Yanick Jimenez ∙ Senior Product Designer
Yanick Jimenez ∙ Senior Product Designer
Designing clarity in complex systems
I help teams untangle complex workflows, align faster, and build products that scale.
I help teams untangle complex workflows, align faster, and build products that scale.
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Why teams bring me in
6yrs
Of design experience
55M
Users impacted
110+
Successful Projects
I've been crafting UI/UX designs for 6+ years. From insights and strategy to detailed prototypes.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
Where I’m strongest
I do my best work on products with complex workflows, high stakes, and systems at scale.
I’ve done that across fintech, marketplaces, and ML-enabled SaaS, from new bets to mature systems.
How I work
1
Align partners early around the problem, direction, and tradeoffs.
2
Build clear product paths from messy workflows, constraints, and decisions.
3
Design scalable systems that teams can reuse, test, and extend.
Discover my story
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What I can do for you
UX Strategy
Interaction Design
IA
UI Design
UXR
Testing
Figma
Mentoring
Framer
Prototyping
Mobile/Web Design
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Hello, I'm Yanick!
I turn complexities into clear, strategic designs anyone can understand.
Discover my story
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
Where I’m strongest
I do my best work on products with complex workflows, high stakes, and systems at scale.
I’ve done that work across fintech, marketplaces, and ML-enabled SaaS, from new bets to mature systems.
How I work
1
Align teams early around clear problems, direction, and tradeoffs.
2
Create clear product paths from messy workflows, constraints, and decisions.
3
Design scalable systems that teams can reuse, test, and extend.
Where I’m strongest
I do my best work on products with complex workflows, high stakes, and systems at scale.
I’ve done that work across fintech, marketplaces, and ML-enabled SaaS, from new bets to mature systems.
How I work
1
Align partners early around the problem, direction, and tradeoffs.
2
Create clear product paths from messy workflows, constraints, and decisions.
3
Design scalable systems that teams can reuse, test, and extend.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
Where I’m strongest
I do my best work on products with complex workflows, high stakes, and systems at scale.
I’ve done that work across fintech, marketplaces, and ML-enabled SaaS, from new bets to mature systems.
How I work
1
Align partners early around the problem, direction, and tradeoffs.
2
Create clear product paths from messy workflows, constraints, and decisions.
3
Design scalable systems that teams can reuse, test, and extend.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My perspective
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
6yrs
Of design expertise
55M
Impacted users
80+
Complete Projects
My story
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My story
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My story
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
My story
Growing up in a small village in Costa Rica ingrained a respect for constraints. I learned early to be resourceful and focus on what truly matters.
Moving from the tropics to Canada meant navigating new languages and a different world. That experience built the mental model I use today to solve unfamiliar, complex problems.
Before design, I worked in hospitality and insurance while teaching myself UI/UX. Those years shaped my empathy for real people and my ability to stay grounded in high-stakes situations.
I've been crafting UI/UX designs for 6+ years. From insights and strategy to detailed prototypes.
How I work
1
Align partners early around the problem, direction, and tradeoffs.
2
Build clear product paths from messy workflows, constraints, and decisions.
3
Create scalable systems that teams can reuse, test, and extend.
Where I’m strongest
I do my best work on products with complex workflows, high stakes, and systems at scale.
I’ve done that work across fintech, marketplaces, and ML-enabled SaaS, from new bets to mature systems.