My career spans over nine years of expertise in Service Design, Design Thinking, and innovation. I am motivated by a mission to empower organizations to understand and address customer pain points, enabling them to deliver better products, services, and experiences.

Catarina Branco

My career spans over nine years of expertise in Service Design, Design Thinking, and innovation. I am motivated by a mission to empower organizations to understand and address customer pain points, enabling them to deliver better products, services, and experiences.

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My career spans over nine years of expertise in Service Design, Design Thinking, and innovation. I am motivated by a mission to empower organizations to understand and address customer pain points, enabling them to deliver better products, services, and experiences.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Lead Service Designer at Kantar
November 1, 2022 - Present
Applied end-to-end service design to improve internal and user-facing experiences, translating insights into tangible improvements at scale. Created and embedded an advanced service design methodology and framework across product squads and organizational practices, increasing efficiency in product development. Redesigned the end-to-end onboarding process, improving operational efficiency. Redesigned the company portal UX and taxonomy to streamline access for thousands of employees and reduce friction. Enhanced stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration through a refined Network Service Blueprint across global teams. Streamlined the change-management request journey with the change-management team, making it faster and easier for users to submit requests.
Service & Business Designer at NOS SGPS
June 1, 2019 - November 1, 2022
Applied service design to improve end-to-end experiences and identify new business opportunities, aligning with NOS SGPS strategic goals and customer needs.
Senior Customer Experience Specialist at NOS SGPS
June 1, 2019 - November 1, 2022
Supported cross-functional design in shaping future service and payment journeys, resulting in 60%+ increase in app access. Managed service-design projects focused on delivering relevant products, services and experiences to NOS customers (B2C & B2B). Applied Design Thinking and Service Design tools (in-depth interviews, personas, service blueprints, customer journeys, co-creation workshops, prototyping and testing) to understand customer needs and create valuable experiences. Cultivated customer-centric culture by training 200+ stakeholders in Design Thinking and involving them in co-creation workshops and design sprints across end-to-end service design projects. Contributed to product discovery initiatives by synthesizing user research and defining experience opportunities to inform product and service direction.
Service Designer at Associação Porto Digital
June 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Applied design thinking and service design tools (in-depth interviews and co-creation workshops with citizens and public workers) to reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency of municipal services. Developed and managed innovation projects combining qualitative and quantitative analysis to bring meaningful innovations to citizens and Porto’s Municipality. Prepared applications for European projects aligned with Porto’s municipal strategy to improve quality of life in urban areas for residents, workers, and tourists.
Service Designer at Foreteller
November 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
Applied design thinking and service design methodologies to successfully launch service innovations. Managed design projects ensuring progress per plan and client expectations. Optimized and improved Foreteller’s methodologies and processes, while staying up to date with the latest developments in service design. Identified and created new business opportunities for Foreteller while drafting sales proposals that create value for prospects and existing clients.
Financial Services Consulting Analyst at Deloitte
September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2014
Implemented FATCA at major banks in Portugal and Angola. Conducted impact analysis and calculations at a major bank in Portugal. Analyzed and designed a new organizational structure for a major retailer in Poland.

Education

Master in Modeling, Data Analysis and Decision Support Systems at Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
Master in Social Science - Organization Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Copenhagen Business School
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2017
BSc in Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2013
Design Sprint Certification at Design Sprint Academy
October 1, 2019 - January 14, 2026

Qualifications

Design Sprint Certification
October 1, 2019 - January 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Government, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services