Hello, Bonjour, Olá,
My name is Mateus.
I’m a design leader based in Paris, focused on scaling teams, products, and strategies.
With over 20 years of experience—including 10+ years in people management—I design and build products & services, aligning business goals with user outcomes.
I lead, recruit and nurture design teams, setting up healthy design organizations.
I align design and business strategy to drive growth, secure product-market fit, and maximize revenue.
I enable cross-functional collaboration, integrating user-centered design as a core business capability.
I have worked at leading companies across the telecom, tech, fintech, and automotive industries:
Global reach
I have lived in 3 countries (Brazil, U.S., France) and worked across 4 continents.
I have collaborated with global teams spanning 14+ countries, both remotely and on-site.
I have designed products launched in 30+ countries, reaching hundreds of thousands of users.
My expertise
Design Management
Teams and project management
Design org structure
Defining responsibilities, methods and processes
Service Design
Designing omnichannel ecosystems including every customer touchpoint
Definition of backstage activities for implementation
UX Strategy
Alignment with business and brand strategies
Cross-functional collaboration
Integrating design as key strategic differentiator
Testing
Writing and conducting evaluative tests
Exploring opportunities for improvement and iteration
Design Research
Using qualitative and quantitative methods
Exploring and revealing customer needs
Generating impactful insights
Facilitation
Writing, planning and facilitating co-creation sessions
Synthetizing results to develop impactful solutions.
Experience Design
Combining ease of use and emotional engagement
Fulfilling customer expectations and business goals
Product Strategy
Functional roadmap planning
Management of development cycle
Performance tracking and course adjustment
Product Design
Designing end-to-end digital products
Shaping and tangibilizing the value proposition