Top Talent like Paula are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Paula Mariani Mazzoni

Product Designer
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Fractional UX Director | Founder ➔ Helping Marketplaces & Fintech Scale with Fractional UX Teams
I specialise in building fractional teams and guiding professionals toward fractional careers, with a focus on Product Design and Product Management. During my time as a Fractional product leader, I started to: 1. Bring expertise in Fractional UX Leadership and building product discovery teams. 2. Became a pioneer in helping professionals transition to fractional careers. 3. Delivered proven results working with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organisations. Most of my online presence is here in Linkedin, however, you can find more about me and my companies here: Personal Website: paulamariani.es UX Team: theuxteam.com

Work History

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Founder & Fractional UX Director

The UX TeamAs the founder of The UX Team and a Fractional UX Director, I help companies harness the flexibility of the fractional model to build specialised teams for product discovery and drive growth across product verticals. I also empower product designers, engineers, and product managers to thrive as fractional leaders or seamlessly integrate into fractional UX teams through tailored training programs and 1:1 career design sessions.
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Career Advisor

Paula MarianiI guide you to see and land your Life’s Work. Let’s explore together a journey from Designing to creating your mission. Get your Gene Keys 1-1 session to unfold your life’s work. Join us in a trip to Auroville, India to connect with your life’s work and mission. Launch your mission in residency with Paula 1-1 program. Design your global lifestyle. Get in touch for more info paula@paulamariani.es
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Director Of User Experience

N26Oct 2020 - Oct 2022 • 2 yrs 1 mo- Hired and trained product designers, user researchers and heads of UX, evolving N26s UX team. - Enabled user centric product design for payments, crypto and user engagement areas within the bank. - Enabled the creation and distribution of artefacts to communicate the product vision in a user centric way across the board. - Coached and grew people managers.
S

Global Director Of User Experience

SchibstedNov 2017 - Nov 2019 • 2 yrs 1 moExecutive manager leading the UX department at Adevinta (Former Schibsted). Put in place the UX operations and user-centric vision the online marketplaces, defining and supporting the global Product and Tech strategy. Lead 16 UX Teams across Europe and Latin America, an organization with more than 200 UX collaborators. Put in place a Leadership Development program for product and design leads based on user experience methods, coaching and mindfulness techniques. Responsible for maturing the UX practice and growing UX professionals through the implementation of different programs at scale. Some of the online marketplaces I managed include Leboncoin, Fotocasa, Infojobs, Willhaben, and Subito.
S

UX Director, Spain

SchibstedSep 2015 - Nov 2017 • 2 yrs 3 mosUser Experience Director at Schibsted Spain. Built the UX Team and set up operations across the Spanish marketplaces, a team of more than 30 user experience professionals including Heads of UX, Visual Designers, UX Researchers, and Interaction Designers. 1. Mentored and trained the UX leadership (4 heads of UX). 2. Built a high performing team, developing the UX community of practice. 3. Set KPIs to measure the maturity of the UX practice. 4. Mentored team members towards growth and success. 5. Crafted the user experience strategy and best practices. 6. Put in place a design system and common user research repository. 7. Enabled knowledge transfer to all team members. 8. Recruited team members and put in place training plans for different teams. Success stories include: Created the UX department: hired, trained, established work processes and integrated it in a Lean and Agile environment. Implemented the UX Research Program of Schibsted Spain which includes the allocation of 2 UX Labs and a “UX Field Trips” program for all the company. Developed a KPIs structure to develop the community of practice and a way of measuring UX success. Successfully linked different verticals business goals with UX goals within the matrix organization. Delivered Lean UX training for UX, Product, and Tech.
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UX Research lead

AGT InternationalJan 2014 - Aug 2015 • 1 yr 8 mosSet up UX Research operation and led UX research. Defined Product concepts based on research insights. Conducted User Research for companies like Transport for London and the MET Police. Patented many digital product concepts in the field of IoT (Internet of Things) and Smart cities.
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Product Interaction Designer

CME GroupMar 2011 - Apr 2012 • 1 yr 2 mosAs part of the Interaction Design team, conducted user research on the floor of trade to support the last transition from physical trading to online trading. Research and UI conceptualization to support the transition from web to mobile using responsive web design. UX implementations. Research on the floor of trade.

Education

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Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Educational Technology, Cognitive Psychology and Education2013 - 2014
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Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Usability and Accessibility Specialist, User Experience2011
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Stanford University

HCI - Human Computer Interaction course, Human Computer Interaction2012
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Universidad Nacional de Luján

Systems Analyst, Information Systems2003 - 2009

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Fractional UX Director | Founder ➔ Helping Marketplaces & Fintech Scale with Fractional UX Teams
I specialise in building fractional teams and guiding professionals toward fractional careers, with a focus on Product Design and Product Management. During my time as a Fractional product leader, I started to: 1. Bring expertise in Fractional UX Leadership and building product discovery teams. 2. Became a pioneer in helping professionals transition to fractional careers. 3. Delivered proven results working with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise organisations. Most of my online presence is here in Linkedin, however, you can find more about me and my companies here: Personal Website: paulamariani.es UX Team: theuxteam.com

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Top Talent like Paula are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Paula Mariani Mazzoni

Product Designer
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

T

Founder & Fractional UX Director

The UX TeamAs the founder of The UX Team and a Fractional UX Director, I help companies harness the flexibility of the fractional model to build specialised teams for product discovery and drive growth across product verticals. I also empower product designers, engineers, and product managers to thrive as fractional leaders or seamlessly integrate into fractional UX teams through tailored training programs and 1:1 career design sessions.
P

Career Advisor

Paula MarianiI guide you to see and land your Life’s Work. Let’s explore together a journey from Designing to creating your mission. Get your Gene Keys 1-1 session to unfold your life’s work. Join us in a trip to Auroville, India to connect with your life’s work and mission. Launch your mission in residency with Paula 1-1 program. Design your global lifestyle. Get in touch for more info paula@paulamariani.es
N

Director Of User Experience

N26Oct 2020 - Oct 2022 • 2 yrs 1 mo- Hired and trained product designers, user researchers and heads of UX, evolving N26s UX team. - Enabled user centric product design for payments, crypto and user engagement areas within the bank. - Enabled the creation and distribution of artefacts to communicate the product vision in a user centric way across the board. - Coached and grew people managers.
S

Global Director Of User Experience

SchibstedNov 2017 - Nov 2019 • 2 yrs 1 moExecutive manager leading the UX department at Adevinta (Former Schibsted). Put in place the UX operations and user-centric vision the online marketplaces, defining and supporting the global Product and Tech strategy. Lead 16 UX Teams across Europe and Latin America, an organization with more than 200 UX collaborators. Put in place a Leadership Development program for product and design leads based on user experience methods, coaching and mindfulness techniques. Responsible for maturing the UX practice and growing UX professionals through the implementation of different programs at scale. Some of the online marketplaces I managed include Leboncoin, Fotocasa, Infojobs, Willhaben, and Subito.
S

UX Director, Spain

SchibstedSep 2015 - Nov 2017 • 2 yrs 3 mosUser Experience Director at Schibsted Spain. Built the UX Team and set up operations across the Spanish marketplaces, a team of more than 30 user experience professionals including Heads of UX, Visual Designers, UX Researchers, and Interaction Designers. 1. Mentored and trained the UX leadership (4 heads of UX). 2. Built a high performing team, developing the UX community of practice. 3. Set KPIs to measure the maturity of the UX practice. 4. Mentored team members towards growth and success. 5. Crafted the user experience strategy and best practices. 6. Put in place a design system and common user research repository. 7. Enabled knowledge transfer to all team members. 8. Recruited team members and put in place training plans for different teams. Success stories include: Created the UX department: hired, trained, established work processes and integrated it in a Lean and Agile environment. Implemented the UX Research Program of Schibsted Spain which includes the allocation of 2 UX Labs and a “UX Field Trips” program for all the company. Developed a KPIs structure to develop the community of practice and a way of measuring UX success. Successfully linked different verticals business goals with UX goals within the matrix organization. Delivered Lean UX training for UX, Product, and Tech.
A

UX Research lead

AGT InternationalJan 2014 - Aug 2015 • 1 yr 8 mosSet up UX Research operation and led UX research. Defined Product concepts based on research insights. Conducted User Research for companies like Transport for London and the MET Police. Patented many digital product concepts in the field of IoT (Internet of Things) and Smart cities.
C

Product Interaction Designer

CME GroupMar 2011 - Apr 2012 • 1 yr 2 mosAs part of the Interaction Design team, conducted user research on the floor of trade to support the last transition from physical trading to online trading. Research and UI conceptualization to support the transition from web to mobile using responsive web design. UX implementations. Research on the floor of trade.

Education

U

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Educational Technology, Cognitive Psychology and Education2013 - 2014
U

Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

Usability and Accessibility Specialist, User Experience2011
S

Stanford University

HCI - Human Computer Interaction course, Human Computer Interaction2012
U

Universidad Nacional de Luján

Systems Analyst, Information Systems2003 - 2009

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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