# Victor Diukov

> Product Design @ Apple | GenAI | AI UX

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/victordiukov

Product Designer leading design for SaaS, enterprise, and AI-powered products, with end-to-end ownership of large-scale and 0→1 initiatives. Focused on UX quality, system thinking, and clear cross-functional collaboration.

Expertise
- End-to-end product design: discovery, research, ideation, delivery, and iteration
- UX strategy: user research, personas, journey mapping, usability testing
- UI & UX design: interaction design, information architecture, design systems
- Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and stakeholders
- Hands-on technical mindset, actively using MCP Server in daily work
- Tools: Figma, Figma Make, ChatGPT, Claude Code
- Domains: AI & GenAI products, FinTech & Banking, Enterprise, B2B SaaS, data-heavy products, data visualization

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Designer @ Apple
Jan 2022 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States
Key Responsibilities:
— Led design and research processes, defining project implementation stages and design workflows to ensure timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.
— Collaborated within a multi-disciplinary team comprising researchers, a producer, and fellow designers.
— Communicated with stakeholders and senior leadership to ensure alignment on design objectives.
— Created personas, user stories, user journeys, and mockups to foster a shared understanding among all stakeholders.
— Developed prototypes for usability testing and worked with the research team to iterate designs based on feedback.
— Maintained open communication with the development team to ensure design integrity and adherence to deadlines.

Achievements:
— Piloted the launch of a successful financial instrument, leading to a 35% increase in user adoption within the first quarter.
— Improved user experience by implementing a redesigned interface that reduced user error rates by 30% and increased customer satisfaction scores by 20%.

Skills and Expertise:
— AI Integration: Leveraged artificial intelligence to innovate financial solutions, driving efficiency and user engagement.
— Experience Design: Applied user-centered design principles to develop intuitive and engaging product experiences.

### Senior Product Designer @ Smarp
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
Smarp, recognized as the #1 employee communication tool by G2, facilitates seamless content publishing and engagement for global giants like Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.

Key Responsibilities:
— Spearheaded projects from conceptualization to execution, including defining goals, KPIs, and engaging in the discovery phase.
— Developed and implemented UX solutions by synthesizing insights gathered from stakeholder interviews, user behavior analysis, and tech support interactions.
— Conducted usability testing and user interviews to optimize the platform for both current and potential users.
— Fostered effective communication with a cross-platform development team throughout various stages of the design process.
— Contributed to UX design team initiatives, notably in the creation of a comprehensive design system.

Achievements:
— Launched pivotal product features, significantly contributing to securing lucrative contracts with new enterprise clientele.
— Orchestrated a redesign of existing functionalities, elevating the user experience and garnering positive user feedback, reflected in improved ratings from 3.2 to 4.6 across various channels, including App Store and Play Store reviews.
— Increased app installation rate from 5% to 12%, significantly exceeding the initial goal.
— Enhanced user retention rate from 20% to 34%, demonstrating the effectiveness of the redesign in encouraging user return.

### Senior Product Designer @ IDT Corporation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Newark, New Jersey, United States
At IDT, a global provider of cloud communications and financial services, I played a pivotal role in enhancing web services and customer-facing platforms as a UX and Interaction Design specialist.

Key Responsibilities:
— Led the UX design efforts for web services including customer management portals and CRM systems, ensuring a user-centered approach throughout.
— Delivered data-driven design solutions by conducting thorough UX research and immersing myself in the domain of each project.
— Fostered collaborative communication within internal design teams to ensure design coherence and user satisfaction.
— Optimized user interfaces and user journeys to improve key performance indicators, utilizing A/B testing and user feedback for continual improvement.

Achievements:
— Spearheaded UX improvements that were driven by data analysis and user feedback, leading to enhanced user satisfaction and engagement.
— Played a key role in the launch of a significant product update, which received positive feedback from both users and stakeholders.
— Made substantial contributions to the company’s design systems, ensuring consistency and enhancing the user experience across various digital touchpoints.

### Senior Product Designer @ FINAM
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
At Finam, a prominent brokerage firm recognized as Top-3 within its operational region, and acclaimed for its provision of individual investment account services, I played a critical role in orchestrating design strategies that significantly enhanced user engagement and business metrics.

Key Responsibilities:
— Transformed conceptual ideas into polished wireframes, designs, and mockups, meticulously optimized for a plethora of devices and interfaces.
— Crafted a comprehensive persona list, user stories, user journeys, and mockups, fostering a shared understanding and alignment among all stakeholders.
— Engaged collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams, encompassing developers, analytics, and customer support managers, to delineate and implement the most effective solutions.

Achievements:
— Spearheaded user-centered and user experience design methodologies, from exhaustive information gathering to the delivery of the final design, ensuring well-informed design solutions that resonated with the users.
— Was a key player in the revamp of one of the company's paramount web services, which significantly enhanced user interaction and satisfaction.
— Streamlined the account creation funnel, a critical business metric, resulting in an uplift in user sign-ups and a positive impact on the business bottom line.
— Improved the Information Architecture of a FinTech enterprise product, enhancing usability, streamlining user navigation, and boosting overall user engagement.

### Product Designer @ 1Point
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017
Key Responsibilities:
— Crafted wireframes, mapped user journey flows, and developed prototypes for rigorous testing, ensuring the design met the user needs and business objectives.
— Delved into project specifics to tailor UX approaches and tools, identified reliable information sources, and accurately assessed project workload, ensuring timely delivery.
— Orchestrated usability testing sessions to pinpoint and rectify usability issues, enhancing the overall user experience.
— Engaged effectively with clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project goals.
— Swiftly assimilated business processes of diverse companies through extensive documentation review, enabling precise design solutions tailored to each client's unique needs.

Achievements:
— Delivered bespoke interface designs and comprehensive UX services to a diverse clientele, elevating their user engagement and satisfaction.
— Engineered user experiences for a myriad of projects targeting both local and international markets, expanding the company's global footprint.

### Project Manager @ Yandex
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
At Yandex, a recognized tech giant, I immersed myself in a collaborative environment to drive the user-centered design process across various projects.

Key Responsibilities:
— Conceived and developed prototypes along with service blueprints to provide clear design direction and tangible assets for stakeholder alignment.
— Delivered meticulously crafted wireframes and interactive prototypes, facilitating a shared understanding among product teams and stakeholders.
— Cultivated strong partnerships with product owners, developers, and fellow product designers, fostering a cohesive and agile design-development workflow.
— Analyzed business requirements to devise robust technical solutions, bridging the gap between user needs and business objectives, and ensuring a seamless user experience.


## Education
### Master's Degree in Applied Informatics in Economics in Applied Informatics in Economics
Volgograd Institute of Business


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victorduco
- Website: https://victorduco.com
- Website: https://www.instagram.com/victorducov/

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Last updated: 2026-02-23