
Yael Olivo
Senior Product Designer
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Le Mans, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
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About me
Intro
I help startup founders and innovation teams turn ideas into products. For over a decade, I’ve been helping my clients translate complex requirements into products that solve real business problems and address real user needs. I bridge the gap between deep technical expertise and impactful design outcomes. - 10+ years in design - 5+ years in UX/UI - 2 years as a design instructor - expertise in heavily data-driven domains (healthcare, risk management) - mobile apps, SaaS, enterprise B2B, and
Work experience
Freelance Product Designer
Y.O.U.X. designFreelance
Oct 2024 - Present
2 years 1 month
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Product Design Consultant for early-stage startups, creating MVP prototypes for product validation and investor buy-in. I specialise in data visualisation to improve decision-making in highly-regulated domains (healthcare, risk management). All work under NDA. How I help innovation teams: - leading the design process from end to end: UX research, prototyping, testing, UI design, dev handover - running workshops to for strategic alignment, prioritisation, product/feature value and measure of success - creating MVP prototypes for idea validation or investor buy-in - visualising complex data to improve users’ decision-making - creating and adopting design systems
Senior Product Designer
Roche x Impossible Labs
May 2020 - Dec 2023
3 years 8 months
Lisbon, Portugal · Remote
Worked as a product design consultant for Roche through Impossible Labs, where I led multiple design projects in the diagnostic support space. - Floodlight™ MS (FDA-approved medical device for people living with Multiple Sclerosis and their healthcare providers): Delivered multiple features focussed on improving data collection and data contextualisation. Facilitated design workshops for over 15 stakeholders, shortening decision-making from an average of 2 weeks to 1-3 days. - Navify® Oncology Hub: Designed and delivered Patient Journey, a data visualization tool that allows oncologists faster access to patient data (estimated time saved: 30-50%). Delivered multiple features for Tumor Board, a cross-functional collaboration platform for oncology care teams. - Collaborated with the Head of Neurodegeneration and neurology specialists to create a functional HTML prototype for a greenfield project in the Alzheimer's Disease diagnostic support space.
User Experience Designer
FreelanceFreelance
Sep 2018 - May 2020
1 year 9 months
London · Hybrid
Worked as a UX design consultant for a diverse range of clients (agencies, corporations, and startups), designing websites and applications. Produced web and branding guidelines, established design processes, created wireframes and prototypes for validation. - Led the creation of the first in-house design studio at Unilever, reducing design costs by £43K in the first 4 months. I collaborated with the digital transformation team to establish internal briefing processes, create a centralised digital library, and deliver design work directly to brand teams. - Delivered prototype for AI-powered real estate app Gaida.ai, working closely with the CEO and CTO to create an MVP to validate their business idea. - Developed brand and website for Humanly, a service design agency for social impact based in London. - Designed 10+ marketing websites for high-end real estate developments in London and Switzerland for Saentys
General Assembly
Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
11 months
London, UK
Lead UX design instructor
Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
7 months
London, UK
Delivered a 10-week immersive UX design curriculum, targeted at adults looking to change careers. Main topics covered: agile methodology, user research, user testing, experience mapping, affinity mapping, personas and jobs to be done, design thinking, workshop facilitation, information architecture, UI design, giving and receiving feedback. Main achievements: - Supported 20+ teams through short pro-bono design projects with real clients - Taught over 50 students and helped them create their first portfolio
UX Design Instructor
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
4 months
London, UK
Co-Instructor for the 10 weeks Immersive UX design course
General Assembly
Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
5 months
London, UK
Visual Design Instructor
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
2 months
London, UK
Skills: English
Teacher Assistant
Mar 2017 - May 2017
3 months
London, UK
Teacher Assistant for the UX Design Immersive course
Digital designer
The Partners
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
2 months
London, UK
Website design and prototyping. Clients: Jerónimo Martins, Newton Investment Managment, Penthrox
Digital designer
SAENTYS
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
2 months
London, UK
iOS App design Client: Ascent
UX designer - digital transformation consultant
UnileverFreelance
Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
10 months
Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Reduced design costs by £43K in 4 months by leading the creation of the first in-house design studio at Unilever
User Experience Design Instructor
General Assembly
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
1 month
London, UK
Assisting in instructing the UXD course students over the one week immersive course. Supporting students throughout their class and projects.
Web Designer
Hallett Retail
Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
7 months
Design and front end development for stylistpick.com Design and code marketing emails using EmailVision Campaign Commander platform Design printed marketing material Liaise with PR and marketing team
IDX™
Jul 2011 - Aug 2013
2 years 2 months
London, UK
Midweight digital designer
Sep 2012 - Aug 2013
1 year
London, UK
Designing corporate and regional websites, minisites, apps and interactive tools Producing both internal and external web guidelines Taking part in the whole design process, from the kick-off meeting to the go-live and post go-live Producing and developing design concepts, liaising with PM, strategists and developers Reviewing website for design QA Clients (selected): Aegis, ArcelorMittal, Caretech, IMI, Prudential, Bluebay, AngloAmerican, Inditex, Atkins, Loreal, Tesco, Dunelm Mill, WWE, RBS, Shanks, Tim Hortons, Vectura, Prologis, Jetblue, Primoris, Chevron, Manchester United, IFF
Junior digital designer
Jul 2011 - Oct 2012
1 year 4 months
London, UK
Skills: UI design · English
Freelance Digital Designer
John Lewis & Partners
Jan 2010 - Jul 2011
1 year 7 months
London, UK
Photo editing Image sourcing Preparing assets and updating e-commerce through dedicated CMS
intern
claim adv
Sep 2007 - Dec 2007
4 months
Responsible for creating a logo and relevant packaging and advertising for diverse products and clients
Education
d.MBA
2024 - 2025
2 months
General Assembly
User Experience Design
2016 - 2016
1 month
University of the Arts London
Master of Arts - MA
2009 - 2010
2 years
Università Iuav di Venezia
BA industrial design
2004 - 2007
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Arc Certified Remote Designer
Issued: Sep 2024
Portfolio

Reducing barriers to data collection: new instruction flow for Floodlight™ MS

Seeing the big picture: longitudinal data visualisation for Navify® Oncology Hub

Improving Alzheimer's disease screening and specialist referral

Piloting an in-house design studio at Unilever

Humanly
