Open to new product work

Anastasiia · Product Designer

I make productsclear for people.

I work across fintech and e-commerce: understanding the problem, shaping the logic with the team, and taking the solution through to launch.

View projects5+ years · Russia / Thailand · open to relocation
Companies and scalePublic figures

The technology team behind a leading Russian e-commerce marketplace.

65M+active buyers · 2025

A Russian digital bank in the MTS ecosystem.

5.8Mactive bank customers · H1 2026

A Russian universal bank, later integrated into VTB.

3M+retail customers · before the VTB integration

My projects · 01—05

Problems, decisions, and outcomes.

Each case covers the problem, area of responsibility, key decisions, outcome, and real product screens.

Process

From problem to working solution.

01

Context and goal

Business goal, user problem, data, constraints, and success metric.

02

Journey and prototype

Main journey, alternative states, errors, and a clickable prototype.

03

Solution validation

Usability tests, technical risks, feedback, and a documented change list.

04

Handoff and launch

Specifications, implementation review, post-launch check, and the next iteration.

Services and format

What I can take on.

Priority goes to product work with meaningful impact on user experience and metrics. Smaller requests are available as fixed-scope packages.

01

New product or MVP

Discovery, priorities, journey architecture, prototype, UI, and development specifications.

02

Complex product journey

Credit application, payments, checkout, onboarding, or loyalty—with every state and error covered.

03

Data-led redesign

Funnel analysis, UX problems, hypotheses, a new journey, and a plan to validate the result.

04

Systems and scale

Components, rules, cross-platform states, and adoption across multiple teams.

Experience

Products people use every day.

01
Product DesignerPDP · Tiles · Loyalty

Product pages, tiles, and one loyalty mechanic built with 10+ teams.

02
Product DesignerLoans · Credit Cards

Led design across most credit-card initiatives in close partnership with product, analytics, research, and engineering.

03
Product DesignerDebit Cards · Payments · P2P

Payments, transfers, card-detail scanning, and digital-card customisation.

About

I like understanding how things work—and making the complex feel clear.

Portrait of Anastasia Black

5+ years in product teams. Fintech: credit and debit cards, payments, and transfers. E-commerce: PDP, product tiles, and loyalty.

The main focus is turning fragmented requirements into one clear journey, validating it before development, and preserving quality through implementation. Core partners: product, analytics, research, engineering, and adjacent teams.

01 · Education

BHSAD

British Higher School of Art and Design · UX/UI Design · professional retraining · 500 academic hours · 2022—2023

02 · Products

Ozon Tech · MTS Fintech · Otkritie

PDP, Tiles, and loyalty · loans and credit cards · debit cards, payments, and P2P · AI platform

03 · Core toolkit

Figma · Framer · Adobe CC

Photoshop · Illustrator · prototyping · design systems · product analytics

04 · AI workflow

AI as a working tool

I use AI to gather context faster, structure complex information, test journeys, and build prototypes. Decisions are discussed with the team, and I remain accountable for the final outcome.