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Sara Oliveira

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Product Designer at AstraZeneca building accessible design systems and data-heavy workflows for internal decision-making products.

Portugal
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At AstraZeneca, I’m building a design system from the ground up alongside ongoing feature work for data-heavy internal products. I’m setting its architecture, tokens, documentation, and developer handoff while building accessibility into components and workflows.

At Visit.org, I redesigned core booking and event management flows, brought internal tools together into one platform, and set up a Figma design system. I also ran user interviews and usability testing, and onboarded and mentored designers as the team grew.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

AstraZeneca logoAS
Current

Product Designer

Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)

Leading the product's design system from the ground up while the product was already live. I built it alongside ongoing feature work and prioritized as I went.
Set up the system's architecture, governance, design tokens (primitive to semantic), component documentation and developer handoff.
Leading accessibility initiatives, building WCAG standards into components and workflows from the start.
Des

NOVAMEDIA. logoNO
Current

Web design consulting

NOVAMEDIA.

Feb 2019 - Present (7 years 9 months)

Worked as Web design consulting at NOVAMEDIA..

Toptal logoTO
Current

Senior Product Designer

Mar 2018 - Present (8 years 8 months)

Worked as Senior Product Designer at Toptal.

Visit.org logoVI

Senior Product Designer

Jun 2018 - Jan 2026 (7 years 7 months)

Leading product design for a B2B SaaS platform, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and leadership teams in a fully remote environment.

Key contributions:
Owned end-to-end design for core B2B workflows, including booking, event management, and internal tooling — from discovery and workshops to high-fidelity execution.

Redesigned and simplified complex, multi-step flows, reducing fri

Fliplet logoFL

Designer

Fliplet

Dec 2015 - Apr 2018 (2 years 4 months)

App templates creation and maintenance: Led the process of creating customizable app templates within the product, making these templates popular among customers. Ensured seamless performance and ongoing updates with requested features.

Marketing product site: Created and maintained existing pages on the product site, adhering to brand and product goals. This led to an increase in the number of

IH

Designer

Inov Contacto C19 -Ranking Hero

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015 (6 months)

Feature updates: UI/UX enhancements for page sections driven by customer feedback or business requirements, resulting in heightened user engagement.

Promotional materials: Marketing collateral for events and tournaments.

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Designer

Digital Species

Oct 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 2 months)

Multiple web design projects: Unique web designs creations, tailored to diverse industries. Conducting in-depth research on each business sector, audience metrics, and design trends to ensure effective and engaging design solutions.

Branding projects: Crafting logos and brand assets across diverse industries.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

FC

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra

Master's degree, Multimedia Design

2011 - 2013

FP

Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade do Porto

Graduation, Graphic Design

2005 - 2010

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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