Irene Lau
@irenelau1
UX/UI Lead and strategic product designer bridging user behavior and business goals with data-driven system improvements.
What I'm looking for
I’m a UX/UI Lead with 12+ years of experience, built on a prior decade in creative direction. My work centers on bridging user behavior with business objectives—turning data into clear, system-level improvements and aligning complex flows across divisions.
Most recently, I led UX/UI for acquisition and activation, partnering with Product Managers and multinational stakeholders on referral strategy and execution. I also used user research (data analysis and interviews) to translate insights into sharper value propositions and flows—lifting referral participation from below 5% to nearly 29% through experimentation and iterative adjustments.
I’ve also owned end-to-end design as a Senior Product Designer, applying service design and systems thinking to audit full journeys, identify friction points, and optimize for growth performance. Alongside mentoring designers through feedback and design reviews, I’m currently diving into Front-end and Python to better speak the language of my engineering teammates.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Language AI Trainer (Freelance)
Outlier
Jun 2024 - Present (2 years)
Trained and evaluated language AI models to improve accuracy and contextual understanding, refining output quality and clarity of reasoning using structured guidelines.
Independent Web & Apps Designer
Independent Web & Apps Designer
Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 7 months)
Designed web and app experiences using user-centered UX/UI practices and iterative refinement informed by user and product needs.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Cetta Mandarin
HSK 3, Chinese (HSK)
Completed Chinese learning at Cetta Mandarin up to HSK 3.
University of Trisakti
Bachelor degree, Visual Communication
Bachelor degree in visual communication from University of Trisakti.
University of Virginia
Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals, Digital Product Management
Completed the Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals learning program.
University of Pennsylvania
Customer Analytics, Customer Analytics
Completed the Customer Analytics learning program.
Rumah Siap Kerja
Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing
Completed coursework in digital marketing at Rumah Siap Kerja.
Alibaba Cloud
ACA Big Data, Big Data
Completed ACA Big Data learning.
Dicoding
Basic Data Science, SQL, Programming with Python, Data Science & SQL
Completed learning in basic data science, SQL, and programming with Python.
Dicoding
Machine Learning Development, Machine Learning
Completed a Machine Learning development learning program.
Dicoding
Front-End, Front-End Development
Completed a Front-End development learning program.
Stanford Code in Place
Python, Python
2025 -
Completed Python learning through Stanford Code in Place (2025).
IELTS
IELTS, English Language
2023 -
Grade: 7
Took the IELTS exam in 2023 and reported a score of 7.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
irenelau.comPortfolio
github.com/PonyhowlfJob categories
Skills
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