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I’m a Creative Product & UX Designer with 17+ years of experience working across cross-disciplinary teams in health-tech, cybersecurity, and retail systems. I translate complex problems into simple, human-centered solutions that are both usable and aesthetically clear. I collaborate across disciplines and cultures to ship meaningful products, from early concept to MVP, focusing on research-driven design, accessibility, and scalable design systems.…I’m a Creative Product & UX Designer with 17+ years of experience working across cross-disciplinary teams in health-tech, cybersecurity, and retail systems. I translate complex problems into simple, human-centered solutions that are both usable and aesthetically clear. I collaborate across disciplines and cultures to ship meaningful products, from early concept to MVP, focusing on research-driven design, accessibility, and scalable design systems.

Igor Polyakov

Product Designer, UX Designer, UI Designer, +2

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I’m a Creative Product & UX Designer with 17+ years of experience working across cross-disciplinary teams in health-tech, cybersecurity, and retail systems. I translate complex problems into simple, human-centered solutions that are both usable and aesthetically clear. I collaborate across disciplines and cultures to ship meaningful products, from early concept to MVP, focusing on research-driven design, accessibility, and scalable design systems.…I’m a Creative Product & UX Designer with 17+ years of experience working across cross-disciplinary teams in health-tech, cybersecurity, and retail systems. I translate complex problems into simple, human-centered solutions that are both usable and aesthetically clear. I collaborate across disciplines and cultures to ship meaningful products, from early concept to MVP, focusing on research-driven design, accessibility, and scalable design systems.

Available to hire

I’m a Creative Product & UX Designer with 17+ years of experience working across cross-disciplinary teams in health-tech, cybersecurity, and retail systems. I translate complex problems into simple, human-centered solutions that are both usable and aesthetically clear.

I collaborate across disciplines and cultures to ship meaningful products, from early concept to MVP, focusing on research-driven design, accessibility, and scalable design systems.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Finnish

Fluent

Ukrainian

Intermediate

Russian

Advanced

Hebrew (modern)

Advanced

Estonian

Beginner

Work Experience

Freelance Product & UX/UI Designer / Project Manager at Zaffire Health Technologies BV / Sping Orion

January 1, 2023 - Present

Lead designer for a modular health-tech platform integrating lab-test data and patient questionnaires; Built complete design system from the ground up using Figma Auto Layout, Variants, and Tokens; Directed cross-disciplinary team and oversaw MVP delivery.

Creative Director at BlueRoad / Hotsnow Studio

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025

Founded and led cross-disciplinary digital studio delivering UX, motion, and branding projects. Increased user engagement by over 25% and conversion rates by 20% through targeted design strategies.

Head of UX at Reinvest24

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Led complete UX redesign for real estate investment platform, reducing usability issues by 40%.

Senior UX/UI Designer at CoinMetro

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021

Designed core features and user interfaces for cryptocurrency exchange platform, contributing to a 35% increase in user retention.

Head of UX at Wisdom Health

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2019

Led UX strategy and design for Wisdom Health Panel 3.0, resulting in a 15% sales increase through data-driven A/B testing.

Senior UX & Product Designer at F-Secure Corporation

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Designed user experience for F-Secure KEY (password manager) and App Permissions (privacy tool). Improved overall product usability and contributed to a 30% ROI increase post-launch.

Service Design Manager at Panzar Europe Oy

May 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Executed service design strategy for online game community business unit, increasing active player base by 400%.

Graphic Designer / Layout Specialist at Stockmann plc (Oyj Abp) – Hobby Hall Division

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011

Managed visual identity and production of Baltic market catalogues (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Directed lifestyle photoshoots and maintained production layouts in QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign.

Freelance Art Director & Senior Product Designer at Idean

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010

Developed human-centered brand identities and UX concepts for major clients including leading Finnish brands.