Sebastián RialProduct UX/UI Designer
With over 25 years in product design, project leadership, and team management, I excel in UX/UI and product design. My sociology background enhances my discovery processes, allowing me to define and frame problems effectively. Additionally, my experience as a professor enriches my mentoring, fostering a strong and innovative team culture.
Tech stack
SaaS Design (7)
UX Design (5)
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (5)
Design (4)
People Management (4)
Lightning Design System (3)
UI Design (3)
Product Management (2)
Adobe Creative Suite (2)
Project Management (2)
Business Process Management (BPM) (2)
Operations Research (2)
Agile (2)
Mobile UI/UX Design (2)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (1)
System Integration (1)
Figma (1)
Distributed Systems (1)
Sketch (1)
System Design (1)
Integration (1)
Product Design (1)
Change Management (1)
Leadership (1)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) (1)
Operations Management (1)
SaaS
Interaction Design (IxD)
iOS UI Design
Lean Development
Experience
Principal Product DesignerEmbrace
02/2023 - 06/2024

Efficiency & User Focus: Designed a cross-functional design system, revamped navigation, and optimized user journeys for a 3x faster feature delivery rate and 30% increase in user engagement. Data-Driven Design: Created user personas, leveraged data analytics, and addressed pain points to enhance user experience. Faster Onboarding: Implemented effective onboarding strategies to accelerate product adoption and value understanding. Collaboration & OpenTelemetry: Fostered cross-team collaboration, established discovery research channels, and led OpenTelemetry feature development.

People Management
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
SaaS Design
Operations Research
UX Design
Lightning Design System
Project Management
Lead Product DesignerStubHub
11/2022 - 07/2023

Spearheaded Cross-Functional Product Design: Led close collaboration with product owners, product managers, and engineering leads to ensure the successful development and launch of exceptional products within our product tribe in Shopping-Checkout. Streamlined design operations and workflow: Oversaw and coordinated the design of end-to-end user flows and UX solutions across squads, ensuring consistency and efficiency for the entire product tribe. Empowered Squad Success Processes: Provided tailored design process support to stakeholders in different squads, optimizing workflows for each team's needs, fostering squad autonomy. Key Achievements: Built E-commerce Sub-Platform: The complexity of the platform includes product feasibility discovery, product market fit for million of users it supports. https://sell.stubhub.com/season-ticket-holders

SaaS Design
Product Design
Design
Sketch
Figma
UX Design
UI Design
Head of User ExperienceHogarth Argentina
05/2022 - 04/2023

· Product Design Leader | Built & Led High-Performing Teams (diverse backgrounds, 20% productivity boost) · Strategic Design Vision: Collaborated globally (partner design, PM, engineering) to define clear product direction & partnership. · Crafting Human-Centered Experiences: Partnered with IBM, Galderma, Pfizer to create beautiful, user-centric solutions that balanced business & user needs enabling new lines of business. · Thought Leader & Mentor: Delivered polished design proposals & conducted in-house classes, fostering skill development & innovation. · Resourceful & Strategic: Allocated people effectively, prioritized tasks, & balanced workload to meet deadlines & optimize team performance on each allocated designer. · Talent Champion: Developed internal talent & recruited top players to strengthen the UX strategy organization. · Client Success: Partnered with IBM, Galderma, Pfizer, Meta (WhatsApp) by allocating designers & fostering collaboration to ensure project success.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Business Process Management (BPM)
Design
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
SaaS Design
Lightning Design System
Principal Product DesignerEarnest
11/2021 - 07/2022

Led Design System Integration: Crafted foundational frameworks, reducing design inconsistencies by 20%. Built & mentored a design systems team, achieving 80% Earnest language integration. Focused on user workflows, aiming for a 15% increase in task completion rates. Collaborated for World-Class Design System: Partnered with cross-functional teams to develop essential tools & processes, resulting in a 2x increase in design asset reuse rate. Advocated for both internal & external customers, achieving a 95% customer satisfaction rating. Led collaborative sessions to define clear deliverables & drive features, reducing design handoff time by 10%. Championed Platform Design Expertise: Championed platform design principles for independent team building & problem-solving. Documented, refined, & maintained design systems for ongoing success, achieving 99% uptime and a 50% reduction in maintenance time.

Distributed Systems
System Integration
System Design
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
SaaS Design
Design
Integration
Design DirectorRootstrap
02/2021 - 08/2021

Delivered High-Impact Solutions: Led teams to solve critical client challenges, achieving a 20% churn reduction for Masterclass.com (95% client satisfaction). Envisioned & Prioritized Success: Guided teams to define high-impact opportunities and build scalable roadmaps (80% on-time delivery). Fostered rapid prototyping for faster design iterations (30% reduction). Empowered Teams & Talent Growth: Led UX/UI teams (L1-L3) and fostered growth through mentorship (25% promotion rate) and skill development. Increased team size by 15% and average skill level by 1 point (5-point scale). Grew Client Relationships: Expanded existing client engagements by 20%. Championed design thinking across the company. Additional Skills: Program Management, Product Design Lead, Cross-functional Leadership

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
People Management
Operations Management
Change Management
Business Process Management (BPM)
Design
Leadership
Lead Product DesignerCognizant Softvision
06/2019 - 01/2021

Led with Design Vision & Insights: Translated priorities into actionable solutions, increasing customer satisfaction by 20%. Fostered cross-functional collaboration, reducing project timelines by 15%. Designed complex solutions, increasing customer engagement time (e.g., 30% with Schneider Electric). Enabled Efficiency through Design Systems: Improved team efficiency by 25% and elevated design's impact on business objectives by 10%. Built a High-Performing UX Team: Cultivated a growth mindset, increasing design skill level by 15%. Championed user research, increasing usability testing participation by 50%. Mastered Design Delivery: Ensured on-time, high-quality deliverables with a 95% success rate. Fostered a data-driven mindset, adopting key user metrics.

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Product Management
SaaS Design
UX Design
UI Design
Adobe Creative Suite
UX/UI Chapter Lead Designer for Shopping Flights productsAlmundo
04/2018 - 06/2019

Crafted Compelling Product Vision: Conducted user research, leading to a 20% increase in team buy-in and a 2% increase in conversion rates. Cultivated User-Centric Culture: Implemented a quarterly user testing program to validate design decisions. Led Agile & Design Thinking: Streamlined development and reduced design iteration cycles by 15%. Bridged Collaboration Gaps: Improved communication, leading to a 30% increase in on-time deliveries and 15% increase in cross sales. Prioritized Customer-Centric Projects: Improved core user satisfaction metrics by 12%. Demonstrated Adaptability & Flexibility: Successfully completed 95% of projects within revised deadlines. Built Design System: Reduced design handoff time by 20%. Ensured Design Quality: Maintained 98% adherence to design guidelines for a consistent user experience.

People Management
SaaS Design
Mobile UI/UX Design
UX Design
Agile
Design
Education
Master in Communication Design TheoryUniversity of Buenos Aires
02/2007 - 02/2008
Master in Project and Design ManagementPolitecnico di Milano - University of Buenos Aires
08/2003 - 08/2004
Bachelor in SociologyUniversity of Buenos Aires
02/2002 - 02/2005
Bachelor in Graphic DesignUniversity of Buenos Aires
03/1996 - 12/2002
Portfolio
https://bit.ly/3RgwE0C
September 2024 - September 2024