Marina Suassuna

Marina Suassuna

Product Designer in Brazil, She/Her

About

I'm a Brazil-born product designer crafting experiences worldwide. With over a decade of experience in product design, I believe in a unique blend of creativity, strategic insight, and technical expertise to tackle problems.

My journey in product design involves more than creating aesthetically pleasing products; it involves crafting experiences that enrich and empower users' lives.

Work Experience

2015 — Now
Product Designer at Blue Rocket Associates
Remote
  • I worked as a senior product designer, where I played a pivotal role in driving design excellence and innovation across numerous high-impact projects and clients. Here’s a summary of my contributions:

  • Design and UX Leadership: Led the design and UX for several projects. My role involved collaborating with designers, product managers, partners, and developers, making crucial design decisions, fostering innovation, and solving complex problems.

  • User-Centric Approach: I used a user-centric design approach, employing discovery, research, and data-driven insights to create products that increase user engagement and satisfaction. I ensured the solutions aligned with user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.

  • User Research and Testing: Conducted various user research and testing activities, including A/B testing, user flows, surveys, interviews, usability testing, user acceptance tests, personas, heuristic evaluations, and card sorting. These activities provided valuable insights that informed our design strategies and decisions.

  • Prototyping and Concept Development: Developed numerous interactive prototypes and proofs of concept to bring ideas to life, turning abstract concepts into tangible, realistic products.

  • Design Systems: Part of the team that developed and implemented a design system used by over 200 designers, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and a high standard of design across all projects

2019 — 2024
Senior Product Designer at McKinsey & Company
USA, Remote
  • Crafted and implemented a variety of digital experiences across different products and teams.

  • Led design efforts to improve user experiences.
    Created and maintained a design system used by over 200 designers.

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure product consistency and quality.

2021 — 2022
Lead Designer at MIO Partners
Remote, USA
  • Led the redesign of the investment platform

  • Conducted extensive user research

  • Crafted design system

2015 — 2019
Senior Designer at EY
USA, Remote
  • Crafted and implemented knowledge management suit and strategy

  • Led design efforts to improve user experiences.

2014 — 2015
UX/UI Designer at Overdrive
Brasilia - Brazil
  • UI/UX designer at an educational startup.

  • Created and implemented the visual identity.

  • Developed user-centered interfaces to improve the educational experience.

Education

2013 — 2014
Exchange Program at Parsons School of Design
New York
2008 — 2014
Bachelor of Design at Universidade de Brasilia
Brasilia - Brazil

Certifications

2017
Design Thinking from Professional & Executive Development - Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Contact

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