Inma Montiel
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UX and DesignOps Leader • DesignOps Guest Lecturer • Workshop Facilitator • Mental Health First Aider
Berlin, Germany
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DesignOps LeadEPI CompanyAug 2025 - Current (1 year)• Help the EPI Experience Design team thrive by coordinating team ceremonies such as crit sessions, retrospectives, and other events as necessary. • Support design team members in effectively planning their design tasks within individual product teams. • Share best practice examples to ensure each team member has the space to do their best work. • Ensure internal stakeholders of the Experience Design team have the latest information by contributing to various status and communication channels. • Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of these channels in building a culture of inclusive feedback and user-centered product development. • Work with the Head of Experience Design to identify, plan, and deliver occasional in-person 'design sprint- Guest LecturerLA NAVE NODRIZAMay 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)• "Deep dive into DesignOps", 20-hours remote course, 2025. - "Fundamental of DesignOps", 8-hour in person course, 2025. - “Introduction to DesignOps”, 8-hour remote course, in-house UX Team at Accenture, 2024. - “Introduction to DesignOps”, 8-hour in person course, in-house UX Team at Repsol, 2023.
- Guest LecturerLA NAVE NODRIZAMay 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)• "Deep dive into DesignOps", 20-hours remote course, 2025. - "Fundamental of DesignOps", 8-hour in person course, 2025. - “Introduction to DesignOps”, 8-hour remote course, in-house UX Team at Accenture, 2024. - “Introduction to DesignOps”, 8-hour in person course, in-house UX Team at Repsol, 2023.
- Guest SpeakerfreelanceJan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)• Podcast "DesignOps Talx" by Adevinta | Mental health in UX | 2024 • Podcast "No te lies con tu EX" | Employee Experience and Design Thinking | 2024 • In-company presentation at Secuoyas: "Secuoyas Hubble" | UX Toolkit | 2024 • Conference "DesignOps Latam + Spain" by DesignOps Latam | Hiring for DesignOps | 2023 • "DesignOrg Outlook" design roundtable by DesignOps Assembly | 2023 • Podcast "La suma de DesignOps" | Learnings as a DesignOps Rookie | 2022 • In-house at BBVA "Design Check-in" | 2022
- Local chapter co-leadDesignOps AssemblyJul 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year)• Community building • Curating and organizing quarterly events • Promoting DesignOps industry best practices • Engage the community on Slack
- DesignOps ManagerYara InternationalNov 2021 - Jun 2025 (3 years 8 months)Design Operations Manager, helping more than 100 designers, researchers, UX writers and service designers across the different UX teams in Yara International. I set up the DesignOps discipline from scratch, growing the team from 1 to 3. Some of my tasks include: • Document and establish the DesignOps processes and WoW. Hire, onboard, train and lead the DesignOps team. • Constantly evaluate the needs of the teams and team members to maintain a DesignOps roadmap, balancing strategic and tactical work and coordinating efforts and roadmap with the other operation teams: Design system, ResearchOps and ContentOps. • Define the way we structure operate and structure the function of UX and Design inside Yara. • Collaborate and support recruitment
- Design LeadYara InternationalOct 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)• Function as a project leader as well as an individual contributor. • Ensure the selection and execution of design activities with artifacts that deliver the desired outcomes. • Ensure our work communicates clearly, is on brand, and delights users. • Establish and nurture good stakeholder working relationships. • Participate in new product development activities with Yara stakeholder and management teams. • Facilitate and foster design thinking among the global business division. • Set and reinforce YC&DF Design's creative culture by leading by example and finding ways to reinforce Yara values. • Assess performance and provide career guidance for UX team members. • Monitor and support the wellbeing of UX team members across the three YFS C
- Senior User Experience DesignerYara InternationalApr 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years 7 months)• Play a key role in assessing, researching, prioritizing and creating new design systems and experiences that works across channels and products. • Lead and participate in user research including usability tests and contextual, qualitative studies to get first-hand experience of how our users think and act. • Own user research across multiple countries, using remote agencies/freelancers. • Translate business problems into clear design solutions. • Distill complex tasks and workflows into intuitive, simple experiences. • Work across functional teams to understand the problem and needs of both the business and our users. • Facilitate discussions to define the user journeys through a service from start to finish, able to respectfully challeng
- UI/UX DesignerMYTOYS GROUPJan 2018 - Apr 2018 (4 months)Responsible for: • Collaboratively accompany the development of MyToys responsive shops and apps (iOS and Android Apps) throughout its complete life cycle: from conceptualization of a new feature in wireframes and prototypes to realisation and continuous improvement. • Designing user interfaces based on UX-knowledge of various devices, being responsible for the final screen design and coherent design representation across all shops. • Applying user-centric thinking to come up with solutions that myToys users love to interact with. • Working with modular design components used across myToys platform apps and web shops.
- Design Lead eCommerceTendamSep 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 1 month)• Responsible for helping to drive a consistent and innovative UX and VD for Grupo Cortefiel’s portfolio of brands (myspringfield.com, womensecret.com, cortefiel.com, pedrodelhierro.com and fiftyfactory.com) including e-commerce, mobile strategies and Omni-channel integration. • In charge of a team of 5 designers, responsible of overseeing the designs of all web designers and design interns and managing the end-to-end delivery of creative assets and content for all the brands. • Working collaboratively with the eCommerce Chief Digital Officer, Marketing Manager, eBusiness Manager, Web Merchants and external partners to guide the development of key eCommerce projects, brand and marketing initiatives, which support the business objectives of
- Web Designer Women'secretTendamMar 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 7 months)Responsible for the aesthetic and usability of the Women’secret website and creation of related communication and marketing elements.
- UX and Visual DesignerAdolfo DominguezAug 2014 - Mar 2015 (8 months)Playing the role of UX and Visual Designer in direct contact with back and front developers, copy, styling, photography, marketing and business.
- Designer and Teacher of workshops... FOR KIDSMrMarcel SchoolJan 2012 - Dec 2012 (1 year)
- Graphic DesignerSantillanaJan 2010 - Aug 2014 (4 years 8 months)
- Pre-print TechnicianSantillanaJan 2009 - Dec 2009 (1 year)
- Layout DesignerCaja MadridJun 2006 - Aug 2006 (3 months)Ganadora de una de las Eurobecas de Caja Madrid: Programa de becas dirigido a estudiantes y titulados de Formación Profesional para adquirir experiencia laboral en el extranjero.
- PJunior Graphic DesignerPerez Escolano y AsociadosJan 2004 - Jun 2004 (6 months)
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- DesignOps Learning Labs, DesignOpsDesignOps AssemblyJan 2022 - Dec 2022 (1 year)Virtual 12-week program led by Michelle Morrison and Adam Fry-Pierce.
- MA Usability and User Experience, User ExperienceKSchoolJan 2017 - Dec 2017 (1 year)
- MA Editorial Design in Digital & Printed Media, Graphic DesignIED MadridJan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 years)
- BA Graphic Design, Graphic DesignEscuela Superior de Diseño de MadridJan 2006 - Dec 2010 (5 years)
- Vocational Training Course on Graphics of Advertising, Graphic DesignEscuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño SevillaJan 2004 - Dec 2006 (3 years)Gráfica Publicitaria
- CConservatorio de Música de AlmendralejoConservatorio de Música de AlmendralejoJan 1994 - Dec 2004 (11 years)
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- LDURING THE FIRE FanzineLibros MutantesFeb 2014During the fire is a series of photographs taken during a road trip through the state of California in the summer of 2013.Throughout the summer more than 250000 acres were consumed by a wildfire in and around Yosemite’s national park. This publication explores the idea of a road trip and how it has changed over time. The feeling of freedom is converted into a pre-established route, the sense of orientation converts into GPS data, planning takes the place of improvisation and losing your way becomes more and more difficult. This publication also shows the contrast between inland and coastal temperatures, landscapes, fauna, flora, and cliches, the linearity of the journey, the visual impact caused by the fire (represented by the colour red),
- LTHE THIRD EYE fanzineLibros MutantesFeb 2014
- CVamos a encuadernar (Let's bind)ClanOct 2013The paper book is a living being that grows with us. We carry it in our hands, in our pocket, wallet or purse. We move back and forth through its pages. We pick up and put down its reading without effort. We enrich it with our notes. Every book is a treasure for our collection. A perfect playmate, like a cuddly toy that speaks softly to us. We like to take care of it as the extraordinary object it is. That's why we want to teach you how to love it and enjoy it. With these activities we propose you will be able to turn any book into a unique piece of art. A very special being that will always be with you or that you can give to someone you love.
- EIMAGINARIOEscuela de Arte nºDec 2007La Escuela de Arte 10 (ahora Escuela Superior de Diseño) participó en el 2007 en el proyecto Comenius. Con el motivo del 100 aniversario, se realizó un catálogo imaginario con una selección de ilustraciones de alumnos. Una de mis ilustraciones fue seleccionada para aparecer en la publicación.