Hi! I’m Lilia Marchenko, a collaborative Product Designer with 5 years of experience delivering end-to-end digital products for FinTech, Wealth Management, Real Estate, CRM, Telecom, marketplaces, and social networks. I excel at turning complex ideas into intuitive experiences through user research, prototyping, usability testing, and close cross-functional collaboration. I’m passionate about creating scalable design systems, improving user journeys, and driving measurable outcomes for teams and clients. I’m known for clear communication, strong presentation skills, and a detail-oriented approach that elevates both user experience and design processes. I enjoy leading workshops, translating intricate concepts into human-centered interfaces, and mentoring colleagues to boost project efficiency and reduce errors.

Lilia Marchenko

Hi! I’m Lilia Marchenko, a collaborative Product Designer with 5 years of experience delivering end-to-end digital products for FinTech, Wealth Management, Real Estate, CRM, Telecom, marketplaces, and social networks. I excel at turning complex ideas into intuitive experiences through user research, prototyping, usability testing, and close cross-functional collaboration. I’m passionate about creating scalable design systems, improving user journeys, and driving measurable outcomes for teams and clients. I’m known for clear communication, strong presentation skills, and a detail-oriented approach that elevates both user experience and design processes. I enjoy leading workshops, translating intricate concepts into human-centered interfaces, and mentoring colleagues to boost project efficiency and reduce errors.

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Hi! I’m Lilia Marchenko, a collaborative Product Designer with 5 years of experience delivering end-to-end digital products for FinTech, Wealth Management, Real Estate, CRM, Telecom, marketplaces, and social networks. I excel at turning complex ideas into intuitive experiences through user research, prototyping, usability testing, and close cross-functional collaboration. I’m passionate about creating scalable design systems, improving user journeys, and driving measurable outcomes for teams and clients.

I’m known for clear communication, strong presentation skills, and a detail-oriented approach that elevates both user experience and design processes. I enjoy leading workshops, translating intricate concepts into human-centered interfaces, and mentoring colleagues to boost project efficiency and reduce errors.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Product Designer at Sombra Inc.
February 1, 2022 - Present
Contributed to the development of enterprise tools for FinTech teams by applying design thinking and systems-level thinking. Designed a data-heavy digital app that automated workflows across three company departments, and created core user experiences and interaction flows for an investment-visualization and analytics tool. Achieved an 18% increase in user retention and a 2% growth in digital portfolio team sales. Created a scalable design system that accelerated design, implementation, and consistency by 2x. Led stakeholder workshops to gather requirements, ideate, and synthesize solutions, reducing scope changes by 20%. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate complex concepts into human-centered interfaces, ensuring 96% on-time completion of design sprints and a 25% productivity uplift. Enhanced internal design-team collaboration with regular workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions, delivering 5+ specialized lectures and workshops that increased project efficiency by 2
User Experience Designer at Cobra Ridge Technology Inc.
July 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Conceptualized and implemented a design for a time-tracking app, achieving over 5k sign-ups within the MVP. Completed an in-progress design project for a real estate CRM system, conducted usability testing, and gathered feedback that helped validate the product and conserve development resources by up to 50%. Established internal design documentation, templates, and guidelines for a 20-person design team, reducing onboarding from 2 weeks to 3 days.
Founding Designer at Food Delivery startup (NDA)
January 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Conducted discovery (user and market research) using design-thinking methodology. Built an advanced prototype for concept validation, saving up to 50% of development resources in early product stages. Designed a cross-platform mobile app that integrates business goals and market demands, reducing MVP development costs by 25% and accelerating time-to-market by 3 months.

Education

UX Design Certificate at Projector Institute
March 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Bachelor of Arts - BA in English / Language Arts Teacher Education at Ivan Franko National University
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2019

Qualifications

UX Design Certificate
March 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Real Estate & Construction, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services