Dinuka Lankaloka

Senior Product Designer

Helsinki, Finland
hi@dinuka.net

A Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of background in data-driven B2B SaaS. Experienced in end-to-end design and leading design teams and operations.

I specialise in design systems, strategy, design maturity and DesignOps, backed by experience in shipping data-driven, multi-platform, enterprise level applications. Apart from hands-on design, I help set the standard for quality, collaboration and education in design teams.

Leadership, mentoring and creating positive team culture are two things I enjoy and I’ve often received praise in those areas.

My developer background and experience as a public speaker have enabled me to effectively communicate my ideas with different stakeholders and external parties.

Strengths & Tools

User-centred design

Design systems

Design operations

Project management

Leadership

Innovation

Research

Scalable applications

Problem solving

Collaboration

Presentation

Public speaking

Figma

Sketch

Photoshop

Framer

Illustrator

Origami Studio

Zeplin

Github

HTML

CSS

Senior Product Designer

Brella

Dec 2021 - Present

Leading the design operations while building features. Created and currently maintain the design system that powers the end-user facing side of the product. I build features independently with full end-to-end ownership working closely with the design team, stakeholders and outside partners.

Leading the design operations while building features. Created and currently maintain the design system that powers the end-user facing side of the product. I build features independently with full end-to-end ownership working closely with the design team, stakeholders and outside partners.

Product Design Lead

Trabeya

Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

Joined as the founding designer to build and lead a design team. I led the design for the company's core data-driven B2B product, seven AI apps and mobile apps. Created the design system from the scratch which served complex data-driven products catered to domain experts. I was regularly facing customers and prospects on understanding user needs and identifying pain points.

Joined as the founding designer to build and lead a design team. I led the design for the company's core data-driven B2B product, seven AI apps and mobile apps. Created the design system from the scratch which served complex data-driven products catered to domain experts. I was regularly facing customers and prospects on understanding user needs and identifying pain points.

UI & UX Designer

Green Tape

Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

End-to-end designed and shipped a B2B procurement product. Reporting directly to the CEO I designed the product from idea until market-ready. Built the design strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, and educated engineering teams on effective design practices and design thinking principles.

End-to-end designed and shipped a B2B procurement product. Reporting directly to the CEO I designed the product from idea until market-ready. Built the design strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, and educated engineering teams on effective design practices and design thinking principles.

UI/UX Designer & Frontend Developer

TWC Innovations

Dec 2013 - Sep 2019

Started mainly as a frontend developer with a bit of backend touch I soon pivoted to design. As the designer and one of the project managers I designed, led and shipped enterprise mobile applications, websites and SaaS solutions including a sales automation platform for FMCGs.

Started mainly as a frontend developer with a bit of backend touch I soon pivoted to design. As the designer and one of the project managers I designed, led and shipped enterprise mobile applications, websites and SaaS solutions including a sales automation platform for FMCGs.

Experience

Education

University College Dublin

BSc in Computer Science

Graduated with Second Class Honours. My undergraduate subjects included Algorithmic Problem-Solving, Matrix Algebra, Digital Systems and Data Structures. For the final project, I designed and created user interfaces for a Smart Home automation IoT application which allows the user to control lamps, ventilation and windows using an Android application.

Graduated with Second Class Honours. My undergraduate subjects included Algorithmic Problem-Solving, Matrix Algebra, Digital Systems and Data Structures. For the final project, I designed and created user interfaces for a Smart Home automation IoT application which allows the user to control lamps, ventilation and windows using an Android application.

Strengths & Tools

User-centred design

Design systems

Design operations

Project management

Leadership

Innovation

Research

Scalable applications

Problem solving

Collaboration

Presentation

Public speaking

Figma

Sketch

Photoshop

Framer

Illustrator

Origami Studio

Zeplin

Github

HTML

CSS