I’m Elena Molinari, a product designer who sees design as the intersection of art and science—equal parts creativity and analysis. I’m a generalist by choice: I want to be part of the full process, from research and discovery to building, shipping and measuring impact. AI became my all-round design thinking partner, an automation wizard and a skill-supercharger, freeing up more time for the decisions that need real judgment.

Elena Molinari

I’m Elena Molinari, a product designer who sees design as the intersection of art and science—equal parts creativity and analysis. I’m a generalist by choice: I want to be part of the full process, from research and discovery to building, shipping and measuring impact. AI became my all-round design thinking partner, an automation wizard and a skill-supercharger, freeing up more time for the decisions that need real judgment.

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I’m Elena Molinari, a product designer who sees design as the intersection of art and science—equal parts creativity and analysis. I’m a generalist by choice: I want to be part of the full process, from research and discovery to building, shipping and measuring impact.

AI became my all-round design thinking partner, an automation wizard and a skill-supercharger, freeing up more time for the decisions that need real judgment.

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Experience Level

Expert
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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Advanced
German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

UX/UI designer at Independent consulting (part-time)
September 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Independently led full-cycle UX/UI consulting projects for B2C, B2B and SaaS clients spanning research, redesign, design systems and brand strategy. Conducted UX research for AirHelp (40+ moderated/unmoderated user tests) to optimize localized homepages across Italy and the UK, producing design and content recommendations that informed engagement and conversion improvements. Redesigned UX/UI for Icona's B2B service desk suite, simplifying user flows and cutting clicks-to-completion to speed up task resolution and improve interaction consistency. Delivered narrow-scoped UX/UI and research engagements for clients including InOne, BeautyForJob and Luisaviaroma.
UX/UI designer
September 1, 2022 - May 1, 2025
Independently led full-cycle UX/UI consulting projects for B2C, B2B, and SaaS clients—covering research, redesign, design systems, and brand strategy. Conducted UX research for AirHelp (40+ moderated/unmoderated user tests) to optimize localized homepages across Italy and the UK, delivering design and content recommendations impacting engagement and conversion. Redesigned UX/UI for Icona’s B2B service desk suite, simplifying user flows and reducing clicks-to-completion to speed task resolution and improve interaction consistency. Delivered narrow-scoped UX/UI and research engagements for clients including InOne, BeautyForJob, and Luisaviaroma.
Product designer at TUI
September 1, 2022 - Present
Designing a secure data hub for customer-facing teams to lower the risk of losing critical booking and customer data while increasing efficient upselling in destination. Contributed to reducing Average Handling Time by 5% and maintaining stable CSAT. Leading the accessibility and AI-readiness transition of all customer communications, balancing customer satisfaction with brand consistency across channels and verticals in close collaboration with PMs and engineers. Driving B2B design system adoption to reach 60% EAA accessibility compliance by the end of FY26 and to 90% AI-readiness. Built scalable foundations of another B2B design system, increasing adoption by +17% and raising NPS +81 points for developers and designers. Owning design for TUI’s central experiences management platform, evolving it from MVP to complex operational capabilities to reduce time-to-market and improve operational workflows and system scalability. Owned redesign of app and web user flows to grow trust, e
Junior UX Researcher at Roche OY
December 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Conducted user research and accessibility-focused (WCAG) design work; published research findings.
Earlier experience: Junior UX Researcher at Roche OY
December 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Conducted user research and accessibility-focused (WCAG) design work; published research findings in an open publication.
Junior UX Designer at Fondazione Bruno Kessler
March 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
Designed a learning platform and ran codesign workshops.
Junior Interaction Designer at Design Futures Group @ Sheffield Hallam University
September 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Designed a digital cultural heritage experience blending physical and tangible interaction touchpoints.

Education

Master's degree (EIT Digital European program in Human-Computer Interaction and Design) at Aalto University + Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2022
Bachelor's degree (Information and Communication Technologies) at University of Trento
September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2020
Master's degree (Double degree EIT Digital European program in Human-Computer Interaction and Design) at Aalto University & Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2022
Bachelor's degree (Information and Communication Technologies) at University of Trento
September 1, 2017 - March 1, 2020

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Travel & Hospitality, Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Non-Profit Organization