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👋🏻 Hi, I'm Natalie!

👩🏼‍💻 Senior UX/UI Designer & Consultant with over 8 years of experience in designing user-centered digital products. I guide projects through the entire UX/UI process, from research and conception to UI design and implementation.

✨ My focus is on clear, intuitive user experiences that connect business goals and user needs. I enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams and bring experience in strategy, workshops, and team leadership in addition to design.

🙌🏻 Skills

✔️ UX Design: User Research, Personas, User Journeys, Wireframing, Prototyping

✔️ UI Design: Visual Design, Design Systems, Responsive & Mobile-First Design

✔️ Product Thinking: Translating business goals into user-centered solutions

✔️ Workshops & Facilitation: Stakeholder Alignment, Design Sprints, Ideation

✔️ Collaboration: Close coordination with developers, PMs, and stakeholders

✔️ Strategy: CX Strategy, Concept Development, Problem Definition

✔️ Coaching & Mentoring: Knowledge transfer and support for junior designers

✔️ Agile & Iterative Approach

🧰 Design Toolbox

✔️ Design: Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC

✔️ Prototyping: Figma, Principle, Framer

✔️ Web: Webflow, Framer

✔️ Basic Coding: HTML, CSS (in close collaboration with dev teams)

✔️ I can learn tools quickly – I work with what fits the team best

💬 Collaboration Methodologies & Tools

✔️ Agile: Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, Design Thinking

✔️ Workshops & Collaboration: Miro, Mural, FigJam

✔️ Documentation: Notion, Jira, Confluence

✔️ Communication: Slack, Teams, Zoom

Industry field of expertise

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

BMW
Role: Senior Product Designer & Subteam Lead | Project: Owner's Manuals | Capgemini Consulting
AUTOMOBILE
December 2021 - July 2023 (1 year and 7 months)
München, Germany
The Challenge
BMW's paper-based owner's manuals were outdated, difficult to navigate, and not sustainable.

Goal
Develop a seamless UX for digital owner's manuals to replace paper-based ones. Extended goal: Create a single, user-friendly platform accessible by searching for any BMW vehicle issue.

My Role
→ Lead UX Strategy & Product Vision
→ Manage Design & Development Collaboration
→ Team Leadership: 4 Developers
→ Coach Junior Designers
→ End-to-End Product Design (Mobile + Desktop)

Phase 1 – PDF Archives
✓ User Research (qualitative interviews with BMW drivers)
✓ Personas & User Journeys (5+ user groups)
✓ Mobile-First UI Design (Sketch → Figma Prototyping)
✓ Usability Testing & Iteration
✓ Design System Foundations for Scalability

Result: Concept validated, handed over to development
Phase 2 – Driver’s Guide Web & Product Vision
✓ Developed Strategic CX Vision (Multi-Product Roadmap)
✓ Defined Product Strategy with Stakeholders
✓ Designed Interactive HTML-based Manual
✓ Led Subteam of 4 Developers (Design Coaching & Reviews)
✓ Created Design System for Product Consistency

Result: Live Platform, scaled to other products

Impact
→ Replaced 500+ pages of paper documentation
→ Mobile-First Design for maximum accessibility
→ Design System enabled product expansion
→ Team Scaled: 1 Designer → Design + Dev Collaboration

Key Skills
→ UX Strategy & Product Vision
→ Stakeholder Management & Leadership
→ Design System Architecture
→ Multi-Device Design (Mobile + Desktop + Web)
→ User Research & Testing
→ Developer Handoff & Collaboration

Tools & Methods
Figma | Sketch | CX Strategy | User Journeys | Personas | User Interviews | UI Design | Prototyping | Workshops | Documentation | HTML/CSS Handoff | Agile (Scrum)
User Experience Design User Interface Design User Research User Testing Team Management
ÖBB
Role: UX Expert | Project: Change Vision Workshop | Capgemini Consulting
TRANSPORTATION
March 2023 - May 2023 (2 months)
Wien, Austria
Challenge
ÖBB needed a new, customer-centric vision for a transformation program. Traditional thinking, lack of alignment among executives.

My Role
→ Design Thinking Expert
→ Workshop Design & Facilitation
→ UX Coaching for Senior Leadership
→ Panel Discussion: Design Thinking in Transformation

Deliverables
✓ Facilitated Change Vision Workshops (20+ Senior Leaders)
✓ Implemented & Coached Design Thinking Methods
✓ Developed Strategic Project Visions
✓ Unified Alignment Among Executives

Impact
→ 20+ Leaders aligned with a new Design Thinking perspective
→ Defined shared visions & priorities
→ Established Design Thinking as a program methodology
Design Thinking Change Management Workshop Facilitation Executive Coaching Strategic Vision
ÖBB
Role: UI Designer, Business Analyst | Project: GIS | Capgemini Consulting
TRANSPORTATION
January 2021 - December 2021 (11 months)
Wien, Austria
Challenge
ÖBB needed modern, user-friendly GIS visualizations for various departments. Dashboards were outdated and inconsistent. Management required clearer real-time monitoring of track disruptions.

My Role
→ UX/UI Designer & Business Analyst for ArcGIS Implementation
→ Dashboard Design & Data Visualization
→ Management Portal Redesign

Deliverables
✓ Interactive geographical map visualization in ArcGIS
✓ Created Icon & Animation Library (GIFs)
✓ Modernized Old Dashboards (cleaner, more intuitive)
✓ Designed New Dashboards Minimally
✓ Adapted Management Dashboard for Track Disruptions (real-time monitoring, quick escalation)
✓ Applied Corporate Identity Across All Products

Impact
→ Increased usability (intuitive data visualization)
→ Management can identify and react to disruptions faster
→ Unified, modern look and feel for all dashboards
→ Minimalist design reduces cognitive load
User Interface Design Data Visualization Corporate Branding ArcGIS User Experience Design

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MSc, Information Systems Management
University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna
2021
Thesis: user experience of dark patterns in eCommerce Graduated with excellence Studied: Innovation Management, Knowledge Management, Systems Engineering, Visual Analytics, Big Data & Machine Learning
Diploma, CG + 3D Asset Creation: Characters and Creatures for Games
Think Tank Traning Centre
2024
Sculpting characters & creatures while applying anatomy principles Optimizing and creating game topology Baking high details onto the game ready mesh Creating of realistic textures and look dev of the final shader setup Groom creation by using cards or XGen Hard surface modeling and sculpting Character creation accordingly to game production pipeline

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CPUX-F: Certified Professional for User Experience - Foundation Level
Certible - UXQB
2020
https://www.certible.com/de/verify/93d6a05e1e5729afd2a2f1b751de82d0/
User Interface Design User Experience Design Product Design User Research User Testing Design Thinking Usability UX Writing
Accessibility: How to Design for All
Interaction Design Foundation
2022
https://ixdf.org/members/natalie-jerabek/certificate/course/2a8413b4-40e4-4127-a6cc-0f91d6634901
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