Katya Jeppesen Frank
+44 7935 017775
Product Designer focused on making complex B2B and SaaS products easier to understand, navigate and use. Experienced across product discovery, user research, interaction design, prototyping and implementation, with a particular interest in information-heavy products and complex workflows. Strong collaborator with product managers and engineers, with hands-on experience taking products from early concepts through to working software.
Summary
Experience
Product Designer
AlphaSights | July 2025 - Present
Led the redesign of a CRM spanning 500+ client profiles, identifying workflow friction and simplifying key journeys to make complex tasks faster and easier to complete.
Worked closely with PMs and engineers from discovery through implementation, balancing user needs, technical constraints and product priorities.
Planned and conducted user research and usability testing, organising user interviews, creating testing guides and synthesising findings into actionable product insights.
Translated research findings into prototypes and interaction improvements that contributed to a 56% increase in processing efficiency for a transcript review product.
Designed and tested high-fidelity prototypes in Figma and Cursor, using realistic interactions to validate concepts and resolve implementation details before build.
Introduced reusable components and patterns within the design system, improving consistency across the product and creating a stronger foundation for future development.
Used Cursor and Lovable to rapidly explore concepts and prototype interactions, incorporating AI into the design and development process.
Web/UX Designer
Freelance | September 2024 - July 2025
Delivered end-to-end UI/UX for SaaS startups, turning ambiguous requirements into clear user journeys and high-fidelity interfaces.
Rapidly prototyped and iterated designs based on user feedback and product goals.
UX/UI Design Intern
Bulletproof | January 2025
Designed high-fidelity digital interfaces and prototypes within an agile environment, incorporating stakeholder feedback through iteration.
Digital Designer & Site Lead
Rubymoon | Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Redesigned the brand's e-commerce platform to improve conversion and site performance.
Created modular design assets, conducted usability testing, and implemented feedback loops.
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Education
Royal College of Art | MA Design Products
Distinction | 2023-2024
Inclusive Design · System Thinking · Speculative Interfaces
University of Sussex | BSc Product Design
1st Class Honours | 2020-2023
UX · Human Factors · Digital Design Engineering
Google | UX Design Certificate
Online | March 2025 - May 2025
UX Research · Wireframing · Prototyping · Usability Testing · Accessibility
Creator & Founder
common ground | December 2025 - Present
Leading the design and development of an AI-powered plant identification app from concept to live beta, working as a solo designer-builder.
Combining species identification with generated folklore, natural-history content and a personal herbarium, using Claude Code as a build partner throughout the process.
Iterating on identification and content-generation prompts based on real usage, treating each change as an experiment to improve product quality.
Founder & Workshop Lead
alga.lab | September 2024 - July 2025
Bridged physical and digital design by leading sustainable material workshops.
Developed the brand identity and digital presence to communicate complex bio-material science to a general audience.
Researcher & Designer
Peloshroom | January 2023 - September 2023
Explored sustainable packaging design using mycelium and human hair substrates.
Beyond Work
Awards
Social Innovation Award - Design | 2024
Pitch for the Planet - Sustainable Innovation | 2023
Institute of Engineering Designers - Design | 2023
Skills
Product Design: B2B/SaaS · User journeys · Information architecture · High-fidelity UI · Interaction design | Research & Validation: User research · Usability testing · Prototyping · Concept validation |Tools: Figma · Design systems · React · Cursor · AI-assisted prototyping · Git | Collaboration: Product discovery · Agile · Stakeholder communication · Product ownership · Engineer collaboration