# Olga Yakovleva

> Senior Product Designer | B2B SaaS | AI Workflows | Systems Thinking | Business-Driven Product Design

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/olgayakovleva

Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience designing SaaS, AI, and healthcare platforms. Skilled at simplifying complex workflows, building scalable design systems, and delivering measurable impact through collaboration with product, engineering, and compliance teams.

## Work Experience
### AI Designer | Data-Driven & AI-Enhanced Experiences @ Akov Design
Jan 2025 – Present | Greater New York City Area
• Collaborated with startups to transform MVPs into market-ready products through UX strategy and AI-driven design.  
• Simplified complex data and AI systems into clear, human-centered experiences that users trust.  
• Accelerated growth and user adoption by leveraging data insights to inform design decisions.

### Senior Product Designer (Healthcare, AdTech) @ DeepIntent
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area
• Led the product design vision for a SaaS-based healthcare advertising technology platform, aligning product strategy with company objectives.
• Partnered with business and customer development teams to integrate user feedback into the design process, ensuring data-driven decisions that enhance user adoption and engagement.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to iterate on designs, balancing innovation with technical feasibility to deliver scalable and intuitive SaaS experiences.

### Lead Product Designer (Science, Design System) @ Waters Corporation
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, United States
• Designed end-to-end SaaS user experiences for scientific workflows, translating complex requirements into intuitive digital tools.
• Conducted user research and workflow analysis to inform data-driven design decisions, improving user satisfaction.
• Developed and maintained the Waters Design System, ensuring brand consistency and design efficiency across multiple products. Partnered cross-functionally with scientists, product managers, and engineers to deliver on time and within scope.

### Senior Product Designer (Web Apps, Finances) @ KPMG US
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States
• Translated user and business requirements into scalable, user-friendly web app functionalities.
•  Designed and translated complex data sets into dashboards using Figma, Power BI, and AI-powered tools, enhancing data visibility.
• Led a team of junior designers, collaborating with developers for seamless implementation.
• Built a comprehensive design system in Figma, creating reusable web components.
• Partnered with stakeholders to craft intuitive user experiences, aligning with business goals.
• Facilitated design sprints with cross-functional teammates, business partners, and subject matter experts across the company to inform product strategy.

### Senior Product Designer (Healthcare) @ WebMD
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States
• Collaborated and iterated on a web and mobile product to translate tactical solutions into a long-term strategy that was visually elegant and user-friendly.
• Mentored the design team to elevate awareness and implementation of modern design methods and best practices. Thereby helped this team to deliver the highest quality user experience.
• Wireframed user flows and UI solutions. Implemented usability testing, user interviews, and research.
• Delivered creative solutions to stakeholders with an explanation of the final design and its alignment with business goals.

### UX/UI Designer (Retail & eCommerce) @ Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
• Worked with software developers, content developers, users, and stakeholders to enhance the user experience for web and mobile.
• Created high-fidelity final compositions, developed effective documentation for various audiences, and collaborated closely with development teams to ensure correct implementation of our designs.
• Reported project status and results to stakeholders.

### Visual & Motion Graphics Designer @ Wolters Kluwer
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
• Transformed prospects into sales by developing captivating marketing materials using graphics, animation, and video editing.
• Envisioned and pioneered cutting-edge, out-of-the-box branding solutions to improve marketing campaigns and promotions.
• Concept and storyboard development, script writing, and video editing for new products.
• Worked on projects from start to finish, using new technologies to maximize design and video creation efficiency (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Design and Technology
Parsons School of Design - The New School

### BA in Media and Communication Arts
The City College of New York


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/olga-yakovleva-a2386739
- Website: https://www.olgayakovleva.me
- Website: https://dribbble.com/OlgaYakovleva

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Last updated: 2026-02-23