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Sofia Semionato

Sofia Semionato

Senior Product Designer · Lead Product Designer

São Paulo, Brazil · Remote

Profile

Senior Product Designer with 6+ years of experience designing digital products and services across fintech, healthcare, mobility, SaaS, and startups. Experienced in leading complex design problems from discovery and strategy through execution, working closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Data, Business, and other stakeholders.

My practice combines product thinking, systems thinking, research, interaction, visual design, and strong communication. I focus on creating clarity across complex problems, aligning different perspectives, and turning decisions into scalable and well-documented product experiences.

Experience

Senior Product Designer · C6 Bank

via Deal Technologies (consultancy)

Jun 2025 – Present · Remote

  • Lead end-to-end product design for the Payroll Loan vertical across web and mobile.
  • Work closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Data, Legal, Business, and other stakeholders throughout discovery, definition, design, and delivery.
  • Lead complex product problems involving financial journeys, business rules, regulatory constraints, and multiple user needs.
  • Contribute to product decisions by translating research, business requirements, and technical constraints into clear design directions.
  • Structure design decisions, flows, specifications, and documentation to improve alignment and implementation.
  • Support the evolution of scalable and accessible product experiences across the vertical.

Senior Product Designer · Banco Sofisa Direto

via Compass UOL (consultancy)

Jun 2024 – Apr 2025 · Remote

  • Led the redesign of key journeys across the digital banking platform, including home, transactions, benefits, investments, cards, and profile.
  • Worked across multiple product areas, aligning user needs, business objectives, technical constraints, and design system standards.
  • Contributed to the evolution and documentation of the design system, improving consistency and scalability across journeys.
  • Facilitated alignment between designers and cross-functional stakeholders throughout discovery, design, validation, and delivery.
  • Translated complex banking requirements into clear user flows, interfaces, and documented design decisions.

at MJV Technology & Innovation (consultancy)

Product Designer · Bradesco Seguros

Jan 2024 – May 2024 · Remote

  • Designed web and mobile experiences for Bradesco Vida e Previdência.
  • Worked across discovery, research, prototyping, design system implementation, and delivery.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to structure complex requirements into scalable product experiences.
  • Documented design decisions and supported implementation with Engineering.

Service & Product Designer · MJV Technology & Innovation

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 · Remote

  • Worked on end-to-end product and service design projects across the Bradesco and Banco do Brasil ecosystems.
  • Combined research, journey mapping, service blueprints, prototyping, and strategic design to structure complex problems.
  • Facilitated workshops and alignment sessions with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
  • Translated business and user insights into actionable product and service directions.

Service Designer / UX Designer · FLWOW!

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · Remote

  • Delivered end-to-end UX and CX projects across digital products and services.
  • Conducted discovery, research, journey mapping, prototyping, and validation.
  • Worked with multidisciplinary teams to translate research and business insights into scalable digital experiences.
  • Created documentation, flows, prototypes, and strategic artifacts to support decision-making and implementation.

Founder · dose.studio

Own studio

Jan 2019 – Present · Remote

Independent design studio focused on digital experiences, product design, and visual storytelling.

  • Lead projects across product design, UI/UX, websites, presentations, branding, and creative systems.
  • Manage projects from problem definition and exploration through design, documentation, and delivery.
  • Develop scalable visual and digital systems adapted to different business and communication needs.

Core expertise

Product Strategy & Discovery

Product Discovery · Problem Framing · Product Thinking · Opportunity Mapping · User Journeys · Service Design · Design Strategy

Design Leadership & Collaboration

Design Leadership · Cross-functional Collaboration · Stakeholder Alignment · Design Critique · Facilitation · Decision-making · Mentoring

Research & Validation

Qualitative Research · User Interviews · Usability Testing · A/B Testing · Benchmarking · Market Analysis · Metrics & KPIs

Systems & Scalability

Design Systems · Component Architecture · Design Patterns · Information Architecture · Responsive Design · Accessibility · Design Operations

Documentation & Delivery

Design Documentation · Product Specifications · User Flows · Journey Mapping · Service Blueprints · Prototyping · Handoff · Implementation Follow-up

Interaction & Visual Design

Interaction Design · UI Design · Visual Design · Microinteractions · Prototyping · Storytelling · Presentation Design

Design leadership

Design Leadership · Design Critique · Mentoring & Peer Support · Stakeholder Alignment · Cross-functional Facilitation · Design Documentation · Design Systems · Design Processes · Strategic Communication · Product Decision-making

Education

Istituto Europeo di Design — IED Brasil

Postgraduate Degree in Strategic Design & Innovation · 2023–2024

Istituto Europeo di Design — IED Brasil

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic & Digital Design · 2018–2020

Tools

Figma · FigJam · Figma Make · Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Miro · Notion · Jira · ChatGPT · Claude · Copilot · Lovable