About me
Hi, I'm Ellen, a Munich-based UX and Product Designer with 6+ years of professional experience, including 4 years at a London startup. I love working in cross-functional and international teams collaborating to solve our users' real problems together.
I have practical experience of the whole design process. From gathering requirements through user research, ideation, UX concept to the final UI designs. Throughout the needs and experience of the user are fundamental to me at all times.
My focus lies in the concept phase of creating user experiences.
I enjoy using user research to create and evaluate compelling and detailed concepts so that they are ready for UI design and development.
My strength is to think in all directions, and thereby both anticipate problems before they arise and discover many new ideas on the way. Good documentation and organisation are always a must for me.
I like to work hand in hand with development teams, supporting them wherever I am needed - from ticketing to supporting refinements to testing, coordinating and communicating releases.
Skills
UX & Product Design
User-Centered Design
User Research
Information Architecture
Wireframes & Interaction Design
Low- & High-fidelity Prototyping
User Interface Design
Usability Testing
Product Management
Stakeholder Management
Requirement Management
Roadmapping
Internationalisation & Localisation
Technical Specification & Ticketing
Manual Software Testing
Release Management
Tools
Figma, Sketch, Miro
Notion
Confluence, Jira
Lyssna (UsabilityHub), Hotjar
Mode Analytics
Adobe CS: Illustrator, InDesign,
After Effects, Premiere
Agile
Kanban & SCRUM
Product Owner Support
PI Planning (SAFe Framework)
Other Skills
Basic knowledge of web development
Video Editing & Motion Design
Print Layout
Cupcakes
Languages
German - Native language
English - Fluent (C2)
French - Basics
Experience
Lead Product Designer
HeadBox, London, United Kingdom
July 2024 - June 2025
Senior Product Designer
HeadBox, London, United Kingdom
July 2023 - June 2024
Product Designer
HeadBox, London, United Kingdom
June 2021 - June 2023
User Experience Engineer
SprintEins, Stuttgart, Germany
February 2019 - December 2020
User Experience Design Intern
User Interface Design, Ludwigsburg, Germany
March 2017 - August 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Information Design
Stuttgart Media University, Stuttgart, Germany
October 2014 - August 2018