My ideal job would be a hands-on head or lead design role, or its IC equivalent, in a small to medium company in entertainment, travel, navigation, productivity, music, edtech or healthcare, though I'm not limited to these areas. I value a positive culture, a clear impact on the product, and direct access to users.
Dmitry Lyapustin
@dmitrylyapustin
Product design lead • Driving growth & market fit through discovery and optimization • 17+ YoE
What I'm looking for
Me in a nutshell:
I am a product design lead with 17+ years of experience
Hands-on craft + strategic leadership + analytical research expertise
Dig combining qual and quant methods:
led moderated usability tests, A/B's in Braze, data analysis in Amplitude;
+77% subscription conversion and +205% YoY subscriber growth for a 30M-user international SaaS B2B2C platform in under a year;
2.1 industry standard→4.5 stars in Google Play within 6 months
Love product discoveries and optimisations, with 6+ years in startups, launched many MVPs 0 to 1 and scaled one to 1M+ installs
Collaborative risk-taker, comfortable tackling ambiguity and taking products from concept to market/fit
Humbly proud of my diverse, multi-platform, multichannel background (e.g., Nebula spanned across 7+ platforms) — can wear many hats
…and happy to share my expertise with peers: built, scaled, and led design and small R&D teams before (ask me about the innovation lab at Zedge or the design team at Nebula)
Based in Italy, but am remote-first for more than two-thirds of my career.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr. Product Designer, Team Lead
Nebula
Jan 2023 - Present (2 years 5 months)
Established design strategy and enhanced design authority within the company. Championed a user-centric culture, bridging product and design, while directing core product features across multiple platforms.
Sr. Product Designer, Product Lead
Zedge
Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 (4 years 11 months)
Co-developed R&D processes for multiple products, driving innovation through end-to-end research and discovery. Optimized UX for a product with over 30 million users, significantly improving ratings and conversions.
Lead Product Designer
Sola, Plag, WeHeartPics
Jan 2012 - Jan 2018 (6 years)
Researched and launched multiple MVPs, achieving significant user engagement and high ratings. Delivered advanced interactive experiences across various platforms, improving design performance with a custom process.
Co-founder, Art Director
Lyapustin design
Jan 2007 - Jan 2014 (7 years)
Created digital and print products for various clients, raising design standards in the region. Launched educational programs to help designers advance their careers.
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