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Jacopo Marcantonio
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Design Director - Business, Spend and Receive @ Wise

About Me

Design leader with 14 years of experience and a proven track record of building successful, user-centred products and world-class design teams. I am currently leading design for the TransferWise business product. I've been leading and mentoring designers for the last 7 years. I am an Experience Design Lead who blends strong design thinking with knowledge of technology, science and business acumen to build great products and make sense of complex environments, working across various disciplines to help to create exceptional experiences. Twelve years of experience in product design, I matured an extensive knowledge of mobile and desktop design best practices, for consumer and enterprise markets alike, across different industries. I build and scale teams - I thrive in a team environment, leading, inspiring and motivating colleagues to achieve greatness. A bridge between business stakeholders and the product team, I collect requirements and translate them into actionable and measurable items. Agile and Lean UX endorser. An emotional Design enthusiast, I design product people want to use. During my career, I have been lucky enough to collaborate with many international brands and organizations like MTV, Starbucks, Virgin, Vodafone, John Lewis and Waitrose, the NHS, Tesco, COOP, HSBC, BBC, across several industries, from retail to fashion, healthcare and education, fintech and banking, transportation and travel

My Skills

  • Career Advice
  • Design Leadership
  • Product Design
  • User Centered Design
  • User Experience

My Career

Design Director - Business, Spend and ReceiveWiseApril 2021
Current

Lead Instructor - UX DesignBrainStationNovember 2020
Current

Head of Experience DesignPatientMay 2017 - June 2019

Lead Consultant - Experience DesignThoughtWorksMay 2016 - June 2017

Founder and CDOMade by MedicsNovember 2012 - October 2015

My Education

Istituto Europeo di DesignBachelor's degree, Art Direction, Visual Communication and Multimedia Design Graduated -2009

Nielsen Norman GroupUser Experience Stategy and management training Graduated -2016

Adobe Training CentreAdobe After Effects Essential Diploma, Animation, Interactive Technology, Motion Graphics and Special EffectsAdobe After Effects Essential Diploma, Animation, InteractiveTechnology, Motion Graphics and Special Effects Graduated -2010

My Details

Country
  • United Kingdom
Languages
    Years of Experience
    • 10-15 years
    Timezone
    • British Summer Time
    Member Since
    • January 11, 2021

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