Indicators · User Experience Research · Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies · Process Design · Data Analytics · Analytical Skills · Usability · Presentations · Analytics · Statistics · Coordinating Skills · Observational Studies · Organization Skills · User Research · Communication


Education

Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

2016 - 2020

3 years 8 months

Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée

Master's degree

2015 - 2016

1 year 2 months

Northumbria University

Master's degree

2015 - 2016

1 year 1 month

Ecole nationale Superieure d'Informatique (ESI)

Engineer's degree

2010 - 2015

5 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Product Owner

Issued: Feb 2022

Certified by Scrum Alliance

Portfolio

Decathlon SearchBar

Customer location

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