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Eliott Gilly

Product Designer | UX & Design Systems

€500/day
Nantes, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Eliott

UX/UI Designer with3 years of experienceincomplex productswithinlarge enterprise environments**. Trained in **psychologyand then specialized in user-centered design, I handle everything from field research to mock-up delivery. What characterizes me: a strong curiosity to deeply understandbusiness domains**, rigor in documenting my design decisions, and the ability to communicate effectively with both **business teamsanddevelopers**. I design interfaces for real users and structure **design systemsthat enable teams to deliver with consistency. I am also curious about emerging technologies, actively exploring AI to rapidly prototype new ideas.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Nantes (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Rennes (up to 10km), Angers (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Manitou
    UX/UI Designer
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    September 2023 - September 2025 (2 years)
    Ancenis, France
    **In a second team (6 people)**, I was responsible for the UX/UI design of a pricing management software, intended to replace an Excel tool used by over 200 international buyers (500,000 items). Functional scoping and needs analysis in a complex industrial IT environment.


    Research & Scoping
    • **User research**: interviews, card sorting, tree testing, benchmarking, user journeys
    • Workshop facilitationto define needs (user flows, prioritization), formalize business rules, and translate complex concepts (workflows, roles, validation circuits) into visual solutions
    • Creation of diagrams and schemas to model complex problems (pricing calculations, role dependencies) and align stakeholders on a common vision
    Design & Delivery

    • Functional design: wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, management of error cases and edge cases
    • Close collaboration with front-end developers (Kendo framework) to address **complex issues**: calculations, edge cases, technical implementation constraints
    *Cross-functional coordinationbetween business, IT, and design teams on a daily basis

    Front-end Backlog Management

    • Structuring, prioritization, and tracking of the backlog on internal tools
    • Breakdown and writing of front-end user stories for development teams
    • Prioritization of evolutions based on user feedback and technical constraints
    UX Design Product Design Figma User Research B2B SaaS
  • Manitou
    Design System Designer
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    September 2023 - September 2025 (2 years)
    Ancenis, France
    **Within a team of 5 people**, I contributed to the design of a multi-brand Design System (Manitou / Gehl / Manitou&Gehl), deployed across the group to standardize interfaces and accelerate time to market. Approximately twenty components covering 80% of the interfaces.


    Audit & Research

    • Internal interface auditand identification of existing UX inconsistencies
    • Implementation of asystematic component-based research method(benchmark, anatomy, variations, guidelines, accessibility) which eliminated redesigns andaccelerated component creation and documentation by 30%

    Token Architecture & Multi-Brand Adaptation

    • Definition of tokensand integration into components using a shared nomenclature (colors, typography, spacing, states)
    • Architecture ofmulti-brand tokensenabling automatic generation of interface variations by theme,halvingthe mock-up production time

    Dev Collaboration & Integration

    • Collaboration with developers fortechnical alignment
    • Close collaboration with front-end teams to ensure design/implementation consistency and aniterative deployment deemed smooth by developers
    • Writing of front-end integration user stories(properties, states, behaviors) for each component, complementing Figma specs

    Governance & Adoption

    • Deployment of the **Design System governance**: arbitration of evolutions, component validation, designer interface audits, versioning management
    • Implementation of a **structured feedback system**: reporting form, automatic classification, dedicated channel, weekly changelog
    • Updating documentation and weekly changelog entries on Supernova and Storybook
    • **Usage monitoring**, user feedback, and continuous improvement of the Design System
    Design System Design Tokens Figma Component Library UX/UI Designer
  • VM Matériaux
    Proxy Product Owner
    E-COMMERCE
    September 2022 - September 2023 (1 year)
    La Roche-sur-Yon, France
    As a Proxy Product Owner within VM Matériaux's digital department, I participated in the transformation of the showcase website into a B2B/B2C e-commerce platform, in collaboration with an external agency (Digital Garden) and the IT departments. Project executed in three-week sprints, from the scoping phase to Go-Live.

    Functional Writing & Scoping
    • Gathering andchallenging business needsfrom internal teams
    • Writing allUser Stories and acceptance criteriaon Jira
    *Management and prioritization of the product backlogin conjunction with the Product Owner and the digital manager
    • Contribution to theproduct roadmap preparation(January – May 2023)
    Testing & Validation

    • **Specific testing**: testing each ticket delivered per sprint (mobile + desktop), identifying anomalies and reporting fixes
    • **General testing**: detecting regressions and cross-functional inconsistencies across the entire site
    • Functional tests via Postmanon a catalog of 60,000 products, exploring ERP data to compose complex datasets

    Project Management & Coordination

    • Participation inSteering Committee meetings with the CEOand business managers
    • Facilitation of Agile rituals: Daily, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retrospective, Lessons Learned
    • **Management of the Go-Live schedule**: organizing milestones, tracking dependencies, coordinating with external providers
    • Regular syncs with providers (security, Unifai, Digital Garden agency)
    • Weekly progress reporting on the enrichment of 60,000 products in Akeneo
    Proxy Product Owner Backlog Management Agile Methodology Functional Testing Functional Specifications

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Education

  • Master 2
    ECV Nantes
    2025
    Master 2
  • Bachelor 3 Digital Project Manager
    -ECV Nantes
    2023
    Bachelor 3 Chef de projet digital

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