PRODUCT DESIGN · RESEARCH · DESIGN OPERATIONS

Design at scale.

I help organizations improve customer outcomes by turning product design, research, and design operations into a measurable business capability.

800+ Digital properties supported by one design system
40% Faster production with reusable components and templates
~56% Less effort in an AI-supported delivery workflow

Case Studies

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A New Course for Waterway Logistics
35% faster workflows

A New Course for Waterway Logistics

Led product strategy and field research for a fleet platform that brought 11 disconnected systems together and made key workflows 35% faster.

Product DesignResearchLeadership
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Designing a Governed Knowledge Layer for AI
Validated in a limited pilot

Designing a Governed Knowledge Layer for AI

Shaped the product strategy and designed a governed knowledge layer, validated through a limited pilot, that gave approved AI workflows reusable access to source-grounded company knowledge.

AI Product DesignResearchInformation Architecture
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~56% effort reduction

Transforming Project Delivery with AI

Designed an AI-supported delivery workflow that reduced effort from about 240 to 105 staff-hours while keeping people responsible for every final decision.

AI StrategyDesign OpsLeadership
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An Enterprise Design System for Global Scale
40% faster production

An Enterprise Design System for Global Scale

Led the strategy, structure, and governance of a design system used across 800+ digital properties, cutting production time by 40% and delivery costs by more than half.

Design SystemLeadershipAccessibility
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De-Risking Project Delivery Through Team Capability
3 beta pilots secured

De-Risking Project Delivery Through Team Capability

How I turned years of manual team-staffing work into a research-backed 0→1 product that helps leaders expose capability gaps, build stronger project teams with AI, and address execution risk before delivery begins.

Product StrategyProduct DesignAI Strategy
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A Unified Digital Ecosystem
20% cost reduction

A Unified Digital Ecosystem

Led the move from 70+ disconnected sites to a shared design system and a better way of working, reducing department costs by 20%.

Design OpsDesign SystemResearch
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15+ years making design work at scale.

I’m a hands-on UX and product design leader. I help teams understand complex problems, make clear product decisions, and deliver better work.

I lead teams, but I stay close to the work—research, product strategy, prototypes, design reviews, and key UX decisions.

What I deliver:

  • Design systems at scale: Led a design system used across 800+ digital properties, cutting production time by 40% and delivery costs by more than half.
  • Accessibility programs and governance: Built a global program that added accessibility requirements and governance to contracts, approval steps, training, and reporting, reducing defects by 18% in six months.
  • AI-supported delivery: Designed a workflow that reduced effort by about 56% while people remained responsible for final decisions.
  • Better product decisions: Used service design to show that 42 of 45 client issues were operational, helping the client avoid an unnecessary $900k+ software build.
Pavel Bukengolts

Areas of Expertise

01

Product and Design Leadership

Leading teams while staying close to research, product strategy, prototypes, design reviews, and key UX decisions.

02

Design Systems and DesignOps

Building shared components, standards, and ways of working that help teams deliver consistent products faster.

03

Accessibility Programs

Building accessibility into contracts, reviews, training, tools, and reporting so teams catch problems earlier.

04

AI-Supported Delivery

Using AI to speed up research, drafting, prototyping, and documentation while people stay responsible for final decisions.

Let’s work
together.

Open to senior UX and product design leadership roles, especially work involving complex products, design systems, or accessibility.

Email me at pavel@ux.business or send a message below.