Nataliia Solomina

Product
designer.
Clarity in
complex systems.

I work end-to-end on technically complex products, from research and strategy to the shipped interface. Telecom, developer platforms, and enterprise software, where the hard part is making something intricate feel simple.
RoleProduct Designer
Experience6+ years
BasedBrussels, BE
StatusOpen to work
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Selected Work
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Telecom API Developer Portal

Product Designer · Proximus Global (BICS) · 2025–present

A CAMARA-standard developer portal for discovering, trying, and integrating telecom network APIs. Owned end-to-end.

Problem. Too much friction between finding an API and a first successful call. Trust and time-to-value were the real barriers. Approach. Mapped an 11-stage developer journey and designed a sandbox-first model: try before you commit. Research. Running discovery interviews with target users, with validation testing planned to gather direct feedback. Alignment. Driving cross-team systematic thinking, using the authentication login theme as a shared design-system foundation that aligns multiple teams on consistent patterns.

ScopeResearch, IA, UI, brand, design system, cross-team alignment
StackKong Konnect, Keycloak
ToolsFigma, Claude
TypeDeveloper experience
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Enterprise SSO Self-Service

Product Designer · Proximus Global (BICS)

Self-service SAML single sign-on configuration: a guided three-step flow that removes support from the loop.

Problem. SSO setup was manual and support-heavy, but SAML config is unforgiving. Approach. A Configure → Test → Enable progression, so the connection is validated before it goes live. Outcome. Usability tested to zero critical issues before launch.

ScopeFlow design, usability testing
PatternThree-step stepper
TypeEnterprise UX
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Fraud-Prevention Platform

Product Designer · Proximus Global (BICS)

MVP design strategy for a fraud-prevention SaaS, organized around use cases rather than features.

Problem. A feature-organized product made users hunt for relevance. Fraud teams think in scenarios. Approach.Restructured the IA around use cases and solution paths, unifying dashboard and API docs. Outcome. An MVP aimed at landing new enterprise logos, with design in from requirements onward.

ScopeMVP strategy, IA, visual language
FocusUse-case-led design
TypeB2B SaaS
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Prior Work

BICS · StoryChief · Materialise

A through-line of turning technical complexity into usable interfaces.

Telecom (BICS). Roaming-barring UX: inline editing, filters, and confirmation modals for high-stakes changes. StoryChief. Editorial and multi-channel publishing workflows. Materialise. Software for 3D-printing workflows, making a deeply technical process approachable.

TelecomRoaming barring controls
MartechStoryChief SaaS
3D PrintMaterialise
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Approach
01

Start with the friction

I find where people actually get stuck, through research, journey mapping, and the real job to be done, before touching a screen.

02

Design the system

I build patterns and design languages that scale across products, so consistency comes for free and teams move faster.

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Bring design upstream

I work to get design in at discovery, shaping strategy, not just executing it. I founded a cross-product Design Excellence Group to make that the norm.

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About

I'm a product designer based in Brussels, leading design on a telecom API platform and working across a wider B2B portfolio. My background runs from software development into design, which is why I'm at home in technical problem spaces and translating them into something usable.

I care about clarity, beauty, and meaning in equal measure. Away from the screen I paint abstract landscapes, take photographs, garden, and run. All feed the same attention to composition and detail.

UkrainianNative
EnglishFluent
RussianFluent
SpanishWorking
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Curriculum Vitae
Experience
2024–present
Senior Product Designer
Proximus Global (BICS) · Brussels

Lead designer on a CAMARA-standard telecom API developer portal, and across a wider B2B portfolio (enterprise SSO, fraud prevention, roaming controls). Founded and lead a cross-product Design Excellence Group.

2023–2024
UX/UI Designer
StoryChief · Ghent

Designed features for a content-marketing SaaS, balancing editorial workflows with multi-channel publishing.

2020–2023
UX Designer
Materialise · Brussels

Designed software for 3D-printing workflows, turning highly technical processes into approachable interfaces.

2016–2020
Software Developer / UX
Euroclear & EUROCONTROL · Brussels

Began in software development and a EUROCONTROL traineeship before moving fully into design.

Skills
Product & UX designEnd-to-end designUser researchUsability testingDesign systemsInformation architectureInteraction & UIDesign strategyDeveloper experiencePrototypingCross-functional facilitation
Tools & Languages
ToolsFigma · FigJam · HTML/CSS · Kong · Keycloak · Claude
EducationMSc, Air Navigation Engineering. National Aviation University, Kyiv (2008–2014)
LanguagesUkrainian (native) · English (fluent) · Russian (fluent) · Spanish (working)
Let's make something clear.
nataliia.solomina@gmail.comLinkedInView CVBrussels, Belgium