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Natália TôrresNT

Natália Tôrres

Product Design Lead (Experience and Research Lead)

£432/day
Edinburgh, GB
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Natália

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Edinburgh (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Netcompany UK (IT Consultancy),
    Product Design Lead (Experience and Research Lead)
    January 2023 - January 2025 (2 years)
    Edinburgh, UK
    • Contributed to the delivery of the CivTech 9.8 programme, taking the product from concept to launch (0→1), reaching a £M contract.
    • Spearheaded product discovery and defined product vision in a high-stakes government innovation challenge.
    • Aligned cross-functional teams on roadmap priorities, increasing delivery speed by 20%.
    • Conducted market and UX research that informed strategy and influenced government policy adoption.
    • Defined and executed a research framework that reduced decision turnaround time by 30% and delivering research in sprints.
    • Presented strategy updates to directorate stakeholders, securing support for initiatives.
    • Facilitated stakeholder workshops and structured ideation sessions to align technical feasibility with user needs.
    • Applied mixed-methods research and usability testing, resulting in a 40% drop in friction points across onboarding flows and improved stakeholder buy-in through quantifiable user insights.
    • Conducted iterative usability tests that improved user task completion from 68% to 91%, directly informing UI changes in multi-user enterprise systems.
    • Reduced average time-on-task by 27% through remote moderated testing and flow simplification across high-traffic journeys.
    • Managed a multidisciplinary UX team, increasing output quality and reducing churn.
    • Partnered on business development efforts, helping secure new public sector opportunities.
    • Championed a continuous learning culture aligned with evolving digital service standards.
  • Publicis Pro (B2B Agency),
    Senior Product Designer and Researcher
    January 2022 - January 2023 (1 year)
    London, UK
    • Created a new product department bridging Design and Strategy.
    • Delivered 4 websites, 3 research studies, and 10 UX audits from problem to launch.
    • Facilitated 2-day client workshops for strategic mapping, personas, and IA development.
    • Led end-to-end UX research projects including proposals, interviews, and insight reports.
    • Conducted over 30 user interviews, boosting website conversion rates by 25%.
    • Developed and ran UX design trainings for internal design teams.
    • Pitched and won £250,000+ in UX work through client relationships and strategic bids.
  • KatKin (B2C Startup),
    Senior UX, Researcher and Digital Design Lead
    January 2021 - January 2022 (1 year)
    London, UK
    • Ran user interviews with current customers, improving marketing strategy performance by 35%.
    • Created data-informed personas and customer journeys to drive campaign redesign.
    • Redesigned website flows and landing pages, increasing user engagement by 20%.
    • Created motion graphics and animation for social and paid campaigns.
    • Improved abandoned cart experience, raising email click-through rate by 18%.
    • Developed a creative and UX strategy that boosted campaign ROI.

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Education

  • Bachelor Exchange Programme
    IADE Portugal
    2012
    Bachelor Exchange Programme
  • Bachelor in Industrial Design
    PUC-RJ
    2012
    Bachelor in Industrial Design

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