# Slava Starikov

> Product Designer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/slavastarikov

Product designer focused on complex user workflows and design systems. 

Leading end-to-end to design process: from research to creating concepts, extending design patterns / systems, prototyping, testing, final UI and development.

## Work Experience
### Freelance Product Designer @ Unknown
Jan 2021 – Present
Designed key B2B and B2C user flows, leading to increased engagement and onboarding completion rates. 

Created multiple scalable design systems, collaborating with developers,  to streamline design workflows and ensure brand consistency across projects.

### Founding Principal Product Designer @ Liberate
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Designed core beta features: interactive canvas, automating backend workflows, debugging, revision management, AI assistance, and reporting.

Collaborated with founders and engineering from initial ideation to successful beta launch, aligning user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.

Implemented an extensible design system, including: reusable components, web accessibility, prototyping elements, iconography, and visual consistency.

Coded reusable React components, an internal SVG asset library (npm module), Material UI theme configuration and UI / UX polish.

### Principal Product Designer @ Metromile
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Led the design of mobile-native driving insights and behavioral-based discounts. Partnered with executive leadership on the company vision, significantly increasing mobile app adoption and user engagement.

### Senior Product Designer @ Metromile
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California
Led a research-driven redesign of the automated insurance claims UX, addressing emotional sensitivity during loss. Iteratively tested and curated a usability reel, driving cross-functional stakeholder buy-in.

Led a comprehensive design system overhaul, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across verticals, accessibility, and alignment with re-branding.

### UX Designer & Researcher @ Mavenlink
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design for core functionalities like time tracking, complex data filtering, and permission management.

Conducted and synthesized user research on core functions (time tracking, permissions, tasks) — interviewing and testing with 50+ individuals.

### UX Designer @ Freelance
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Contributed with UX strategy, user-flows, wireframes, UI patterns, for startups and a services agency.

### Senior Associate @ Triage Consulting Group
Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco
Audited financial data, improved revenue cycle processes, and managed a portfolio of 6-8 projects, resulting in multi-million-dollar annual revenue.


## Education
### User Experience Design Immersive Prgoram
General Assembly

### Bachelors of Science with Honors in Managerial Economics
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sstarikov

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Last updated: 2026-04-13