Principal Designer
Principal Designer. I turn complex product problems into working solutions, hands-on or leading a team.
30 years delivering for major brands, at multiple scales. From problem investigation to solution delivery, hands-on or leading a team.
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Notable clients
Itaú· Petrobras· Globo· Carrefour· Smiles· Eletrobras· AstraZeneca· among others
Tags
Strategy
Design
Leadership
Selected work 06 projects
01
Premmia
Vibra Energia · Petrobras
Premmia
The real problem
A loyalty and fueling app where the gas station owner, the key actor in the ecosystem, was being completely ignored by the product. The brief was about UX. The real problem was ecosystem design.
Strategy Ecosystem design Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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02
Portfel
Grupo Primo
Portfel
The real problem
A financial advisor tool built from zero, balancing interface, client onboarding flow and portfolio report. Where changing one variable cascades across the entire portfolio, made legible in a single interaction.
Discovery Greenfield product Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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03
Valeti
Valeti
Valeti
The real problem
A parking marketplace introducing a new behavior to the market, reserve your spot before you drive. Redesigned across the full consumer experience and the operator management solution.
Discovery Marketplace UX Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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04
Dinq
Rede Torra
Dinq
The real problem
A financial app for Rede Torra's customer base, credit card, loans and retail integration in one product. Designed for a demographic that has learned to distrust financial products.
Strategy Consumer fintech Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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05
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca Brasil
Scalable communication system
The real problem
A request for 15 templates became a modular, scalable communication system with behavioral strategy and trigger logic built in, so the team could keep building independently.
Strategy System design Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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06
Axia
Eletrobras
Axia
The real problem
Post-privatization digital repositioning across multiple audiences, investors, clients, government, press, unified under a single scalable ecosystem with regional content strategy built in.
Strategy Modular system Team leadership Stakeholder alignment
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About
Investigator.
Builder.

The solution depends on the problem. It can be a product experience, a design system, a team structure, or an entire creative area built from scratch. I identify what is needed and deliver it, hands-on or leading a team. From problem investigation to solution delivery. Product strategy, technical execution, team structuring and professional development, across scales and contexts.

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Career
Available · 2026
Principal Designer · Independent · Available for IC, lead and freelance roles
Môre
Studio Design Head · Design Lead · Design Manager · Knowledge Lead · 2020 – present
YDreams Global
Creative Director · 2018 – 2020
WebEleven · Isobar · Bolha
Creative Director / Creative Coordinator · 2014 – 2018
Razorfish New York
Creative Lead · 2009 – 2011
Tribo Interactive · Cassio Leitão
Sr. Art Director · 2001 – 2009
iG · Tesla · Lumina · BCP
Art Director · 1997 – 2001
Product and strategy
Discovery · UX Research Design Strategy Information Architecture Product Design Communication Strategy
Execution
Figma · Prototyping Design Systems UI Design · Handoff Design Ops Component Libraries
Leadership
Design Leadership Stakeholder Management Team Structuring Mentoring · Career development Cross-functional collaboration
Let's work.
miguelyoung@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/miguelyoung São Paulo · Remote-first
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