About me
Designing with empathy, leading with clarity.
I'm a UX Strategy & DesignOps Leader with 15+ years of experience scaling design capabilities in complex organizations. I specialize in digital banking, design systems, UX governance, and building high-performing design teams.
My career took me from hands-on UX/UI design to leading Centers of Excellence, DesignOps transformations, and product strategy. The strongest narrative of my trajectory: from digital designer to a leader who designs products, systems, teams, and organizational UX capabilities.
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Experience
Banco Itaú Colombia
UX/UI Design CoE Leader
Sep 2024 – Presente
Leading UX strategy for digital channels, aligning user experience, business, and regulation. Consolidated the Center of Excellence as a governance model, standards, and best practices. Implemented DesignOps to scale the design operation. Led multidisciplinary teams with role definitions, seniority levels, and growth paths. Coordinated with the Latam design unit and managed external agencies.
Renting TUIO
UX Director
Feb 2023 – Feb 2024
Built the UX practice from scratch, establishing a dedicated team to improve design practices and processes. Reduced subscription time from 3 days to 10 minutes by optimizing user flows. Improved NPS of customer service channels through DesignOps strategies. Created and evolved the design system. Coordinated service and product design teams.
Banco Itaú Colombia
UX Lead
Nov 2020 – Feb 2023
Streamlined product design processes, significantly reducing operational timelines. Reduced initiative estimation time by 40% through process improvements and agile management tools. Contributed 13+ new components to the regional Design System, enhancing consistency and reuse. Optimized the Handoff process with development teams, improving efficiency in project transitions.
DDB Colombia
UX/UI Director
2018–2020
Led UX/UI strategy and execution for major Colombian brands including BBVA, Corona, and Juan Valdez — combining user research with conversion-focused design.
TBWA Colombia
UX Lead & UX/UI Designer
2016–2018
Led UX strategy and interface design for digital campaigns and products, working with international brands across multiple industries.
Education
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1997–2003
Artista Visual
Nuevas Tecnologías
Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores
1994–1998
Tecnología Publicista
Diseño
BS Grupo
2016
Gestión de Proyectos
PMI / PMBOK
Certifications
UX-PM Level 1 — Adopting UX
UXalliance · 2020
UX-PM Level 2 — Executing UX
UXalliance · 2020
UX-PM Level 3 — Leading UX
UXalliance · 2020
Masterclass: Disruptive Design
Interaction Design Foundation · 2023
Masterclass: AI-Powered UX Design
Interaction Design Foundation · 2024
EF SET English Certificate C1 Advanced
EF SET · 2024
Skills & expertise
Strategy
- UX Strategy
- DesignOps
- UX Governance
- Product Strategy
- Design Leadership
Design
- Product Design
- UI Design
- Interaction Design
- Information Architecture
- Design Systems
Research
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Journey Mapping
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Card Sorting
Tools
- Figma
- FigJam
- Notion
- Jira
- Miro
- Adobe XD