"Woman with red hair, in front of the computer, representing a designer Ananda Souza"

Designing with purpose, solving with empathy.

I turn complexity into clarity by creating inclusive and intuitive digital experiences. With a strategic mindset and a strong focus on accessibility, I simplify journeys, and elevate product value, always ensuring they are not just visually consistent, but truly meaningful and usable. For me, design is less about pixels and more about people — always evolving, always intentional.

Employment History

Senior Product Designer

Omnichat
2024 - 2024

I led the mapping of the Salesperson's journey, which is the main persona. I conducted quantitative and qualitative interviews and research to understand their behavior and needs.

As a member of the Design System team, I implemented an Atomic Design approach, structuring and composing essential elements to enhance the tool’s consistency and efficiency.

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Senior Product Designer

ExxonMobil
2022 - 2024

Member of the All for One committee - an initiative that guides apprentices with disabilities to start their first job.

Member of the Able Committee, a group dedicated to providing support and knowledge on disabilities and accessibility.

Facilitated collaborative workshops with multidisciplinary teams, focusing on: Prioritizing items for product development,
Mapping user data, Applying matrices and Design Thinking methodology to daily activities.

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Mid-Level Product Designer

Proxys Group
2021 - 2022

I developed style guides for two of the company's brands, ensuring design consistency across multiple platforms.

I conducted user research using heat maps and shadowing to analyze interactions. Based on these insights, I implemented improvements in the e-commerce platform, resulting in a 20% increase in product sales through the website.

I created a Design System for the main brand, improving design consistency and reducing user iteration time by 60%.

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Mid-level Product Designer

Herospark
2019 - 2021

Designed onboarding flows and customer education experiences that helped users quickly understand the value of the product.
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Partnered with product, support, and engineering teams to uncover user pain points and co-create timely, impactful design solutions.
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Translated customer feedback into product improvements, using low- and high-fidelity prototypes to test and iterate effectively.

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Junior Product Designer

ConnectPlug
2017 - 2019

Built and maintained a user-focused knowledge base with illustrated guides and UX-friendly content, enabling faster support and greater customer autonomy.

Developed user documentation and onboarding materials that simplified complex workflows and improved new user activation.

Identified performance issues and proposed design-led system improvements that boosted usability and reliability across the platform.

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Study

Graphic Designer

Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
2020- 2022
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Bachelor of Business Administration

Unopar
2016 - 2019
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System Analysis and Development

Unopar
2012 - 2014
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