I've built and led design orgs at some of Europe's best tech companies. I still sweat the pixels they ship.I'm Pedro, a design executive leading design since 2010, at Checkout.com, Personio, Elsevier, and now The Stepstone Group, a $7B job-tech company, where I run a 45-person org across Product Design and User Research.
THE RECORD
- The Stepstone GroupLondonNov 2023 – Present45+ person design & research org · €7B business
- PersonioLondonMar 2023 – Nov 2023Led Design for Personio Payroll
- Checkout.comLondonMar 2021 – Mar 2023Design 3 → 50+ · $32M revenue increase
- Elsevier / MendeleyLondonJul 2018 – Mar 2021MAUs doubled · first design system and DesignOps function
- BytemarkNew YorkJan 2015 – Sep 2017Design from zero · acquired by Siemens
WORK WITH ME
WildFlow
Senior thinking. Hands-on execution.
You work directly with me, from defining the problem and setting the direction to designing the experience and getting it ready to ship.
Advisory
Senior judgement for consequential decisions.
I work with founders and leaders to sharpen product direction, raise the standard of execution and strengthen the organisation behind it.
If the work matters, let's talk.
pedro@pedrovdo.com