Teamlead Product Designer

Teamlead Product DesignerNegotiableRussiaMoscowFullRemoteWork experience7 years 9 monthsLast work experienceVTBSenior Product Designer4 monthsContactsAboutAboutLead Product Designer with 7+ years of experience. Specialise in design systems and core-product initiatives for large ecosystems. Currently at VK, where I lead the native design system used across 15+ products. Previously, I spent 3.5 years as design lead on VK ID — overseeing key auth/registration flows and contributing to an initiative that saved ~₽380M/year. For this work I received the People Award VK as the best product designer. Earlier I built the Sber B2B design system (Leggo UI) from scratch and contributed to the VTB Online redesign.Affiliate experience No data availableWork experience7 years 9 monthsSeptember 2021 - December 2021(4 months)VTBSenior Product DesignerVTB Online in active redesign phase. Worked on rebuilding the design system, UI, and key patterns of the new application — the current VTB Online is built on this foundation.May 2021 - September 2021(5 months)SBERLead User Interface DesignerSber B2B division. Built the Leggo UI design system from scratch, covering the needs of 20+ internal B2B products. The DS is still actively used by teams today.January 2020 - March 2021(1 year 3 months)OzonProduct DesignerA product designer specializing in one of the key areas: web and mobile interfaces. I also handled marketing tasks—creating stories, banners, and promotional materials, as well as designing email newsletters and more.December 2018 - December 2019(1 year 1 month)Coral ClubWeb DesigningA product designer specializing in one of the key areas: web and mobile interfaces. I also handled marketing tasks—creating stories, banners, and promotional materials, as well as designing email newsletters and more.May 2025 - to date(1 year 5 months)VKLead / Principal Product DesignerDeveloping and maintaining the native design system (iOS/Android) for the entire VK ecosystem: VKontakte, VK Music, VK Video, VK Dating, VK ID and more — 15+ products. Three designers on the DS team. - Rebuilt the majority of the native DS: 40+ components, guidelines, unified UX/UI patterns - Maintain changelogs and sync with mobile engineering on support and system evolution - Conduct design reviews and component reviews — in Figma and in code - Own icons, illustrations, and animation guidelines - Run design interviews and participate in hiringDecember 2021 - May 2025(3 years 6 months)VKLead User Interface DesignerDesign lead for VK ID — the single sign-on solution for the entire VK ecosystem. - Rebuilt all auth, registration, and account-recovery flows into one unified structure. Made Figma the single source of truth for the team (PMs, QA, dev) — resolved 90% of recurring questions and became the key onboarding artefact - Contributed to saving ~₽25M/month on paid verification methods (projected ₽380M/year annual savings) - Received People Award VK personally as the best product designer for this initiative - Led design in a team of 10: task-setting, reviews, onboarding, and growth - Also led monetisation for VK ID dashboardPortfoliohttps://vadimkazantsev.com/SkillsFigmaUX/UIДизайн-системыWeb DesignДоступность (a11y)Дизайн-токеныДизайн-ревьюКросс-функциональная коммуникацияAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe After EffectsLanguage proficiencyAdvanced EnglishNative RussianEmploymentEmploymentFullWork formatRemote, Hybrid, OfficeWork schedule5/2RelocationPossibleBusiness tripsBusiness trips possibleArbiHunterAbout the companyPublic APIMedia KitNEWSupportTerms of ServicePrivacy PolicyMoreSearch for employeesPublish a vacancyMobile appFor all questions@arbihunter_support© 2026 All rights reservedPrivacy Policy