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Josh Pindjak

@joshpindjak

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Product designer who ships end-to-end product and brand experiences.

Australia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to own end-to-end product design—shipping conversion-focused UX, design systems, and brand-aligned interfaces—while using AI-assisted build and strong research (analytics + user interviews) to deliver measurable growth.

I’m a brand + product designer with 10 years designing and shipping at early-stage startups and mid-sized companies. I deliver Swiss-influenced visual design with AI-assisted coding end-to-end, from marketing sites to production web apps, and I’ve most recently shipped independent products to market.

I’ve been a “5x first design hire,” brought in to build from zero and own the full design function—driving measurable outcomes like 10x organic search impressions, major onboarding improvements (including a 50% reduction to signed deals), and full web app redesigns with clearer data and churn insights. I bring a hands-on, research-led approach—session recordings, analytics audits, usability testing, and A/B testing—plus the ability to design and build UI systems, brand foundations, and conversion-focused experiences.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Design Lead

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Modus.fashion

Jan 2026 - Present (5 months)

Designed and built Modus, a market intelligence platform for Australian womenswear professionals, including a brand Rolodex, Compare, and an interactive Report. Architected internal analytics to support an underlying brand-level intelligence framework.

Product Design Market Intelligence B2B SaaS Interactive Reports Information Architecture Internal Analytics Architecture Next.js Supabase Stripe React Cursor

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Founder & Designer

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Tabba.so

Nov 2025 - Present (7 months)

Designed, coded, and shipped a privacy-focused new-tab browser extension with calendar, notes, to-dos, timezones, and bitmap drawing. Reached 350+ installs across 44 countries with a 5-star Chrome Web Store rating, 13% site-to-install conversion, and 73% post-install retention.

Browser Extension New Tab Replacement Cursor Claude User Interviews Conversion Optimization Retention Chrome Web Store

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Fractional Design Director

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Miscellanea Studio

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Strategic design partner supporting concept direction and trend forecasting across fashion, art, design, culture, tech, and homewares. Led web design engagements and identified AI-integrated solutions across client briefs.

Strategic Design Design Direction Web Design AI Integration Creative Direction Design Strategy

Product Designer (Contract)

Adora

Sep 2025 - Nov 2025 (2 months)

Designed an Insights system that turns product signals into actionable improvement recommendations. Created a personalized animated onboarding flow using live customer screens.

Product Design Onboarding UX For Live Customer Data UX Strategy Interface Design Information Architecture

Senior Product Designer

Upollo

Mar 2023 - Aug 2025 (2 years 5 months)

First design hire for an Index Ventures-backed B2B SaaS platform for conversion, retention, and expansion insights. Grew organic search impressions 10x (300 to 3,500+ daily) via marketing site redesign and programmatic SEO, and reduced time from sign-up to deal signed by 50% with redesigned onboarding.

Product Design Design Systems Webflow Programmatic SEO Onboarding Churn Scoring UX Session Recording Analysis (Clarity)

Product Designer (AI Search)

Nobi.ai

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

First design hire for an AI-powered ecommerce search platform, driving 0–1 iterative product design. Shaped core user flows to help turn search capabilities into usable buying experiences.

Product Design 0 1 Design E commerce Design User Flows Prototyping UX Strategy Usability

Freelance Designer

Brilliant.org

May 2024 - Jul 2024 (2 months)

Designed lifecycle marketing email templates focused on improving user conversion and retention. Translated messaging goals into responsive, conversion-oriented email experiences.

Conversion Optimization Visual Hierarchy Typography Brand Consistency Email Marketing Email Campaigns Email Design

Design Lead

SafeOps

Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 (3 years)

First design hire for a DevSecOps compliance platform, covering logo design, brand system, marketing website, and product UI/UX. Established core brand and product design foundations to support early growth.

Brand Design Logo Design Design Systems Marketing Design UI UX Design UX For Compliance Platforms Information Architecture Visual Design

Design Lead

Apteo

Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 (4 years)

Led full product and brand design for an ecommerce customer segmentation and retargeting platform. Supported fundraising momentum, contributing to a $1.1M seed raise and ERA accelerator acceptance.

Brand Identity Segmentation Retargeting Dashboard Design Data Visualization GTM Design Support Design Strategy