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Pavel Bukengolts

@pbuk

Product design leader turning complex products, teams, and systems into simpler, scalable experiences across enterprise UX, accessibility, and AI.

United States

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I’m a product design leader who works at the intersection of product strategy, UX architecture, design systems, accessibility, and AI. I’ve led 0-to-1 products, built and scaled design teams, and shaped enterprise experiences spanning hundreds of digital properties. I stay hands-on in discovery, interaction design, prototyping, and design reviews, while helping teams turn messy business and technical problems into products people can actually use.

Alongside industry work, I teach UX, UI, and AI, which keeps me close to the craft, emerging tools, and the next generation of designers.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of Product Design & Strategy

Current

UX Design Lab, LLC

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Leads product strategy and design delivery for enterprise clients, shipping the Team Capability Engine from concept to MVP in under 90 days and reducing design-to-delivery timelines by up to 60% through AI-assisted processes.

Product Strategy UX Architecture AI Assisted Delivery Tools Prototyping Design Systems Accessibility Leadership

Lead of Enterprise Design Operations & Strategy

Abbott

Jan 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years 3 months)

Led a design-system team and distributed partner teams across global regions, architected an enterprise design system across 800+ digital properties, and embedded WCAG 2.2 accessibility into standards, reducing critical defects by 18%.

Design Systems DesignOps Governance Accessibility WCAG 2.2 Team Leadership Stakeholder Management

VP of User Experience and Web Management

Protective Life

Jan 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Built and scaled the UX function from a single contributor to a 10-person organization, directed modernization across 70+ digital properties, and reduced departmental costs by 20% and developer dependency by 60%.

UX Strategy Team Building Design Systems Process Improvement Cost Reduction Stakeholder Management

Director of User Experience

DePalma Studios

Oct 2017 - Jan 2020 (2 years 3 months)

Led three distributed teams of up to 25 people across three countries, directing UX strategy and product design for healthcare, fintech, SaaS, logistics, and enterprise clients, increasing user engagement by 30% and team velocity by 25%.

UX Strategy Team Leadership Lean UX Prototyping Interaction Design Client Advisory

Senior HCI Engineer (Principal UX Designer)

Sitecore Inc.

Apr 2013 - Aug 2017 (4 years 4 months)

Led UX architecture and interaction design for advanced marketing, personalization, analytics, and platform innovation products, contributing to a 30% increase in product adoption and shaping product direction as a principal-level design partner.

UX Architecture Interaction Design Product Strategy Influence Key Stakeholders Research