Team Lead & Product Designer based in Berlin.

Since 2010 I’ve been designing digital experiences for a variety of industries and fields.

Experience

Jun 2026 - now
Fluege.de
Team Lead UI / UX + UR

May 2022 - May 2026
Verivox GmbH
Senior UX Designer, Member of UX Leadership Coalition
Unofficial: Team Lead, Accessibility Evangelist

• Since Nov 2024
  I’ve been leading Design and Research within the Energy Evolution Team, focusing on the growth of new business initiatives.
• Since 2024
  Active member of the UX Leading Coalition.
• 2022 - 2024
  I led Design and Research for the Banking Products, while also driving UX maturity across the business unit.
• Since 2022
  Functional Leader: Mentor to other designers, involved in shaping UX strategy, defining design standards, guiding design operations, hiring peers, and driving innovation and process improvements across the team.
• Since 2022
  Accessibility Evangelist: introduced accessibility as a core company focus, led awareness talks, educate teams and built a comprehensive catalog of applicable accessibility guidelines to ensure long-term consistency and compliance across products.
  

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
Bundesdruckerei Gruppe GmbH
UX & UI Designer
Bundesportal (Germany’s public services portal) – Designer; key impact: UX maturity.

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
GASAG AG
Strategic, UX & UI Designer
UR, UX & UI for the new website of gasag.de.

- 2nd Parental Leave -

Nov 2016 - Jun 2019
Interactive Scape GmbH
Strategic, UX & UI Designer
Designed website, IOT systems, multi-touch applications.

- 1st Parental Leave -

Mar 2014 - Sep 2015
User Interface Design GmbH
UI Designer Freelancer
Designed hundreds of icons and responsive interfaces.

Apr 2014 - Feb 2015
Archimedes Exhibitions GmbH
UX & UI Designer Freelancer
Designed dozens of interactive installations for a science center.

Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
Triad GmbH
UX & UI Designer
Designed interactive applications for science centers.

Nov 2010 - Apr 2011
ART + COM AG
UX Internship

Further trainings

May 2026
Business Trends Academy GmbH
Facilitation

Jan 2024
UX LeadCo Training
Führen ohne disziplinarischen Einfluss
Further training Methods for effective leadership, communication and influential engagement.

April 2022
UXQB®
Certified Professional for User Experience - Foundation Level 
Certified Usability & UX Professional Foundation Level.
Seminar and traning with all the important methods from the
UXQB® CPUX-F, CPUX-UT, CPUX-UR and CPUX-DS Curriculum.
On the basis of the number of points achieved during the certification exam, I gained the permission to train others for UXQB CPUX-F certification.

Education

Sep 2006 - Apr 2010
IUAV University of Venice
MA in Visual and Multimedia Design
Intercation Design Programm
led by Gillian Crampton Smith and Philip Tabor

2004 - Apr 2005
UDK Universitiy of Berlin
Erasmus Project

2004 - 2006
Technische Universität Berlin
DaF German as Foreign Language
A standardized, internationally recognized German language examination for university admission in Germany (proficiency levels TDN 3–5)

2001 - 2005
Fine Arts Academy of Venice
BA in New Technologies and Arts

Skills

My Strenghts
I understand and turn user needs into prioritized design opportunities and create intuitive, end-to-end solutions.
I validate concepts through testing to ensure usability and impact.

Leadership
I mentor, train, and inspire other designers, fostering their growth and helping them reach their full potential.

Soft Skills
Empathetic, analytical, and highly organized, I communicate complex ideas clearly and align stakeholders efficiently.

Languages
Italian mother tongue.
German full professional proficiency (I dream in this language).
English second foreign language.

Contacts

chiaraATemsitiDOTnet

View my portfolio: