Jessica Abaya - Lead Product Designer - Derivative Path APAC, Inc. | Himalayas
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Jessica Abaya

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Designing scalable systems—where product strategy, UX, and engineering converge

Philippines
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A product design leader with 9+ years of product design experience and a unique software engineering foundation that enables technical collaboration and feasible design solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Product Designer

Derivative Path APAC, Inc.

Oct 2023 - Present (1 year 9 months)

Spearheaded the end-to-end development of Derivative Path’s design system from the ground up, driving UI consistency, reducing design debt, and cutting design-to-development time across product teams.

Established UX documentation standards and led Figma governance efforts to scale design operations.

Translated complex financial workflow and requirements into intuitive user flows and interfaces.

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Head of UX | Deputy Head of Product

FastCo Pte. Ltd. (FastJobs)

Apr 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Led a cross-functional design team in establishing a scalable user-centered design process, leveraging interviews, and heuristic evaluations to drive impactful, research-backed product decisions.

Partnered with product leadership to shape roadmap priorities based on user insights and business impact.

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Senior UX Designer | Technical Lead

FastCo Pte. Ltd. (FastJobs)

May 2015 - Aug 2020 (5 years 3 months)

Founding team member of FastJobs, instrumental in launching and scaling the product from zero to a market-ready platform.

Led end-to-end UX and interaction design across mobile and web platforms, ensuring cohesive, user-centered experiences across all touchpoints.

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Technical Lead

701 Search Inc. (AyosDito.ph)

Nov 2010 - Mar 2015 (4 years 4 months)

- Managed the team for the product development and maintenance of AyosDito.
- Responsible for stakeholder communications and worked closely with the product manager and designer to align product and tech initiatives.
- Maintained coordination with the parent company’s Technical Director and other senior engineers to align technical initiatives regionally.

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Software Engineer

Extanet

Jan 2008 - Oct 2010 (2 years 9 months)

- Developed and maintained client websites using Joomla and Wordpress
- Created custom websites using Codeigniter and CakePHP.
- Handled projects that required converting PSD designs into valid, semantic, cross-browser compatible and responsive HTML/JS/CSS.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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