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Roman Shimin

Senior Product Designer

Roman Shimin, Senior Product Designer. I design complex B2B products and AI-powered experiences.

9+ years in agency product design, taking ambiguous client work from discovery through a buildable experience.

Experience
9+ years, since 2017
Focus
Complex B2B, SaaS and AI products
Location
Montenegro (Remote)
Currently
Lead UX/UI Designer at AppelloFounder, CarCare Diary

Capabilities

What I take responsibility for

  1. 01

    Complex B2B and SaaS product design

    Structuring dense operational software - workflows, permissions, states and edge cases - so expert products stay usable.

  2. 02

    AI product and interaction design

    Designing AI-assisted experiences where suggestions stay explainable, editable and under human control.

  3. 03

    Discovery, MVP scoping and UX architecture

    Leading client sessions, learning an unfamiliar industry, and turning an ambiguous brief into an MVP a team can build.

  4. 04

    Design systems and AI-accelerated delivery

    Shared web and mobile UI kits, design guidelines, and practical AI workflows that speed exploration and handoff.

Experience

Nine years designing products across unfamiliar and complex industries.

Years in UX and product design
09+
Client projects, approximately
300

I have worked in UX and product design since 2017, across approximately 300 client projects. Since 2019 I have been at Appello, an Australian digital product agency: UX/UI Designer until 2021, and Lead UX/UI Designer since then.

The work stays hands-on. I lead client-facing design sessions, research industries I do not already know, map complex processes, and define the information architecture and MVP scope. I then design the wireframes, UI and prototypes, and stay with the work through development. I established shared design standards and provide UX/UI reviews and guidance to four designers.

Most of that practice is complex B2B and internal software: SaaS, finance, construction, manufacturing, healthcare and operational systems, including AI-assisted products where a person still makes the decision.

How I work

Difficult problems get simpler when they're framed honestly.

Agency work usually starts messy: an unclear brief, an industry I have not worked in, and a team that needs something buildable. I find the structure, design the experience, and stay close enough to delivery that it can actually ship.

I use AI for domain research, early exploration and faster prototypes. It shortens the path to a working direction. The product decisions, and the final interface, stay mine.

Contact

Open to Senior Product Designer roles.

If you are hiring a senior product designer for complex B2B, SaaS or AI-powered client work, I would like to hear from you.

hello@romanshimin.com
Location
Montenegro (Remote)
Availability
Open to Senior Product Designer roles at international digital product agencies.