Jacobo Villegas — UX/UI & Product Designer in Dortmund

About

I’m a UX/UI Designer and Product Manager based in Dortmund, Germany, who enjoys turning ideas into simple, useful digital products. I’ve worked across different stages of product development, from early concepts to final design, always focusing on what actually helps users. For me, good design is not just about how things look, but how they work and how people feel when using them.

I like working closely with teams, asking questions, and improving things step by step. Tools like Figma are part of my everyday work, but what really matters to me is clarity, usability, and creating experiences that make sense.

My core tools are Figma and the full UX process from user research and wireframing to interactive prototypes and design systems, applied across B2B SaaS, e-commerce, mobile apps, and enterprise platforms in the Ruhrgebiet and beyond.

Outside of work, I enjoy travel, cooking, playing the piano, anything related to Tolkien, animals, and spending time exploring new ideas.

15+ Years of professional experience in UX/UI and Product Design

25+ Products shipped across B2B and B2C platforms worldwide

10+ Industries including real estate, medical, sports, media, and e-commerce

3 Languages: Spanish, English, German

<3 Travel, Cooking, Playing piano, Tolkien, Animals, etc

My Design Process

Understand

This step involves deeply understanding stakeholder and user needs, market trends, and the competition at each stage of the project.

Research

Seek to understand user behaviors using surveys, interviews, task analysis, and personas. Based on the scope of the project, research is often iterative.

Analyze

Look for patterns to create user personas, define requirements, and evaluate features for future decision-making.

Ideate

Generate ideas through sketching workshops, prototypes, and flows to visualize solutions backed by data.

Prototype

Turn ideas into design through testing and feedback, ensuring usability improvements before final build.

Validate

Final evaluation of the project with quantitative monitoring and improvements based on user feedback.

Available for new projects

Let's build something
great together.

I'm open to full-time roles, freelance projects, and collaborations in UX/UI and product design. Based in Dortmund, NRW — remote-friendly across Europe.

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