Olga Toporkova
CV (experience)
Hi, I am a digital product designer. Solving problems and creating visual languages is my favorite part of the job. Mostly I work under large scale web projects, design systems and tools that lots of people will use for a very long time.
About
I live and work in Moscow. Specialising in product strategy, I learn about how people interact with their world and working to improve those experiences.
My product work is always end-to-end: from research and product strategy to user flows, prototyping, polishing the visuals and close collaboration with the team to ship and iterate the product.
With a M.A. degree in Graphic Design and ~13 years of experience I build scalable design systems and lead design teams. I also love taking walks and drinking tea.
Opinions
The opinions of clients and colleagues can tell more about my approach to work than any case study
Sergey Andreev
Product Owner at DefinedCrowd
I worked with Olga for several years when I was a sr. product manager at Smartcat.
Among her strengths I would point out the skill to lead the UX-design task end-to-end from problem discovery and user interviews to the final mockups.
When working with Olga I was always sure the task would be taken care of with close attention to details and within the deadline. I personally liked her ability to ask a lot of focused questions to better understand the goal and details of the particular task or project which usually led to fewer iterations. In addition I would point out her strong time management and stakeholder management skills.
Olga will be a great fit for senior designer or lead designer role in a software product company.
Among her strengths I would point out the skill to lead the UX-design task end-to-end from problem discovery and user interviews to the final mockups.
When working with Olga I was always sure the task would be taken care of with close attention to details and within the deadline. I personally liked her ability to ask a lot of focused questions to better understand the goal and details of the particular task or project which usually led to fewer iterations. In addition I would point out her strong time management and stakeholder management skills.
Olga will be a great fit for senior designer or lead designer role in a software product company.
Pavel Doronin
Product Lead at Intento
I have been working with Olga Toporkova for more than three years. I had joined Smartcat as a product manager when she was running a team of UI and layout designers. We've been working on multiple projects and learned a lot together.
She has an excellent taste, sense of ideal UX, and passion for her work. I watched her grow personally and professionally while building an independent UX business unit from a small distributed team. Olga led a "Level Up" project inside the company where her colleagues could exchange knowledge and learn new skills. She implemented UX-testing practices, UX research, and design component system. All these things allowed Smartcat to scale and be successful on the market.
One of the most remarkable projects I worked with Olga on was introducing the complete product redesign that resulted from careful research and extensive testing. And it worked well. Since that time, Smartcat UX is prominent for easy onboarding of staff and low implementation costs.
She has an excellent taste, sense of ideal UX, and passion for her work. I watched her grow personally and professionally while building an independent UX business unit from a small distributed team. Olga led a "Level Up" project inside the company where her colleagues could exchange knowledge and learn new skills. She implemented UX-testing practices, UX research, and design component system. All these things allowed Smartcat to scale and be successful on the market.
One of the most remarkable projects I worked with Olga on was introducing the complete product redesign that resulted from careful research and extensive testing. And it worked well. Since that time, Smartcat UX is prominent for easy onboarding of staff and low implementation costs.
Vladimir Gusakov
Chief Technology Officer at Awatera
've been working with Olga for several years. She's been an absolute joy to work with! I appreciate how quickly she's been able to grasp our user's goals and offer UX solutions. What impresses me most is the way Olga understand the underlying needs of the business, and translates that into a beautiful solution. Product owners often taped ideas against Olga or just passed some hypotheses to move on.
She is also a great mentor. Olga is delighted to answer the many questions a young design professional or colleague may have and gladly provides useful feedback.
Olga is very easy to work with and he is good at finding the balance between listening and pushing.
She is also a great mentor. Olga is delighted to answer the many questions a young design professional or colleague may have and gladly provides useful feedback.
Olga is very easy to work with and he is good at finding the balance between listening and pushing.
