CURRICULUM VITAE
About
I don’t do pretty screens in isolation. I design systems people live in. For 9 years, I’ve worked on workflow-heavy SaaS, end-to-end with product and engineering from discovery through production. I design for the distracted and determined, and I build for reality: clear decisions, consistent behavior, and clean releases.
Selected experience
Product Designer & Full-Stack Architect
Montgo Labs S.L.
08.2025 - Present
Leading discovery-to-delivery design, turning ambiguous problems into clear workflows, interaction models, and shipped products.
Building production UI architecture and full-stack features.
Running UX audits and product reviews to identify friction, complexity hotspots, and system-level inconsistencies.
Defining and evolving production-grade design systems, including components, states, and interaction rules that scale.
Facilitating tailored workshops with founders and teams to speed up alignment, decision-making, and delivery.
Lead Product Designer
SocialHub (Maloon GmbH)
2023 - 2025
Leading design and full-stack implementation for workflow-heavy SaaS and AI-driven products.
Introduced AI-assisted prototyping and design-to-delivery workflows, reducing development time by 15%.
Built and maintained a scalable, production-aligned design library that improved cross-team delivery speed and consistency.
Introduced accessibility and WCAG compliance as default standards across core patterns and flows.
Led a full platform redesign that increased user retention by 30% within six months.
Senior UI / UX Designer
Teachino GmbH
2022 - 2023
Shipped an AI-powered SaaS MVP in 3 months, balancing speed with solid product foundations for future scalability.
Conducted research and testing with 40+ educators, shaping feature priorities and improving task efficiency by 20%.
Built and documented a design library that accelerated new feature rollouts by 2× and reduced design debt.
Mentor & Curriculum Writer
CareerFoundry GmbH
2019 – 2022
Mentored 300+ aspiring designers worldwide, helping 90% of mentees build portfolios that led to full-time design roles.
Authored and restructured UX curriculum modules adopted by 3,000+ learners annually, improving course satisfaction scores by 18%.
Designed project frameworks and exercises aligned with SaaS product challenges, preparing students for real-world product design roles.
Senior UX / UI Consultant
Equalista GmbH
2018 - 2019
Designed inclusive learning tools for a SaaS-based equality education platform used across corporate training programs.
Mentored junior designers, supporting their growth in inclusive and accessible design.
Collaborated cross-functionally to create unbiased design assets that improved content clarity and engagement by 25%.
UX / UI Designer
Cornelsen Verlag GmbH
2017 - 2020
Designed an adaptive EdTech SaaS platform from concept to launch, helping over 800 schools improve early literacy outcomes.
Developed a cohesive design system ensuring accessibility, visual consistency, and scalable product evolution.
Ran research and co-creation sessions with teachers and students to refine the learning experience and classroom usability.
Founding Designer
Fiction Taps
2016 - 2019
Designed an iOS app from concept to launch, focusing on intuitive UX and long-term user engagement.
Completed interface design, usability testing, and visual direction for a narrative-driven mobile product.
Applied early lean UX methods and iterative prototyping to validate concepts and improve retention.
Education
UX Design
CareerFoundry
2017
BSc. in Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
2006-2009
Languages
🇬🇧
English
Native
🇪🇸
Spanish
Native
🇩🇪
German
Fluent
Recommendations
Elena Benvenuti
Product Designer
SocialHub
July 2025
“Her work is consistently rooted in a deep understanding of user needs, backed by thorough research and thoughtful analysis… She made space for others, shared her knowledge generously, and led with quiet confidence.”
Ross Curry
Fullstack Developer
SocialHub
June 2025
“She consistently delivered thoughtful, high-quality, and incredibly detailed design solutions… Shereen’s ability to balance significant contributions across multiple teams was truly impressive.”
Ewen Gur
UX Designer & Visual Artist
January 2020
“Shereen was really able to understand me, helped me improve my pain points, and motivated me in the right direction — always with kindness and patience. She’s an open-minded and adaptable professional who delivers top-notch work.”