Yevgeniia Vakula

I'm Yevgeniia Vakula,
Senior UI/UX Designer

Passionate about crafting intuitive digital products for over 10 years. Now working from Tallinn, Estonia

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What I do

With a background in leading cross-functional design efforts, I now focus on senior-level roles where I can go deep into complex product challenges

Product Strategy & UX Architecture

I help structure complex digital products from the ground up — defining user flows, prioritizing features, and turning business needs into intuitive experiences.

Research-Driven Design

From stakeholder interviews to usability testing — I translate real user behavior into actionable design decisions that reduce friction and improve performance.

Interface Design & Prototyping

I design responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces across platforms — from low-fidelity wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes.

Design Systems & UI Consistency

I build flexible design systems that ensure consistency, accelerate development, and support scalable product growth.

More about me

I'm a senior product designer with a strong background in UX, UI, and digital strategy.

Based in Tallinn, Estonia

Open to local and hybrid roles with teams building impactful digital products.

Problem-Solving Mindset

I turn complex problems into clear, user-centered solutions that deliver impact.

Cross-Platform Experience

With experience across both web and mobile, I create products that align business goals with real user needs.

Explore My Work

My experiences

I've worked with both startups and long-established digital products, leading design efforts from discovery through execution.

My experience includes team collaboration, roadmap planning, user research, and design system creation.

I enjoy tackling complex product challenges that require both strategic thinking and detailed design execution.

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Jun 2017 – Present

Lead UI/UX Designer

DIGIS
Odessa, Ukraine · Full-time · Offline & Online

Led design for complex SaaS, B2B, and CRM products across fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce.

Built and scaled design systems, conducted research, created prototypes, and validated final designs with users and stakeholders.

Acted as team lead and design ops owner — hiring, mentoring, and setting internal design processes.

Key projects: ticketing platform back office and seller admin portal.

Sep 2020 – Feb 2023

UI/UX Design Teacher

Hillel IT School
Odessa, Ukraine · Full-time · Offline & Online

Taught beginner and advanced UX/UI courses both online and offline.

Created hands-on materials, mentored students, and focused on usability-first design thinking.

Jan 2018 – Apr 2019

Lead Designer

Jazz Do IT Conference
Odessa, Ukraine · Full-time · Offline

Designed the full brand experience for a tech event: identity, site, and physical space.

Worked with a small team across digital and offline touchpoints.

Mar 2016 – Jun 2017

Web Designer

4limes
Odessa, Ukraine · Full-time · Offline

Designed websites and brand visuals for clients in various industries.

Gained key skills in UI, briefing, and client communication.

Latest Work Highlights

These are some of my latest projects — showing how I solve
real product challenges.

Ticket Marketplace Backoffice Redesign - showing order management, listing forms, and seat map interfaces

Ticket Marketplace Backoffice Redesign

Redesigned a 10+ year old backoffice system, reducing task completion time by 85% and improving user satisfaction from 6/10 to 8.5/10.

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Factoring Platform MVP - showing registration, dashboard, and approval workflow interfaces

Factoring Platform MVP: Research-Driven Design

Designed Saudi Arabia's first factoring platform MVP from scratch — 12 personas, 90+ screens, and 4 core workflows in just 5–6 weeks.

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Cerebro Education LMS — student and teacher dashboards, lesson navigation, and homework review interfaces

Cerebro Education: LMS for Live Design Courses

Designed a full LMS from scratch as sole designer and CEO — role-specific experiences for students and teachers, Zoom integration, structured homework review, ~50–60 screens.

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Coming Soon

This project will be added soon. The case study is currently in progress.

How I Approach Every Project