Motoko Kusanagi

Senior UX Designer

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English (Native)French (B2)
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Skills

Recherche
User Interviews, Usability Testing, Surveys, Card Sorting, Analytics
Design
Interaction Design, Visual Design, Design Systems, Information Architecture
Outils
Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Miro, Hotjar, HTML/CSS
Méthodes
Design Thinking, Agile/Scrum, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1), A/B Testing

Certifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate (2022)

IAAP Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) (2023)

Interaction Design Foundation — UX Management (2021)

Languages

English (Native)

French (B2)

Summary

User-centred designer with 6+ years crafting intuitive digital experiences for web and mobile products. Specialising in research-driven design, design systems, and accessibility. Increased user task completion rates by 40% and reduced support tickets by 55% through evidence-based redesigns.

Experience

Senior UX Designer

HealthTech Co — Paris, France
Apr 2022 – Present
  • Lead UX for patient-facing health platform with 800K+ active users
  • Conducted 60+ user interviews and usability tests informing product roadmap
  • Redesigned onboarding flow increasing completion rate from 45% to 82%
  • Built and maintained design system (120+ components) used across 4 product teams
  • Reduced customer support tickets by 55% through UX improvements to self-service flows

UX Designer

FinApp Studio — Lyon, France
Jan 2020 – Mar 2022
  • Designed end-to-end mobile banking experience for 200K+ users
  • Created interactive prototypes tested with 30+ participants per sprint
  • Improved Net Promoter Score from 32 to 58 through iterative design improvements
  • Collaborated with engineering to ensure WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance

Junior UX Designer

Digital Agency Co — Toulouse, France
Jun 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Produced wireframes, user flows, and prototypes for 15+ client projects
  • Assisted in user research including surveys (1,000+ respondents) and card sorting
  • Delivered responsive designs for e-commerce platform generating $4M annual GMV

Education

Licence en Design (Design d'Interaction)

École Polytechnique
2014 – 2017