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Hi, I'm Mikael.
Hi, I'm Mikael.
UX Consultant | Design Leadership | Advisor
This portfolio showcases my design work and achievements, utilizing various methods and processes to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Value in the lives of others.
I am driven by a desire to improve the lives of others. My passion lies in enhancing user experiences and leading projects towards positive outcomes. I believe in a human-centered approach that unlocks business value by providing genuine customer value.
Value in the
lives of others.
I am driven by a desire to improve the lives of others. My passion lies in enhancing user experiences and leading projects towards positive outcomes. I believe in a human-centered approach that unlocks business value by providing genuine customer value.
Value in the lives of others.
I am driven by a desire to improve the lives of others. My passion lies in enhancing user experiences and leading projects towards positive outcomes. I believe in a human-centered approach that unlocks business value by providing genuine customer value.
Work
I am a designer who uses design tools to effectively communicate ideas and desired outcomes to achieve a shared understanding. Collaboration is key to my work, and I am an active listener who works effectively with stakeholders from diverse disciplines to achieve the best possible outcome.
Work
I am a designer who uses design tools to effectively communicate ideas and desired outcomes to achieve a shared understanding. Collaboration is key to my work, and I am an active listener who works effectively with stakeholders from diverse disciplines to achieve the best possible outcome.
Work
I am a designer who uses design tools to effectively communicate ideas and desired outcomes to achieve a shared understanding. Collaboration is key to my work, and I am an active listener who works effectively with stakeholders from diverse disciplines to achieve the best possible outcome.
Strategy
Design is a vital business tool that allows us to proactively and continually learn about our users' behavior, needs, and expectations. I strongly believe that when we becomes an expert on our users, it puts us in a better position to set a direction and follow our vision together, and achieving a strategic advantage.
Strategy
Design is a vital business tool that allows us to proactively and continually learn about our users' behavior, needs, and expectations. I strongly believe that when we becomes an expert on our users, it puts us in a better position to set a direction and follow our vision together, and achieving a strategic advantage.
Strategy
Design is a vital business tool that allows us to proactively and continually learn about our users' behavior, needs, and expectations. I strongly believe that when we becomes an expert on our users, it puts us in a better position to set a direction and follow our vision together, and achieving a strategic advantage.
Leadership
In my experience, changes come from the bottom up. The same goes for leadership. I am committed to helping others succeed by creating a collaborative work environment and empowering my team members to reach their full potential. When we encourage and help our peers grow, they will follow and contribute at their best.
Leadership
In my experience, changes come from the bottom up. The same goes for leadership. I am committed to helping others succeed by creating a collaborative work environment and empowering my team members to reach their full potential. When we encourage and help our peers grow, they will follow and contribute at their best.
Leadership
In my experience, changes come from the bottom up. The same goes for leadership. I am committed to helping others succeed by creating a collaborative work environment and empowering my team members to reach their full potential. When we encourage and help our peers grow, they will follow and contribute at their best.
Selected work.
Qapital
Product Design Director
Leader of the product design team at Qapital. Accountable for creating and scaling a healthy and prosperous design environment with top-of-the-line designers and researchers.
Zettle by PayPal
Area Design Lead
We were creating shared knowledge about how money flows between Zettle and PayPal and how that affects the user experience.
Zettle by PayPal
Area Design Lead
We were creating shared knowledge about how money flows between Zettle and PayPal and how that affects the user experience.
PayPal
Senior Product Designer
I led the design work with PayPal's Business Debit Mastercard in San Jose. One of our objectives was to develop new functionality to support multiple cardholders.
Qliro
Senior User Experience Designer
I had the opportunity to work with the Qliro checkout team. Our team designed a new checkout experience for seamless shopping online and in-store. Today, the product is available at many leading online stores.
Qliro
Senior User Experience Designer
I had the opportunity to work with the Qliro checkout team. Our team designed a new checkout experience for seamless shopping online and in-store. Today, the product is available at many leading online stores.
Trustly
UX Strategist / Advisor
While working as an advisor for Trustly, I helped build a new design team that focused on improving current products and services. My work involved infusing an experience mindset, as well as providing strategic and tactical tools to the organization.
Trustly
UX Strategist / Advisor
While working as an advisor for Trustly, I helped build a new design team that focused on improving current products and services. My work involved infusing an experience mindset, as well as providing strategic and tactical tools to the organization.
Readly
Lead User Experience Designer
We were working on designing the future of magazines in the digital landscape. Our process involved conducting in-depth research on user journeys and continuously refining new ideas to meet our customers' needs. This included identifying basic expectations and pain points, mapping out the current user experience, and defining our vision for the future experience.
Readly
Lead User Experience Designer
We were working on designing the future of magazines in the digital landscape. Our process involved conducting in-depth research on user journeys and continuously refining new ideas to meet our customers' needs. This included identifying basic expectations and pain points, mapping out the current user experience, and defining our vision for the future experience.
Klarna
Senior Product Designer
At Klarna, I contributed to redesigning the existing in-store experience. We analyzed the current user experience to understand the challenges. We improved the interaction design, reduced pain points, optimized user flows, and minimized the steps required to complete an in-store purchase.
Klarna
Senior Product Designer
At Klarna, I contributed to redesigning the existing in-store experience. We analyzed the current user experience to understand the challenges. We improved the interaction design, reduced pain points, optimized user flows, and minimized the steps required to complete an in-store purchase.
Viafree
Lead User Experience Designer
I contributed to the development of Viafree's latest sports initiative. The goal was to engage sports enthusiasts with the most recent and relevant sports updates within an attractive narrative setup with fewer interruptions (advertisements).
Viafree
Lead User Experience Designer
I contributed to the development of Viafree's latest sports initiative. The goal was to engage sports enthusiasts with the most recent and relevant sports updates within an attractive narrative setup with fewer interruptions (advertisements).
Aleris X / Doktor24
Senior User Experience Designer
Together with the founder of Aleris X, we created the initial concepts of a better and more human-focused healthcare app that later became Doktor24 and Platform24 - with a vision to create a healthier world by delivering preventive and accessible care services on patients' terms.
Aleris X / Doktor24
Senior User Experience Designer
Together with the founder of Aleris X, we created the initial concepts of a better and more human-focused healthcare app that later became Doktor24 and Platform24 - with a vision to create a healthier world by delivering preventive and accessible care services on patients' terms.
Spotify
Senior Product Designer
Accountable for the discovery phase of the next version of the content curation platform. As a senior product designer, I joined the Product Programming team to improve the internal tools used by music editors to curate a better music experience.
Spotify
Senior Product Designer
Accountable for the discovery phase of the next version of the content curation platform. As a senior product designer, I joined the Product Programming team to improve the internal tools used by music editors to curate a better music experience.