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Martin Alvarez CanteraMA

Martin Alvarez Cantera

Product & Service Design - Product Discovery

€200/day
Barcelona, ES
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Martin

UX Designer & Researcher | Research-driven decision-making for complex digital systems

Industrial Designer and UX with experience in the end-to-end design of digital products in B2C, B2B, and complex administrative systems. I specialize in Product Discovery, UX Research, and Service Design, translating research insights into strategic and actionable design solutions. Expert in designing and prototyping user-centered digital experiences, connecting business objectives, user needs, and technical feasibility to deliver coherent and impactful digital ecosystems.

Senior UX & Product Designer with experience in end-to-end digital product design across B2C, B2B, and complex administrative systems. I specialize in Product Discovery, UX Research, and Service Design, translating insights from research into strategic, actionable design solutions. Skilled in designing and prototyping user-centered experiences, I bridge business objectives, user needs, and technical feasibility to deliver impactful and cohesive digital ecosystems.

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Catalan

    Conversational

  • Portuguese

    Basic

Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 50km), Madrid (up to 20km), Valencia (up to 15km), Málaga (up to 20km)

Experience

  • KPMG
    UX / Product & Strategic Designer - Consulting & Auditing
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    July 2025 - February 2026 (7 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    • Led the Product Discovery phase through user research and contextual analysis in a complex legal and administrative environment, with multiple stakeholders and system constraints.
    • Mapped end-to-end user journeys and service processes to identify structural friction points and inform product and service strategy.
    • Defined the integral product and service system, including user flows, roles, decision points, and information architecture across all digital touchpoints.
    • Translated insights into wireframes, UI designs, and interactive prototypes to validate solutions and facilitate handoff to the development team.
    • Applied Service Design and systems thinking to improve scalability and ensure cohesive and sustainable product and service experiences.
    Service Design Design Thinking UX Strategy Test Strategy & QA Process Design UI/UX Design
  • ONE Nexum
    Product Designer - Strategic Designer – Consulting and Auditing
    HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    July 2024 - July 2025 (1 year)
    Miami, United States
    • Led strategic evaluations of product and service challenges, redefining problems and clarifying underlying user, business, and system needs before implementation to reduce risks and maximize impact.
    • Collaborated with product, business, and engineering leaders to guide backlog prioritization and decision-making, ensuring alignment between user value, business outcomes, and technical constraints.
    • Assessed usability, accessibility, and system consistency from a holistic perspective, identifying early structural improvement opportunities in the product lifecycle.
    • Applied critical and systems thinking to detect early risks, unvalidated assumptions, and leverage points, supporting more informed strategic and design decisions across the product ecosystem.
    Strategic Design Product Discovery Accessibility Service Design
  • DKV Servicios
    Design and Research Technician
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    November 2023 - May 2024 (6 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    • Improved the mobile app experience by redesigning the information architecture and navigation flows, with a strong focus on usability and clarity.
    • Conducted user interviews and usability testing to validate hypotheses and identify evidence-based improvement opportunities.
    • Synthesized research findings into actionable insights and design recommendations for product and design teams.
    • Contributed to identifying digital innovation opportunities and relevant market trends to support the product's digital ecosystem evolution.
    Design Thinking UX Strategy UI/UX Design UX Research

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Education

  • Product Manager
    Coderhouse
    2024
    Product Manager
  • UX/UI
    Coderhouse
    2020
    UX/UI

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