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Nicolas Chatelain

Supermalter

DesignOps & Design System | Figma, Cursor, Claude

€750/day
6 projects
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nicolas

Design System Specialist (#Product Designer), passionate about DesignOps & Community Building topics - everything related to collaboration, transparency, the Design/Dev relationship.

Why Design Systems? Because it's a huge playground that embraces all facets of a strategic product's life, from research to advocacy to metrics.

My current proudest achievements:
👉 I am Chapter Lead of the DesignOps Assembly community, speaking and creating events dedicated to the subject.
👉 I recorded my podcast at Design+ titled "The power of Ops serving designers" - and I received excellent feedback.
👉 I am currently contributing to the early stages of Sanofi's future global design system.

Looking forward to discussing here or on LinkedIn
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 20km)

Experience

  • Sanofi - Consumer Experience and Design
    Malt logoOn Malt
    DesignOps Lead
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    April 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    Sanofi is currently strengthening its design ops strategy. In order to drive the harmonization of Design Ways of Working and contribute to Sanofi Product Design maturity growth, the Design Ops Lead is expected to:

    Operations:
    • Contribute to Design Ops Roadmap definition and deliver on related activities.
    • Support product designers embracing best practices in their day to day.
    • Proactively seek opportunities to increase delivery efficiency.
    • Challenge current ways of working based on user needs and industry standards.
    • Lead collaborative workflow amongst the community considering quality compliance.

    Collaboration and Communication:
    • Be a role model leveraging Sanofi Design Ops workflow day-to-day.
    • Support the growth of Sanofi Product Design community of practice.
    • Contribute to Design Foundations promotional activities.
    • Produce materials relevant to increase Design Ops strategy adoption.
    Figma UX Research Handoff Design System DesignOps
  • Sanofi
    Design System - DesignOps
    PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY
    October 2023 - Today (2 years and 8 months)
    Paris, France
    Within the Sanofi Accelerator, member of the Consumer Experience (CX) Design System pod.

    • Team of 1 PO, 4 DEVELOPERS, 1 Tech Lead, 1 Design Lead & me.
    • Design/Dev collaboration via Hot Potato Process.
    • Objective of creating the global Design System, from scratch.
    • Tokens & multi-branding.
    • DesignOps topics: design acculturation, DS awareness, creation of an internal community, establishment of a feedback culture...
    Design System Figma DesignOps Community Management Zeroheight Educator Communication
  • GROUPE VYV
    Malt logoOn Malt
    Design System Talk
    MEDICAL
    July 2024 - July 2024
    Talk on the subject of Design System, in collaboration with designers from Sanofi / Thales / Jobteaser.
    Design Systems Communication

Reviews

5.0

Out of 1 rating

J

Jesse

Sanofi - Consumer Experience and Design

Reviewed on 4/2/2024

Nicolas has made remarkable strides in enhancing our Design Ops at Sanofi, establishing a robust foundation for our global product design team. His outstanding communication skills have seamlessly united a geographically diverse team under a shared vision, propelling innovation and fostering collaboration. Nicolas' ability to cultivate an inclusive and motivating design culture, where each member feels acknowledged and integral, is truly commendable. His professional demeanor, coupled with a profound expertise in Design Ops, has skillfully guided us through the intricacies of setting up new operational frameworks, elevating our creative aspirations. Nicolas has adeptly transformed challenges into catalysts for growth, exemplifying exceptional leadership and making a significant impact on our objectives. His contributions have not only set a high standard for our team but have also been instrumental in driving our mission forward.

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Education

  • DPN - UX Manager
    GOBELINS Paris
    Stratégie et conseil Conception / UX Design Coordination opérationnelle Management d’équipes créatives et innovantes

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