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Hello,I'm Alex.

I design digital products. And I lead the people who design them.

In techTwo decades, since 2006
In design15+ years
Leading5+ years
SectorsB2C · Fintech · Crypto · AI
02 — About

Twenty years between technology and human experience.

I live in Stockholm and work as a design manager for Opera Browser (opens in a new tab). Ten years on the same product, the last five leading the design team — long enough to learn what actually moves a mature product and what only looks like progress.

I've worked across fintech, crypto, and AI: dense, technical products that arrive full of edge cases and vocabulary nobody asked for. My job is to turn them into something a person can use without a manual.

My focus is now on design strategy, workshop facilitation, and building the processes that help teams make great products consistently.

  • EN Professional
  • RU Native
  • SV Working
Alex Kotomanov
03 — What I do

My skillset

01

Design craft

UX, UI, information architecture, prototyping. Figma is my main tool.

02

Design systems

Components, tokens, and working close with front-end developers on the consistency.

03

Research & testing

Gathering insights from real users and validating design decisions.

04

Data analysis

Tracking business KPIs with design, planning A/B tests to make well-considered decisions.

05

AI tooling

Designing with AI, analyzing data, and using it to prototype faster than a spec.

06

Leadership & hiring

Building a team, running critique, facilitating workshops that end in decisions.

04 — Curriculum vitae

Twenty years, short version

Leadership

  • Design Team Lead — Opera
    2021 — Now

Design

  • Senior Product Designer — Opera
    2016 — 2021
  • UX Consultant — kotomanov.com
    2014 — Now
  • Product Designer — izi.TRAVEL
    2014
  • UX/UI Designer — Yota
    2011 — 2013

Front-End

  • UI Developer — Yota
    2009 — 2011
  • UI Developer — Exigen Services StarSoft
    2008 — 2009
  • UI Developer — Eniro
    2009
  • UI Developer — T-Mobile
    2008 — 2009
  • Web Developer, Technical Writer — Color-IT
    2006 — 2008

Education

  • MSc Computer Science, Applied Math — Dagestan State University
    2003 — 2008
05 — ContactAvailable for consulting

Let's talk.

Consulting, design leadership, or a second opinion on something dense and technical. Stockholm time, remote-friendly.

Alex Kotomanov