I’m a UX/UI and product designer with a strong focus on user-centred design, rapid prototyping, and turning complex requirements into modern, maintainable web applications. I enjoy structuring collaboration in agile teams and improving processes with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Miro. Over the years I’ve led product development work, coordinated cross-functional stakeholders, and combined design craft (branding, UI systems, motion/screen design) with practical engineering foundations (HTML/CSS/JS, Tailwind, Figma workflows). I’m also interested in prompt/LLM-driven design and agentic automation to speed up ideation and delivery.

Deniz Yilmaz

I’m a UX/UI and product designer with a strong focus on user-centred design, rapid prototyping, and turning complex requirements into modern, maintainable web applications. I enjoy structuring collaboration in agile teams and improving processes with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Miro. Over the years I’ve led product development work, coordinated cross-functional stakeholders, and combined design craft (branding, UI systems, motion/screen design) with practical engineering foundations (HTML/CSS/JS, Tailwind, Figma workflows). I’m also interested in prompt/LLM-driven design and agentic automation to speed up ideation and delivery.

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I’m a UX/UI and product designer with a strong focus on user-centred design, rapid prototyping, and turning complex requirements into modern, maintainable web applications. I enjoy structuring collaboration in agile teams and improving processes with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Miro.

Over the years I’ve led product development work, coordinated cross-functional stakeholders, and combined design craft (branding, UI systems, motion/screen design) with practical engineering foundations (HTML/CSS/JS, Tailwind, Figma workflows). I’m also interested in prompt/LLM-driven design and agentic automation to speed up ideation and delivery.

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Language

German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Turkish
Fluent

Work Experience

More UX /UI/IxD/Product Designer at DENIZ YILMAZ
September 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024
UX /UI Designer / Head of Product Development at ins-pi GmbH
September 1, 2021 - May 31, 2024
Promoted from UX/UI designer to Head of Product Development after one year. Led transformation of a successful product into a modern, powerful, easy-to-maintain web application. Managed and coordinated a team of seven internal and three external members, handling project milestones despite organizational bottlenecks. Utilized agile methods and design thinking, documented the development process in Jira and Confluence, and improved collaboration by introducing Miro. Integrated UX/UI principles and addressed multiple user experience issues and requirements into the new product. Supported continuous improvement via retrospectives and strong cross-department collaboration (design and service teams). Also served as project manager for one year after launch of a new project, planning and monitoring all project phases and identifying risks early.
UX/UI Designer/Head of Product Development at ins-pi GmbH
September 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024
Led product development and UX/UI strategy across web and mobile platforms; defined user journeys, information architecture and prototyping; managed cross-functional teams.
Graphic/Screen/Print & Web Designer at PITSol Pietzner IT Solution GmbH
September 1, 2015 - October 1, 2020
Graphic, screen/print, and web design; front-end assets; product photography.
UX /UI Designer/ Team Leader at TOPMOTIVE Group - DVSE GmbH
May 1, 2015 - October 31, 2020
Graphic/Screen/Print & Web Designer at MPG&E Corporate Group - PITSol Pietzner IT Solution GmbH
May 1, 2011 - July 31, 2015
UX /UI Designer/ Team Leader at TOPMOTIVE Group - DVSE GmbH
May 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015
UX/UI design and team leadership within the DVSE portfolio.
Corporate Design, Web Design + Umsetzung (Joomla); Printmedien; Produktfotografie at Geomarble GmbH
May 1, 2010 - May 1, 2011
Corporate design, web design & Joomla implementation, print media, and product photography.
Agentur Trainee / Further training at Agentur Lange Rietz
May 1, 2009 - April 30, 2009
Trainee at Agentur Lange Rietz
March 1, 2009 - April 1, 2009
Trainee; early exposure to communication design and related workflows.

Education

Diplom Komm.-Design & Neue Medien at Schule für Kommunikationsdesign & Neue Medien / Werkkunstschule Lübeck
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
Fachhochschulreife at Friedrich List Gymnasium, Lübeck
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
Berufsbildungsreife at Hanse Schule, Lübeck
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
Grund- & Hauptschule at Roter Hahn, Lübeck/Kücknitz
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
Berufsbildungsreife at Grund- & Hauptschule Roter Hahn, Lübeck/Kücknitz
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
Mittlere Reife at Hanse Schule, Lübeck
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
Fachhochschulreife (FOS) at Kiel Ravensberg Gymnasium, Kiel
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
Diplom Komm.-Design & Neue Medien at Werkkunstschule Lübeck, Schule für Kommunikationsdesign & Neue Medien
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
Bluescreen, Animation & NewTV at Funk & TV Akademie Lübeck
March 1, 2009 - April 1, 2009
Weiterbildung: Corporate Design, Web Design + Umsetzung (Joomla), Printmedien, Produktfotografie at Geomarble GmbH, Lübeck
May 1, 2010 - May 1, 2011
Intermediate maturity (transfer to university of applied sciences entrance qualification) at Friedrich List Gymnasium / Ravensberg Gymnasium (transfer to Kiel)
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Diploma at Werkkunstschule Lübeck, School of Communication Design & New Media
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026

Qualifications

Usability Academy UX Expert
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
UA1015 UX-Designer Mobile & Web
January 11, 2030 - February 22, 2026
AUSBILDUNG
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2008
Bluescreen, Animation & NewTV
March 1, 2009 - April 1, 2009
UX Expert (Usability Academy)
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
UA1015 UX-Designer Mobile & Web
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
UXE Usability UX Expert
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
Kursprofil UXE UA1015
January 11, 2030 - February 24, 2026
UXE UA1015 UX-Designer Mobile & Web (course profile)
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Usability Academy course profiles UXE UA1015
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education