SPEAKER & WRITER GIGS 

UX Collective Brasil: DesignOps: design eficiente à escala
UX Collective: Establishing a UX practice in an engineering-led environment

Designing a Design Culture at Typeof Conf 2019
DesignOps: Effective design at scale at several events: Sketch and Design Porto, Lisbon UX, Porto UX, Geek Girls, Viana Tech, Blip.
How to get hired as Product Designer Round Table at Product Design Club
Product Design at Legendary
Design Sprints at Net-a-Porter

TOP ACHIEVEMENTS 

At OutSystems, led UX Operations for an 80-person design and research team, overseeing the Design System and Research Ops 8-person teams.

Launched a powerful design system to expedite the new SaaS platform and the most recent AI experience. Supported a research program that engaged 700 users over 3 years.

Established 4 Communities of Practice — Product Design, UX/UI Design, Content Design, and UX Research — to nurture and elevate the design culture within the broader UX team.

Established the UX Design Practice at Prozis by building and leading an 8-person distributed product design team. Launched 4 innovative B2B and B2C products and revamped the flagship e-commerce product.

As a hands-on leader, led and designed the revamp of the e-commerce product, including rebranding, redesigning, and an engineering rebuild. This new immersive experience successfully repositioned the brand, significantly boosting customer engagement and business revenue.

Contributed to the relaunch of e-commerce experiences for Net-a-Porter, Mr. Porter, and The Outnet, reinforcing the brand's position as a global luxury retail leader.

Contributed to a multi-brand unified design system to streamline design and development across multiple brands.

What people say about me 

"Sónia is a highly driven person, she keeps her eye on the ball at all times thus ensuring the timely delivery of her work with very high quality. (...) I’d highly recommend Sónia any day of the year and for any project!"

Sílvia Rocha, VP of Engineering at Outsystems

(...) One of her best qualities is being able to bring people together, energising them, and making them feel part of a team with a common goal to achieve. During my time managing her, she was always resourceful, willing to help, and eager to challenge herself. I would gladly recommend her.

Annalisa Cividati,  Staff Product Designer at TravelPerk
 

(...) Sónia assumed a leadership role in Prozis, inspiring and motivating her colleagues. Result-driven experienced, and efficient team player. Deliver results and move on. That's Sónia's way. Sónia will find a way to weather any storm with a smile. Definitely worth recommending.

Elizabeth (Iza) Pereira, Manager of Product Design at Kelvin Inc.

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