How to introduce UX maturity at a startup
At a startup, you’re always rushing to produce deliverables. Sometimes, the team starts running before it even grasps the idea of...
Risa Hiyama
Staff product designer
I take full ownership to drive impact to business through design
Mobile app
for truck drivers
Responsible for user research, product strategy, product management, and design.
Sign-up flow optimization
Responsible for user research, analysing quantitative data, product strategy, and design.
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Japan's no.1 transit app
Responsible for designing congestion mapping using 40 million users data.
Texting platform
for public figures
Shipped 8+ flagship features and led the design for the engagement pod.
Make meetings better
Worked with Phil Libin, the founder of Evernote, to build an app from ideation till general release. Responsible for UI/UX design, user research, and designing.
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Professional Journey
Takeaways from each opportunity
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Leadership
Mothership
Driving strategic alignment, clarify, excitement
Data aware
Mothership
Leveraging data to make better product decision
Ingenuity
Puffin
Doing whatever it takes to reach product market fit as fast as possible.
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Impact
Yahoo! Japan
Understanding the design responsibility and impact for the lives of 40M users
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I'm a Japanese Product Designer raised in 7 cities. My diverse background enables me to create solutions from various perspectives.
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