Olena Rudenko

Olena Rudenko

Senior Product Designer
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Senior Product Designer with 15+ years of experience designing digital products across SaaS, airline technology, IoT, fintech, travel, hospitality, and consumer platforms.

Currently at FLYR, I design experiences for the Offer & Order Management System (OOMS), primarily across Contact Center and Retail modules, helping simplify complex airline retail operations and personalise digital offers.

My work combines product thinking, UX research, interaction design, and scalable design systems to simplify complex workflows and create experiences that work for both users and businesses.

Experience
July 2023 – Present Amsterdam, NL
FLYR

Senior Product Designer

Designing airline retailing experiences within FLYR's AI-powered Offer & Order Management platform.

  • Design experiences for the Offer & Order Management System (OOMS), primarily across Contact Center and Retail modules, helping airlines simplify retail operations and personalise digital offers.
  • Define and evolve scalable design patterns in collaboration with the design system and engineering teams.
  • Conduct user research through interviews, surveys, and usability testing to validate product decisions.
  • Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity product experiences.
  • Translate complex airline workflows into clear, efficient, and scalable experiences.
  • Iterate on solutions based on research findings, usability results, and stakeholder feedback.
  • Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
July 2018 – June 2023 Amsterdam, NL
FeelRobotics

Senior UX/UI Designer · Front-end Development

Designed connected-device experiences and SaaS products across web, mobile, and tablet platforms.

  • Planned and implemented UX strategies for iOS and Android applications controlling connected devices.
  • Designed SaaS experiences across web, mobile, and tablet environments.
  • Created interactive prototypes and contributed patterns to the product design system.
  • Conducted UX research and translated findings into product improvements.
  • Worked closely with product and engineering teams in an agile development environment.
  • Contributed to front-end implementation using React Native, HTML, and CSS.
January 2017 – July 2018 Amsterdam, NL
Freelance

Senior UI/UX Designer

Delivered UX and UI design for mobile applications, payment experiences, and hospitality products.

  • Designed mobile experiences for hospitality and service-based products.
  • Designed responsive payment flows and conversion-focused digital experiences.
  • Created responsive email experiences for hotel promotions and special offers.
August 2013 – November 2016 Dnipro, UA
Together Networks Limited

Senior UI/UX Mobile Designer

Designed mobile-first dating products for an international portfolio of consumer digital platforms.

  • Designed mobile web experiences and reusable UI patterns.
  • Created design guidelines to support consistency across products and teams.
  • Created prototypes and planned UX strategies for new and existing products.
  • Collaborated with product, engineering, and HTML development teams.
  • Reviewed implemented products to ensure visual and interaction fidelity.
March 2013 – August 2013 Dnipro, UA
Cupid plc

Designer · HTML Coder

Designing digital experiences for traditional and casual dating platforms serving a global user base.

  • Designed mobile web experiences and reusable UI patterns.
  • Translated visual designs into responsive HTML email templates, ensuring accurate implementation across devices and clients.
  • Designed user interfaces and digital experiences for web and mobile products.
  • Collaborated closely with product and engineering teams to translate design concepts into functional experiences.
  • Maintained visual consistency across products and customer touchpoints.
October 2012 – March 2013 Dnipro, UA
ISD Information Systems

Web Designer

Designing web and mobile experiences for healthcare software products.

  • Designed user interfaces for web and mobile products.
  • Collaborated directly with clients to understand goals and solve design problems.
  • Redesigned existing products to improve usability and visual consistency.
July 2011 – September 2012 Dnipro, UA
Cupid plc

Designer · HTML Coder

  • Created pixel-perfect email designs across multiple dating platforms and campaigns.
  • Translated approved designs into responsive HTML email templates.
  • Ensured visual consistency and accurate implementation across email clients and devices.
  • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to deliver email experiences.
Expertise

Product Design

Product strategy, UX architecture, interaction design, wireframes, prototypes, and end-to-end product experiences.

Design Systems

Scalable patterns, reusable components, design principles, documentation, and collaboration with engineering teams.

UX Research

User interviews, surveys, usability testing, competitor analysis, synthesis, and translating insights into product decisions.

Information Architecture

User flows, task structures, information hierarchy, journey mapping, and simplifying complex enterprise workflows.

Prototyping

Interactive prototypes and iterative validation of concepts, flows, and product behaviour.

Design & Technology

Figma, Claude Code, Visual Studio Code, HTML, CSS, React Native, GitHub, and collaboration with product and engineering teams.

Education
2005 – 2011 Donetsk, UA

Master of Computer Science and Technology

Donetsk National Technical University · Faculty of Computer Science and Technology Specialty: Information Management Systems

2009 Donetsk, UA

3D Max Modelling

Donetsk National University

2008 Donetsk, UA

Practical IT education focused on real-world projects and industry-relevant skills

IT Step Academy

Languages
English Professional working proficiency
Ukrainian Native
Russian Native
Dutch B1 · Currently taking Dutch courses