Top Talent like Mariana are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.
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Mariana Marquez

UI Designer • UX Designer • Brand Designer • SF, CA, US
UI/UX Design
User Research
Figma
Product Design
Web Accessibility
Design Thinking
UX Strategy
Design Systems
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Senior Product Designer with a Problem-Solving Mindset | Currently at Intuit | Advocate for Social Entrepreneurship | Latina in Tech
I make digital products more human, experiences that captivate and inspire. Disruptive by design, driven by results. An award-winning Senior Product Designer with 7 years of experience, currently based in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. As a Peruvian-born and Canadian-educated designer, I bring a unique perspective to product design, enriched by diverse cultural experiences and a deep understanding of inclusive design principles. My journey has been characterized by adaptability, flexibility, and resilience, equipping me with a strong problem-solving mindset. Career highlights include designing authentication experiences and exploring new design patterns at Intuit, leading the end-to-end development of digital money management tools, and ensuring HIPAA-compliant communication for home-based care teams. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and collaborating effectively with stakeholders, developers, vendors, and product managers to deliver high-quality designs. My expertise spans sectors from startups to large corporations, demonstrating adaptability and versatility. Skills include Figma, Accessibility Standards, Agile Methodologies, UX Research, and Prototyping. Eligible to work in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia.

Projects

Buy-Now, Pay-Later

A digital option to manage payments in a way that aligns to customer's unique financial situation.

Family Portal

Enabling patients to stay connected and engaged in their plan anywhere, at any time

Secure Messaging

Enabling real-time communication between care teams and back-office administrators.

Work History

I

UX Designer II

Intuit
O

Product Designer

OLIVER AgencyJun 2024 - Oct 2024 • 5 mosConsulted for Protective Life Insurance on optimizing for improved usability, usefulness, and exceptional visual design in their public site. Tactfully challenged and developed the brand guidelines to ensure designs are delivered to the highest standard.
B

Product Designer

BMOOct 2022 - May 2024 • 1 yr 8 mosShaped product vision in the retail space by designing additional feature releases of BMO’s PaySmart plans; spearheading the Budgets initiative; and boosting engagement with the Single Sign On feature for mobile and tablet. Achieved an 8% month-over-month growth since the November 2022 launch of BMO PaySmart, with over 167k plans created up until Feb 2024. Boosted app downloads of the BMO Invest App by 3,000 customers within 3 months of launching the Single Sign On (SSO) feature, resulting in a surge of 147,000 feature usage. Led BMO’s Digital Money Management new product offering, Budgets, leveraging data-driven insights; crafting in-house and out of the box designs; and partnering with a third-party vendor and leading provider of data-driven personalization banking solutions, Personetics.
A

Product Designer

AlayaCareJul 2021 - Aug 2022 • 1 yr 2 mosWorked on enhanced capabilities for AlayaCare’s premium features, Family Portal and Secure Messaging, on web, tablet and mobile. Empowered users to access critical information about their care or their loved ones in the app; and, streamlined two-way communication between patients, and patient’s circle of care ensuring HIPAA-compliant communication for home-based care teams.
S

User Interface Designer

Stealth StartupMay 2020 - Sep 2021 • 1 yr 5 mosTranslated high-level and conceptual requirements from our CEO into the design of the MVP for a Toronto-based startup aimed at matching applicants to jobs based on their skills, personality, and culture fit through an algorithm. Designed the public website with the goal of securing startup funding. Collaborated closely with the core team to construct user flows and played a key role in shaping high-level strategic decisions.
S

User Interface Designer

Stealth StartupMay 2020 - Nov 2020 • 7 mosRedesigned AI-driven product recommendation and insight dashboard, primarily serving CPG brands. Translated product requirements into data visualization powered by data science grounded on UX research and design best practices. Collaborated with software engineers, data scientist, developers, product manager and CEO.
C

User Experience Designer

Canada LifeJan 2021 - Apr 2021 • 4 mosCollaborated with Workplace Strategies for Mental Health stakeholders, to improve the understanding, prevention, and management of workplace mental health issues by designing an intuitive and personalized onboarding experience.
R

Junior Product Designer

Region of WaterlooSep 2019 - Dec 2019 • 4 mosRedesigned the ‘Report a Problem’ user journey for Waterloo residents.

Education

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Wilfrid Laurier University

BDes, User Experience Design2017 - 2021

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Senior Product Designer with a Problem-Solving Mindset | Currently at Intuit | Advocate for Social Entrepreneurship | Latina in Tech
I make digital products more human, experiences that captivate and inspire. Disruptive by design, driven by results. An award-winning Senior Product Designer with 7 years of experience, currently based in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. As a Peruvian-born and Canadian-educated designer, I bring a unique perspective to product design, enriched by diverse cultural experiences and a deep understanding of inclusive design principles. My journey has been characterized by adaptability, flexibility, and resilience, equipping me with a strong problem-solving mindset. Career highlights include designing authentication experiences and exploring new design patterns at Intuit, leading the end-to-end development of digital money management tools, and ensuring HIPAA-compliant communication for home-based care teams. I have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and collaborating effectively with stakeholders, developers, vendors, and product managers to deliver high-quality designs. My expertise spans sectors from startups to large corporations, demonstrating adaptability and versatility. Skills include Figma, Accessibility Standards, Agile Methodologies, UX Research, and Prototyping. Eligible to work in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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Top Talent like Mariana are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Mariana Marquez

UI Designer • UX Designer • Brand Designer • SF, CA, US
UI/UX Design
User Research
Figma
Product Design
Web Accessibility
Design Thinking
UX Strategy
Design Systems
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Projects

Buy-Now, Pay-Later

A digital option to manage payments in a way that aligns to customer's unique financial situation.

Family Portal

Enabling patients to stay connected and engaged in their plan anywhere, at any time

Secure Messaging

Enabling real-time communication between care teams and back-office administrators.

Work History

I

UX Designer II

Intuit
O

Product Designer

OLIVER AgencyJun 2024 - Oct 2024 • 5 mosConsulted for Protective Life Insurance on optimizing for improved usability, usefulness, and exceptional visual design in their public site. Tactfully challenged and developed the brand guidelines to ensure designs are delivered to the highest standard.
B

Product Designer

BMOOct 2022 - May 2024 • 1 yr 8 mosShaped product vision in the retail space by designing additional feature releases of BMO’s PaySmart plans; spearheading the Budgets initiative; and boosting engagement with the Single Sign On feature for mobile and tablet. Achieved an 8% month-over-month growth since the November 2022 launch of BMO PaySmart, with over 167k plans created up until Feb 2024. Boosted app downloads of the BMO Invest App by 3,000 customers within 3 months of launching the Single Sign On (SSO) feature, resulting in a surge of 147,000 feature usage. Led BMO’s Digital Money Management new product offering, Budgets, leveraging data-driven insights; crafting in-house and out of the box designs; and partnering with a third-party vendor and leading provider of data-driven personalization banking solutions, Personetics.
A

Product Designer

AlayaCareJul 2021 - Aug 2022 • 1 yr 2 mosWorked on enhanced capabilities for AlayaCare’s premium features, Family Portal and Secure Messaging, on web, tablet and mobile. Empowered users to access critical information about their care or their loved ones in the app; and, streamlined two-way communication between patients, and patient’s circle of care ensuring HIPAA-compliant communication for home-based care teams.
S

User Interface Designer

Stealth StartupMay 2020 - Sep 2021 • 1 yr 5 mosTranslated high-level and conceptual requirements from our CEO into the design of the MVP for a Toronto-based startup aimed at matching applicants to jobs based on their skills, personality, and culture fit through an algorithm. Designed the public website with the goal of securing startup funding. Collaborated closely with the core team to construct user flows and played a key role in shaping high-level strategic decisions.
S

User Interface Designer

Stealth StartupMay 2020 - Nov 2020 • 7 mosRedesigned AI-driven product recommendation and insight dashboard, primarily serving CPG brands. Translated product requirements into data visualization powered by data science grounded on UX research and design best practices. Collaborated with software engineers, data scientist, developers, product manager and CEO.
C

User Experience Designer

Canada LifeJan 2021 - Apr 2021 • 4 mosCollaborated with Workplace Strategies for Mental Health stakeholders, to improve the understanding, prevention, and management of workplace mental health issues by designing an intuitive and personalized onboarding experience.
R

Junior Product Designer

Region of WaterlooSep 2019 - Dec 2019 • 4 mosRedesigned the ‘Report a Problem’ user journey for Waterloo residents.

Education

W

Wilfrid Laurier University

BDes, User Experience Design2017 - 2021

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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