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Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience in SaaS, web applications, and digital products for startups, scale-ups, and large corporations.
I focus on feature design, improving existing products, structuring complex UX, and rapid prototyping, from the discovery phase to product delivery.
Experience in R&D at Orange, international data/AI startup, and a digital agency in Shanghai, with over 50 products designed for Europe and Asia.
Accustomed to collaborating closely with product managers and technical teams, in fast-paced environments where user experience quality directly impacts product adoption.
Frequent domains: B2B SaaS, web platforms, tech products, data, AI, marketplaces, and digital services.
Pragmatic approach, focused on product impact, interface clarity, and speed of execution.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Chinese
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- CastorDoc (acquired by Coalesce)Senior Product Designer AI / DataSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGJuly 2022 - Today (3 years and 11 months)Paris, France
- Designed the main product and AI workflows for a data catalog used by enterprise data teams.
- Designed an AI chat interface for contextual data asset selection and reliable natural language querying of enterprise data.
- Created an AI-powered automatic metadata documentation feature, reducing manual work for data stewards by 70%.
- Designed marketplace-like discovery features that increased product adoption, with a +45% growth in accounts and +60% in data product consumption.
- Vo2 Asia PacificProduct DesignerDIGITAL AND ITMay 2019 - February 2022 (2 years and 9 months)Shanghai City, ChinaDigital agency based in Shanghai.
- Led design and product strategy for over 50 SaaS, B2B/B2C, and innovation projects for clients in Europe and Asia.
- Designed digital ecosystems and services for international brands such as Hyatt, Bvlgari, and CIVB (Bordeaux Wine Council).
- Specialized in the WeChat ecosystem (Mini Programs, Official Accounts, WeChat Pay) and designed products within the Chinese super-app environment.
- Created design systems and product frameworks reused across multiple client platforms.
- HoroquartzUX / UI DesignerSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGFebruary 2018 - February 2019 (1 year)Région de Nantes, France
- Designed HR workflows and time management features for large corporations.
- Identified a critical inefficiency in a client workflow through user research, leading to €18 million in annual savings for a CAC40 client.
- Redesigned key features, increasing user satisfaction from 80% to 94%.
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Education
- Master's degreeL'Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique2016Design theory, Creative methods, Innovation tools and thinking, Team work, Project management, Marketing, Personal and Interpersonal communication...