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I'm Álvaro, a UX/UI Specialist with over 8 years of experience. I've been working on cross-functional and agile teams, crafting features, expanding and improving businesses and products. I worked for many different markets during my career, which made me able to move quickly between highly and less complex scenarios, from big companies to fast and fresh moving startups! Passionate about education, I am currently working as a teacher and mentor for institutions in Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States, and also maintain a YouTube channel about Design with over 25,000 monthly views.…I'm Álvaro, a UX/UI Specialist with over 8 years of experience. I've been working on cross-functional and agile teams, crafting features, expanding and improving businesses and products. I worked for many different markets during my career, which made me able to move quickly between highly and less complex scenarios, from big companies to fast and fresh moving startups! Passionate about education, I am currently working as a teacher and mentor for institutions in Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States, and also maintain a YouTube channel about Design with over 25,000 monthly views.

Álvaro Souza

Product Designer, UX Designer, UX Writer, +1

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I'm Álvaro, a UX/UI Specialist with over 8 years of experience. I've been working on cross-functional and agile teams, crafting features, expanding and improving businesses and products. I worked for many different markets during my career, which made me able to move quickly between highly and less complex scenarios, from big companies to fast and fresh moving startups! Passionate about education, I am currently working as a teacher and mentor for institutions in Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States, and also maintain a YouTube channel about Design with over 25,000 monthly views.…I'm Álvaro, a UX/UI Specialist with over 8 years of experience. I've been working on cross-functional and agile teams, crafting features, expanding and improving businesses and products. I worked for many different markets during my career, which made me able to move quickly between highly and less complex scenarios, from big companies to fast and fresh moving startups! Passionate about education, I am currently working as a teacher and mentor for institutions in Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States, and also maintain a YouTube channel about Design with over 25,000 monthly views.

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I’m Álvaro, a UX/UI Specialist with over 8 years of experience. I’ve been working on cross-functional and agile teams, crafting features, expanding and improving businesses and products. I worked for many different markets during my career, which made me able to move quickly between highly and less complex scenarios, from big companies to fast and fresh moving startups!

Passionate about education, I am currently working as a teacher and mentor for institutions in Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States, and also maintain a YouTube channel about Design with over 25,000 monthly views.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Language

German

Beginner

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Catalan; Valencian

Advanced

Portuguese

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior UX Designer at Hyatt Hotels

November 1, 2023 - Present

Led the redesign of the Hyatt Restaurants platform, resulting in a +21% increase in reservations and improved Core Web Vitals across key markets. Defined UX strategy in collaboration with PMs and stakeholders, aligning user needs with business goals across EMEA. Conducted research in UAE, UK, and Germany to inform culturally relevant and accessible design decisions (WCAG 2.1). Delivered end to end solutions from discovery to delivery, working closely with developers to ensure design quality. Contributed to the creation of a scalable design system, supporting consistency across Hyatt’s digital ecosystem. Contributed to a positive user experience through intuitive and engaging designs.

Contractor Staff UX Designer at Smallpdf

June 30, 2023 - July 23, 2025

Led design and development of company’s mobile experience. Actively participated in decisions for the company’s strategy. Organisation and structuring of the team, acting as the arm between business and technology, working closely with the PM team. Conducted user research, ideated on design solutions, and executed designs. Worked closely with developers to build strong relationships and communicate design decisions. Contributed to a positive user experience through intuitive and engaging designs.

Senior Product Designer at Relive

January 31, 2023 - July 23, 2025

Worked alongside PMs, POs, and data scientists to discover new features. Conducted user interviews. Evangelised research and design throughout the company. Actively participated in building the Design team, including interviews, hiring process and talent search. Created strategy based on Design Thinking methodologies. Organised and facilitated workshops.

Senior Product Designer at Ubeeqo • Europcar

December 31, 2021 - July 23, 2025

Worked alongside PMs and POs mapping business opportunities and general improvements. Conducted and moderated quantitative and qualitative user research and workshops. Connected research findings and feedback to product releases. Designed interfaces and interactive prototypes to validate ideas and for development documentation. Created two-brands Design System for Ubeeqo and Europcar.

Senior UX Designer at Zurich Insurance • Technology Delivery Center

January 31, 2021 - July 23, 2025

Worked directly in an Innovation and Technology lab with diverse types of digital products. Evangelised Design at C-level. Facilitated workshops and Design Sprints methodology for new projects. Managed a team of 6 designers and acted as the liaison between designers and developers.

UX Designer at HP Inc.

February 28, 2019 - July 23, 2025

Focused on B2B solutions, communicated and collaborated with stakeholders on campaign scheduling, targeting, mailing issues, procedures, and expectation setting. Implemented and maintained a Design System. Facilitated workshops and Design Sprints methodology for new projects. Managed a team of 6 designers and acted as the arm between designers and developers.