Kissel Cablayda-Amamio
I am a Senior UX/UI Designer with 9+ years of experience delivering research-driven, accessible, and scalable product experiences across SaaS, cybersecurity education, mobile, and brand design.
About
I am a Senior UX/UI Designer with 9+ years of experience delivering research-driven, accessible, and scalable product experiences across SaaS, cybersecurity education, mobile, and brand design. I thrive in fully remote, cross-functional international teams and excel at translating ambiguous technical requirements into clear, usable interfaces while partnering closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders.
My approach blends rigorous UX research, thoughtful interaction design, and scalable design systems to drive measurable outcomes. I’m passionate about accessibility, cognitive load reduction, and empowering teams to ship high-quality experiences that users love, across web and mobile platforms.
- 8 years' experience
- Joined March 2026
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- TagalogFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Software & Internet
- Retail
- Professional Services
- Healthcare
- Education
Work experience· 4 roles
Own the full design process for high-impact admin features, including Admin Dashboard and security-focused UX for a global cybersecurity learning platform. Led end-to-end UX/UI design from concept through final delivery in close collaboration with product management and engineering. Drove early UX direction for large-scale initiatives, delivering concepts, wireframes, prototyping, and interactive templates to align stakeholders and unblock engineering. Designed and evolved CMS components (Content Builder, Image Uploader, Folder Management, Video Upload Metadata, SKU Product Builder) to improve content creation efficiency and operational workflows. Translated complex strategic goals into usable, testable designs for the MIT RE Framework integration, and defined core UX behaviors, wireframes, and early concepts for Enhanced and Hybrid Learning Modules. Planned usability testing and authored research materials, synthesizing findings into actionable product decisions. Delivered targeted UX
Led UX, UI, and brand design & marketing initiatives for a mobile product serving APAC retailers, balancing product strategy with execution and team leadership. Conducted user research (competitive analysis, interviews, surveys) to inform personas and roadmaps. Facilitated card sorting to uncover mental models and drive design improvements for a micro-retailer app in APAC. Created end-to-end user flows, service blueprints, wireframes, and hi-fi prototypes; enhanced MVP UI with a gamified, user-centric interface. Built brand identity from scratch including guidelines, a brand avatar/mascot, and a cohesive visual identity.
Delivered integrated marketing campaigns for Canadian and U.S. clients; designed websites and mobile sites, wireframes, and prototypes; created full branding for a Canadian agritech company that generated 800% revenue growth; led a branding overhaul for a Canadian Road-Safety Alliance including logo, identity, print & digital collateral, and website redesign; streamlined design and development processes to enable on-time, ahead-of-schedule project delivery.
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