Hi there!
I’m Iker Ortega,
a Senior Product Designer
with development and management skills
Based in Bilbao (Spain), currently working for European projects.
Certifications
Figma
Scrum Master
Product Owner
Design Sprint
SVGator Official Collaborator
Full stack designer
Senior Product Designer passionate about creating meaningful, user-centered experiences that align business goals with technical feasibility (design for development).
I bring extensive experience in leading and empowering design teams, streamlining processes, and driving excellence in product design, design systems, UX and accessibility. My approach consistently enhances delivery quality, boosts productivity, and minimizes design errors, ensuring agile and high-value outcomes.
Senior Product Design Role
As a senior product designer, my main strengths are:
Over 18 years designing end‑to‑end digital products, integrating UX, UI, and a strong understanding of user needs and business goals.
Proven experience leading product design initiatives for a wide range of clients across different industries.
Technical background in development that enables close collaboration with engineering and translating complex challenges into simple, scalable solutions.
Strong focus on technically feasible design aligned with available tools, team capabilities, and product constraints.
Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and implementing processes and methodologies that improve workflow, communication, and delivery speed.
Ability to define product vision, gather and translate requirements, and align stakeholders and Product Owners toward a shared strategic direction.
Experience driving digital transformation efforts and modernizing obsolete or legacy applications into current, efficient, and user‑centric experiences.
Skilled in reviewing, optimizing, and refining existing user flows using UX best practices and data‑driven insights.
Skillset
UI/UX Design
Figma advanced skills
Look and feel definition (UI Design)
Product structure and displaying
Wireframing + Prototyping
Scallable Design Systems architecture
Information Architecture
Accessibility
Adobe suite
Development
HTML / CSS / JS
In-depth understanding of components and reactivity
Knowledge of frontend architecture and frameworks
Ability to work smoothly with engineering teams
Understanding of pipelines, sprints, and CI/CD
Management
Product design leadership
Scrum Master
Designer mentoring
Cross-functional coordination
Stakeholder management