Hi, I'm Roman Budzak — Product Designer building intuitive solutions for complex digital ecosystems.
Currently shaping the future of product at Railsware. Based in Ukraine 🇺🇦, working globally.
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Product designer with 7 years in the field
I turn complex user problems into smart, user-friendly solutions that drive both customer satisfaction and business success
Experience with ETL products, finance, etc
I've designed data-heavy dashboards, streamlined complex workflows, and translated technical processes into intuitive user experiences.
Hands-on across the full product lifecycle
I bring design to every part of the product journey - from apps, websites and dashboards to emails, surveys, and presentations.
Passionate about analytics and metrics
You only know how successful your work is when you measure it - and I always do.
My career path
Product Designer, Railsware
Jan 2023 — Current
Product Studio. I’ve owned the full design cycle. I started working closely with product analytics to make more informed design decisions, track usage patterns, and uncover areas for optimization. My main focus here was on two data-heavy products — Coupler.io and TradeZella. With a team, we’ve delivered new features and improved existing ones. I’ve learned how to balance market and user needs with product budget.
- •Conduct stakeholder interviews, user modeling, usability evaluation.
- •Build and scale Coupler.io Design System in close collaboration with development team.
- •Contribute to scope planning, product vision.
- •Design low and high-fidelity wireframes in Figma.
- •Work closely with a Product leads, Developers, QAs, Marketing team and Graphic designers.
- •Analytics overview to track areas of improvements.
UX designer, Eleks
Mar 2021 — Dec 2022
Outsource IT company. For all the time here, I was working with one client — Bank of New-York Mellon (BNYM). The product I was crafting — “Data & Platforms solutions - Data Vault” which has been managed clients’ investment data for over 25 years. I led a team of 3 designers focused on redesigning and extending key features like the Data Catalogue, SLA Monitor, and others.
- •Leading a design team and DesignOps.
- •Stakeholder interviews, user modeling, usability evaluation.
- •Facilitate ideation workshops with Designers, PMs, Devs, Users.
- •Design reviews and consistency support.
- •Mentored and supported 2 junior designers, providing comprehensive onboarding and ongoing guidance, helping them progress from Junior to Strong Junior.
- •Contribute to quarters planning, product vision, and support information architecture of the product.
- •Delivered 6-8 web projects for clients in different fields, including real estate, healthcare, personal branding, car brokers, etc.
UX/UI designer, Cieden
Sep 2019 — Mar 2021
Design agency. I worked across various domains — mainly finance, education, and real estate. I learned to conduct user interviews and workshops, and validate design decisions through usability testing.
- •Conducted user interviews to identify users' pains and create a clear user person.
- •Led a competitor research. Took part in a workshop with 10 participants, aimed at generating new ideas for the features and validating designs hypothesis.
- •Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using modern design tools.
- •Prepared interactive high-fidelity wireframes in Figma, based on the documentation that BA had provided.
- •Created a corporate design system for efficiency and consistency of work in future projects.
UX/UI designer, Swipex
Jun 2018 — Sep 2019
Freelance agency. Just starting out, I gained hands-on experience across different projects and learned the fundamentals of UX/UI design.
- •Designed and delivered multiple web and mobile applications for various clients.
- •Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product requirements and user needs.
- •Created wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using modern design tools.