I’m a Senior Product Designer with over a decade of experience turning complexity into intuitive products, especially in automotive HMI, embedded screens, and digital interfaces. I’ve led end-to-end UX and UI work across multiple products, built scalable design systems, and guided cross-functional teams in agile environments. I’m actively exploring AI-augmented design and frontend tooling to accelerate prototyping and development. I’m open to senior/lead remote roles across Europe. In my recent roles, I’ve shipped complete HMI experiences from concept to development handoff, mentored junior designers, and collaborated closely with hardware, embedded software, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive, production-ready outcomes.

Janko Bertoša

I’m a Senior Product Designer with over a decade of experience turning complexity into intuitive products, especially in automotive HMI, embedded screens, and digital interfaces. I’ve led end-to-end UX and UI work across multiple products, built scalable design systems, and guided cross-functional teams in agile environments. I’m actively exploring AI-augmented design and frontend tooling to accelerate prototyping and development. I’m open to senior/lead remote roles across Europe. In my recent roles, I’ve shipped complete HMI experiences from concept to development handoff, mentored junior designers, and collaborated closely with hardware, embedded software, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive, production-ready outcomes.

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I’m a Senior Product Designer with over a decade of experience turning complexity into intuitive products, especially in automotive HMI, embedded screens, and digital interfaces. I’ve led end-to-end UX and UI work across multiple products, built scalable design systems, and guided cross-functional teams in agile environments. I’m actively exploring AI-augmented design and frontend tooling to accelerate prototyping and development. I’m open to senior/lead remote roles across Europe.

In my recent roles, I’ve shipped complete HMI experiences from concept to development handoff, mentored junior designers, and collaborated closely with hardware, embedded software, and marketing teams to ensure cohesive, production-ready outcomes.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Language

Croatian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at INTIS / Televend, Rimac Automobili
September 1, 2021 - Present
Owned end-to-end product design (UX & UI) from zero for 5 distinct HMI and screen-based products: Pickwise, Industrial Vending, Nutrico, payment devices screen, and EV charging station screen interface. Defined user flows, information architecture, wireframes, and final visual UI for each product, including hardware-constrained touchscreen contexts. Built and maintained a scalable Figma design system with reusable components across product lines, ensuring visual consistency and accelerating development handoff. Delivered interactive prototypes and 2D micro-animations for stakeholder validation and developer implementation. Led project planning and sprint scoping in an agile/scrum environment, collaborating with engineering and product stakeholders. Responsible for team leadership including hiring and onboarding junior design staff and providing marketing design support.
Senior UX/UI Designer at Rimac Automobili
May 1, 2019 - September 1, 2021
Led the full UX and Visual UI design of the Rimac Nevera infotainment system, covering the complete in-car HMI from concept through development handoff. Designed the end-to-end driver interface—screen layouts, navigation, interaction patterns, transitions, and micro-animations across the driver display, center console, and passenger screen. Supported the Rimac companion mobile app UX and the car-to-phone interface to ensure cross-platform continuity. Defined map styles and exterior/interior lighting behavior in collaboration with hardware and embedded software teams. Delivered development-ready HMI assets with detailed interaction specs and contributed to marketing design and outsourced design support as needed.
Web Designer at SHAPE / 404 Agency
April 1, 2015 - October 1, 2016
Web Designer responsible for client workshops and discovery to define UX strategy, user journeys, and information architecture for web and digital products. Delivered end-to-end web design including wireframes, prototypes, usability testing sessions, UI design, and development handoff.
Web Designer at SHAPE / 404 Agency
November 1, 2016 - April 1, 2019
Delivered wireframes, UI designs, and 2D animations for web projects with full development handoff.
Graphic / DTP / Digital Designer at Various Clients (In-House & Freelance)
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2015
In-house and freelance graphic design, DTP, digital asset creation, 2D animation, HTML/CSS basics, and related production work for a range of clients.

Education

Bachelor of Design at Faculty of Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010
School for Applied Art and Design at Zagreb, Croatia
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2002

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Transportation & Logistics, Professional Services