Marijan Šnajdar
Web Craftsman
/ˈkrɑːf(t)smən/ - a worker skilled in a particular craft
Product Design Lead
UX Manager
About Me
Curios, Doer, Reliable, Efficient, Adaptable
Bridging the gap between design, technology, and business
I am a product-focused UX professional with 18 years of experience in various industries such as fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and travel. I have worked both as an IC lead and as a manager.
My main goal is to mediate between the company and its users. By understanding the big picture and applying this principle, I can help solve problems, steer the team, and achieve results.
- CountryThe Netherlands
- CityHaarlem
- e-mailsnajdar.marijan(at)@gmail.com
- Phone+31 6 43806783
My Focus Areas
Strategy
Able to help in developing a strategic map that guides our decisions every step of the way.
Research and Data
Conduct and utilize research and data to inform product and UX decisions.
Design
Capable of handling complex UI challenges, proficient at creating impacful flowcharts and competitive analysis.
Colaboration
A strong advocate for emphasizing UX across the company rather than confining it to the design discipline.
Companies I Worked With
Testimonials
"Marijan is a fantastic Design Lead who brings a wealth of design and product expertise to any team. As a seasoned and versatile design thinker, he thoughtfully defines key problems and strategic opportunities for product development."
"Marijan is the product designer and human you want to partner with on every feature and project. He’s analytical, thoughtful, and embodies the concept of a product designer who can PM, QA, and review the quality of his work."
"Marijan is a great mentor and is honest, direct and frequent with useful and actionable feedback. He is a clear communicator and doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. He has a good eye for design, is objective when giving feedback and always an advocate for the users"
"As a manager, Marijan took good care of his team members. He was there for us, gave honest feedback and genuinely listened to what we had to say. His no-nonsense attitude is refreshing and inspires trust. I really enjoyed working with him, and would love to do so again."
"Marijan remains calm even under the most chaotic circumstances. He would be a true asset for any positions requiring a strong leader with a design-oriented mindset and comes with my heartfelt recommendation."
Resume
18 Years of Experience
Experience
Apr 2024 - Current
BTTN
Lead Product DesignerMy main responsibilities include influencing the roadmap, owning the user experience of our products, introducing design thinking to the organization, working on different UX deliverables, and setting up our design system.
Jun 2022 - Apr 2024
Routable
Staff Product DesignerI worked with the Payments & Risk pod as a Staff Designer. Our main team's objective was to generate revenue from transactions that take place on our platform. My responsibilities include influencing product roadmap, contributing directly to projects, mentoring less experienced designers, and collaborating with my engineering and product counterparts on project prioritisation and strategy.
Sep 2019 - Nov 2023
Designlab
Design MentorMentoring students in the User Experience & UI Design course paths at DesignLab. This includes helping students understand the fundamentals of UX design & visual design, guiding them through user research, walking through the process of developing deliverables like user journey maps and wireframes, and assisting in interpreting data and making business decisions.
Apr 2020 - May 2022
Shopify
Senior Product DesignerI was one of the team's trifecta leaders, working alongside product and engineering counterparts. I was responsible for anticipating, identifying, and solving complex UX problems. I also led UX work on interdependent projects, conducted interviews with UX candidates, onboarded new hires, and mentored others designers.
Jul 2015 - Mar 2020
Booking.com
Team LeaderI have developed expertise in leadership, strategy, coaching, mentoring, supporting business priorities, agile team dynamics (including Kanban and Scrum), team and individual performance evaluation, UX research (including A/B testing, moderated usability testing, and analysis), and project management.
Within Booking.com I had opportunity to work with both B2C (landing pages, affiliate marketing) and B2B business units (affiliate marketing, BookingSuite).
Nov 2013 - Jul 2015
Booking.com
UX DesignerWorked within few different teams on brainstorming and ideation processes, visual interface design, interaction design, user experience, UX research (including A/B testing, moderated usability testing, and analysis), and prototyping.
Sep 2010 - Oct 2013
My own design agency
Owner and UX DesignerAs a one-person band, I managed project management, visual interface design, user experience, and front-end development within my capabilities, while hiring contractors for more in-depth engineering tasks.
Jun 2006 - Aug 2010
Perpetuum Mobile
Web DesignerThis was my first official design job, where I learned the ropes of visual design and user experience and familiarized myself with front-end development. I also conducted client education and training for our custom-developed CMS.
Education
Jun 2006 – Aug 2006
.NET Programmer Specialization Course
Educational course at AlgebraZagreb, Croatia
Sep 2001 – Sep 2005
Bachelor, IT Design
Tehničko veleučilišteZagreb, Croatia
Jun 2005 – Aug 2005
Web Designer Specialization Course
Educational course at AlgebraZagreb, Croatia
Languages
English
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian
Dutch
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