Bela Magalhaes

Bela Magalhaes

Lead Product Designer in New Zealand, she/her

About

Moving carefully, fixing things.

Side Projects

2015

Tenho Dois Papais is a picture book about a kid who has two fathers 🌈 It was published in Brazil via a crowdfunding campaign.

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Auckland, New Zealand
  • Cross-collaborated with Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to create a cohesive vision and strategy for the Practice Portfolio.

  • Crafted an experience vision story to align teams and guiding them towards a shared strategic direction.

  • Revamped the information architecture of the practice experience.

  • Led design to deliver a Single Client Record, which streamlines data-entry for accountants and bookkeepers.

2020 — 2022
Auckland - New Zealand
  • Designed a five-year vision for Staff & Permissions.

  • Integrated an acquired tax product with Xero HQ.

  • Deprecated permissions from Green My Xero.

  • Solved client duplication issues across Xero platforms.

2019 — 2020
Auckland, New Zealand
  • Deprecated a legacy clients' organisation list.

  • Redesigned and streamlined practice staff invites into Xero organisations.

  • Redesigned staff removal functionality in Xero HQ for improved security and user feedback.

2014 — 2018
Founding Designer at appbase.io
Bangalore - India / Santiago - Chile
  • Managed all design aspects, including product design, research, branding, and marketing, to drive Appbase's visual identity and user experience.

  • Collaborated with developers to design dashboards to track API usage and performance metrics.

  • Created apps to showcase the power of Appbase's React Libraries.

  • Acted as the primary representative of Appbase during the intensive eight-month startup acceleration program at Startup Chile.

2017 — 2017
Santiago - Chile

Acted as the primary representative of Appbase during the intensive eight-month startup acceleration program at Startup Chile in Santiago, Chile, creating product excellence and fostering partnerships

2012 — 2014
Designer Jr. at AD2 Editora
Belo Horizonte - Brazil
  • Designed physical books and magazines, from initial grid layout to final printing.

  • Collaborated on the conversion of printed magazines into iPad editions, leading digital publishing in Brazil.

Volunteering

2022 — Now

Education

2023 — 2023

d.MBA is a business course for experienced designers.

Certifications

Contact

Website
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