Ania Polianchikova

Ania Polianchikova

Product Designer in London, she/her

About

Product Designer with over 5 years of experience in UX/UI design and UX research, an analytical mindset and an entrepreneurial background.

My approach:
▪️ Focus on building lovemark relationships between businesses and customers.
▪️ Simplifying complex problems through minimalistic design.
▪️ Two heads are better than one. Collaborate, ask for feedback, reflect.

Website

Work Experience

2024 — Now
London, UK

As a part of UX digital team, I design solutions for various products— from banking and insurance to mail and travel services. My role spans a wide spectrum, from running A/B tests to improve conversion rates, designing user funnels and dashboards, to managing design system and working closely with third-party partners.

Some of the outcomes:

— Increased conversion and engagement in travel products by running A/B test initiatives, achieving a +10% increase in conversion rate and setting a 3-year record in travel insurance share.

— Structured and updated 70% of the design system, automating workflows for a digital team of 5 designers, reducing QA time, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration with CMS and devs.

2023 — 2024
Remote, UK / Ukraine

Designed B2C and SaaS products within a dynamic, fast-paced design team at a CSSDA award-winning studio, translating diverse clients' business objectives and user requirements into trend-led, user-centred products.

2023 — 2023
Remote, UK

Led the design of a multimedia dashboard and CRM system in a stealth-mode startup. Partnered with the product manager to define user needs and solutions, and developers to refine designs and ensure usability and accessibility.

2021 — 2022
UX/UI Designer at Freelance
USA, UK, Portugal, Poland

Designed web and mobile products across food, retail, and entertainment industries, reducing task completion time by 57% for a dessert purchasing flow, defining a design strategy for a mental health subscription service through surveys with 100+ participants, and co-founding an iOS app that achieved a 4.6/5 interest rating before handoff to development.

2019 — 2021
UX Consultant at Cinemood USA
Mountain View, California, USA

Collaborated with two startups in Silicon Valley to enhance their user experience: a portable streaming projector for kids with 75,000+ users and an ed-tech coding platform for young adults.

— Improved user satisfaction and brand awareness by conducting user research and designing the marketing campaign.

— Introduced new product features to a targeted audience segment and identified usability issues through user interviews and testing.

— Worked with stakeholders to establish goals, shared research insights, and collaborated with a cross-functional team to bring the UX process and advocate for user needs.

2019 — 2019
Southampton, UK

Launched and managed my own dessert business from scratch when moved to the UK, building a loyal customer base of 100+ within 7 months through a focus on customer experience and brand identity.

Projects

2023
B2B platform at Optic Matter

Internal tool

2022
iOS Mobile app at SeriesLy!

Co-founded an app for suggesting and tracking TV series in collaboration with a software engineer, received an overall interest rating of 4.6/5, and handed over to the implementation stage.

2022
E-commerce redesign at Deseo Patisserie

Reduced bounce rate and improved dessert purchasing flow, including the catalogue, customisation, and checkout, by reducing task completion time by 57%.

2022
Brand Identity at Yaroslav Mudryi National Library of Ukraine

Designed a logo and brand identity concept for one of the oldest and largest libraries in Ukraine.

2022
E-commerce at SO.GOOD Linen

Designed a landing page and an e-commerce website for a linen clothes brand.

2021
Research and brand strategy at Subscribtion Service (Stealth Mode)

Identified a market niche and developed a design strategy for a mental health-centric subscription service by researching 10+ competitors and surveying 100+ women.

Education

2024 — 2024
Growth Design at Projector Institute
2022 — 2022
Interface design at Projector Institute

9-month design program in UX/UI and Mobile Apps Design

2016 — 2018
Master degree at Cracow University of Technology

Mathematics in Finances and Economy

2015 — 2016
Bachelor degree at Cracow University of Technology

Mathematics in Finances and Economy

2013 — 2015
Bachelor study at National Technical University of Ukraine

Computer Science (System Analysis)

Certifications

2025
How to Measure UX & Design Impact from Vitaly Freedman / Smashing Magazine
2024
Growth Design from Projector Institute
2024
Facilitation and Communication for UX and Product Designers from Waves & Melons
2024
Usability Testing Workshop from noticelittlethings
2023
CSS & HTML for Designers from Uxcel
2023
Webflow 101 Certification Exam from Webflow
2022
User Research and Strategy & Design Validation from IntoUXdesign
2022
Design Accessibility from Uxcel
2022
Mobile Apps Design from Projector Insititute
2022
UX/UI Design from Projector Insititute
2022
Graphic Design from Projector Institute
2021
How to create, develop and scale brands from Not Only Magic 2.0

14-week business program

Awards

2022

Developed an interactive map of wartime crimes from the Center for Civil Liberties during the largest championship for IT specialists in Europe.

Volunteering

2023 — Now
Volunteer at Ladies that UX London
London, UK

Active member of Ladies that UX London, a collaborative community with monthly in-person events (panels, workshops, design jams).