Innovative and highly experienced Senior Product Designer with over 10 years of expertise in creating user-centred designs across various digital platforms.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams from ideation through execution, delivering compelling and intuitive product experiences. Adept at leveraging research, data analytics, and user feedback to inform design decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs. Proficient in industry-standard design tools and methodologies, with a strong foundation in UX/UI principles. Demonstrated success in optimizing user interfaces and driving engagement through thoughtful design strategies. Passionate about mentoring junior designers and fostering a collaborative team environment. Committed to staying ahead of industry trends and continuously enhancing design skills to deliver cutting-edge solutions.
Tobi Santoso
@tobisantoso
UX / Product Designer | All Design Role | Product Manager | Human Computer Interaction
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
• Led diverse design projects for clients primarily based in the USA, including UI/UX, custom illustrations, motion graphics, and social media content, delivering visually compelling and brand-aligned solutions
Senior Product Designer
Katalis.ai
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025 (5 months)
Led the design of new features and improvements for the Katalis.ai website, overseeing the entire design lifecycle. This included research, wireframing, prototyping, high-fidelity UI design, and usability testing, ensuring that the user experience was seamless and aligned with business goals.
Product Design Leader
Lifepal
Aug 2021 - Nov 2024 (3 years 3 months)
Working closely with C Level, Growth Marketing, and Product Leader for strategy business on customer acquisition, increase marketplace traffic and conversion rate (CR1) through the product.
Product Design Specialist
Pasartrainer
Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (5 months)
Managed the end-to-end design process, including brainstorming concepts, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for web and mobile applications.
Success launched new website with significant increase in user engagement and traffic.
UI/UX Designer
Takalab.id
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021 (8 months)
Working remotely with Takalab. I Help Takalab to work on projects from the client across the world. Some projects that I have working on are creating Atomic Design Systems and High-Fidelity Design for BNI Career, Transportation company based on Croatia, and much more.
UI/UX Designer
Paper.id
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020 (4 months)
Working on web Paper.id and Ionic app of Paper. Created and maintenance atomic design system of Ionic App.
Help creative team to create design campaign and illustration for Paper publications.
Lead UI/UX Designer
Sicepat Ekspres
Oct 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 months)
Design various design projects for Sicepat including graphic design, illustration, animated effects for visual identity and copy.
Successfully launched :
- Transportation Management System
- Billing
- Mobile POD
- Website SiCepat
- Web Forum
- Development Gojek
- SMD
- COD
Lead UI/UX Designer
Angsur.id
Dec 2018 - Nov 2019 (11 months)
Formalized a team within Central Design to deliver a distributed yet centralized Design System. Define the roadmap, roles & responsibilities and ways of working.
Lead the creation and maintenance of a cohesive design system that aligns with the brand’s vision and user experience goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish design standards and guidelines.
UI/UX Designer
PT. XL Axiata Tbk.
May 2018 - Aug 2018 (3 months)
I worked on revamping the website of Axis.co.id, assisting on tasks including design research, wireframing, creating style guides, prototyping, UX/UI design, and presentation to the teams.
I worked on revamping UI & UX of XL's UMB (*123) into Mobile Apps with UI/UX best practice. Output including front-end development.
Collaborated with outsourced vendor IBM Asia Pacific.
Founder & UI/UX Designer
Createralabs
Aug 2016 - Mar 2020 (3 years 7 months)
Dynamic and innovative design agency founder with extensive experience collaborating with clients globally. Proven track record in delivering creative solutions tailored to diverse industries. Skilled in managing projects from concept to completion, fostering strong client relationships, and leading a talented team of designers.
UI/UX Designer
Angsur.id
Dec 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year)
Designed and carried out research studies towards students in Indonesia including product usability, concept testing and customer journeys.
Created wireframes and prototypes to share project vision, demonstrate UX design principles and drive design decisions.
Launched a new website and mobile app, increased the number of loan applications up to 200%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institut Teknologi Sumatera
Bachelor, Informatics
Grade: 3.6
Activities and societies: Specialization in Human Computer Interaction Thesis: Usability Evaluation User Experience Peer to Peer Financial Technology Platform dengan Pendekatan User-Centered Design (Mobile Platform) Head Design Students Association (Elektro and Informatika), Head Design KM / BEM, Head Design Comptech, Head Design Madani and Head Design Soccer Club.
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