Vanessa Cruz
@vanessacruz
Senior product designer specializing in scalable B2B SaaS design systems.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years designing end-to-end UI/UX for complex B2B SaaS platforms at startups and enterprises, driving measurable business outcomes through scalable design systems, accessible interactions, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
I excel in Figma (component libraries, auto-layout, design tokens, prototyping), AI-enhanced workflows, and async remote collaboration, and I have led projects that improved performance metrics, recovered revenue, and increased conversions across fintech and conversational AI products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Product Designer
Grupo Aval
Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 (5 months)
Owned end-to-end UI/UX for a large-scale enterprise financial dashboard integrated with ICBS, improving data access and team performance by 30%. Led component library and design system work in Figma to ensure consistency and scalability.
Senior Product Designer
MetaverseME!
Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 (3 months)
Led product design from concept to execution for the Avatar ME! AI-powered app, establishing visual direction and a token-based design system to enable consistent engineering handoff. Delivered pixel-perfect UI assets under tight deadlines.
Senior Product Designer
Blip
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year 1 month)
Owned UI/UX for the Innovation Lab and Blip Commerce B2B SaaS payment & authentication platform, driving discovery through shipped interfaces and delivering R$1.4M revenue recovery with 300% ROI and 625h saved/month.
Senior Service & Product Designer
Zup Innovation
May 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 7 months)
Led UI/UX redesign of Itaú CG Invest and built a modular Figma design system, boosting digital sales by 15% and improving engineering handoff and scalability across enterprise products.
Senior Product Designer
Invillia
Nov 2020 - May 2021 (6 months)
Delivered end-to-end UI/UX for enterprise fintech platforms and built the VirtUOL Design System, reducing development time by 30% and raising conversion and usability metrics across products.
UX / UI Designer
Aegon Brazil
Aug 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years 2 months)
Led UI/UX for a Strategic Retention System using CLV and ML-based sentiment analysis, producing a concierge MVP that achieved 38% customer retention and won the Insurtech Innovation Award.
Product Designer
Spot Metrics
Oct 2016 - Jul 2018 (1 year 9 months)
Managed the Design area and owned UI/UX for a B2B CRM retail platform, validating the MVP and contributing to company expansion to 60K+ stores and 55M users.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ECDD
Bachelor of Social Communication, Social Communication
2019 -
Bachelor of Social Communication studies at ECDD in Rio de Janeiro (incomplete).
ESPM
Postgraduate, UX Design & Digital Marketing
2018 - 2020
Postgraduate program in UX Design & Digital Marketing completed at ESPM in Rio de Janeiro.
INFNET
Degree in Graphic Design, Graphic Design
2013 - 2016
Degree in Graphic Design with a digital focus completed at INFNET in Rio de Janeiro from 2013 to 2016.
CAEL
Technical High School Diploma, Advertising
2006 - 2009
Technical high school diploma in Advertising completed at CAEL in Rio de Janeiro from 2006 to 2009.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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Skills
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