Polina Abdula
Translating complex problems into elegant, intuitive digital products.
Helsinki, FI
Full time
Remote
Product Designer with a technical background and over six years of experience delivering intuitive B2B and B2C solutions across web and mobile. Adept at...
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My Career Journey
1/6
Freelance
Sr. Product Designer, holistic designer
Jul 2023 - Present | 2y 11m
Helsinki, FI
Provided UX/UI and graphic design consulting for various small businesses across B2B and B2C sectors. Streamlined workflows between designers and developers, led a small team of designers, conducted design...
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Sii Poland
Sr. UX/UI Designer
Nov 2025 - Present | 6m
Led research on project requirements, collaborated with product and engineering teams, and conducted a comprehensive design audit with actionable recommendations for a SaaS business communications pla...
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Reksoft International
Sr. Product Designer
Sep 2019 - Dec 2022 | 3y 3m
St Petersburg, RU
Enhanced Pulkovo Airport's RMS system, improved workflow efficiency by 32%, collaborated with stakeholders and developers, conducted field research, and led workshops. Led design for O'key online grocery,...
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Yandex
Product Design Practicum
Jun 2019 - Sep 2019 | 3m
Moscow, RU
Gathered and analyzed requirements, developed guidelines for design consistency, collaborated across teams, and maintained hosted PBX control systems for web and mobile platforms.
Reksoft International
UX/UI Designer
Mar 2019 - Jun 2019 | 3m
St Petersburg, RU
Gathered requirements, conducted research and data analysis, prototyping, presented solutions to stakeholders, and developed UI kits and prototypes.
NoNameLab
UX/UI Designer
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 | 1y 5m
St Petersburg, RU
Designed cryptocurrency wallet interfaces for multiple platforms, developed and maintained design guidelines, and collaborated with development teams to ensure design quality.
Action Oriented
Self-Motivation
Proactivity
Collaboration
Empathy
Mentorship
Knowledge Transfer
Delivery Focused
Trustworthiness
Most proud of (2/3)
1st
Redesigned Pulkovo Airport RMS, improving workflow efficiency by 32% through stakeholder-aligned solutions and dev collaboration.
2nd
Mentored Helsinki designers, helping them pitch work, grow confidence, and land roles while fostering open knowledge sharing.
Career Highlights
1/2
Designer collaborating with Pulkovo Airport engineering teams
Cut operational costs 32% by redesigning airport workflows
Saint Petersburg, RU, 2022
At Pulkovo Airport I first built trust by deeply listening to team and user needs before proposing...
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Mentor to early-career designers in Helsinki
Mentored Helsinki designers to pitch work and secure roles
Helsinki, FI, 2026
As a mentor to early-career Helsinki designers I provided coaching, portfolio feedback, and pitching...
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My values
Collaboration
Accountability
Initiative
Honesty
Quality
Education
ITMO University
Applied Optics
2016
Certifications & Qualifications
Service Design Project Course
Aalto Open University2024
JTBD – working with user tasks
Design Thinking Center, Moscow2021
18th UX-Marafon online conference: Design Management
UX-Marafon2020
UX Design by AIC
Skillbox2018
Language(s) I speak
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent