Hello. I’m Yuiko, a lead product designer that enjoys solving problems and bringing ideas to life.

I am a business strategist turned product designer. I build solutions from both angles - solving user problems and providing business value.

I began my career at SoftBank, building strategic partnerships which provided me a business foundation. Being immersed in the business side, I became interested in understanding real user problems and incorporating customer-centric solutions into products which motivated my transition into product design.

This balance of business and user needs helped me become a better designer. I aim to build products that solve pain points of a user, and also look for a solution that aligns with the business goals. I think this harmony helps create a sustainable and successful business that can provide for and delight the end users.

I am currently re-imagining travel at Agoda in Bangkok, Thailand.

My journey at Agoda started with contributing to product launches and milestones. Since then, my role has evolved to one that co-creates product strategy, shapes vision and improve our design culture.

Key highlights and contributions

As a designer for post booking customer experience, created new products and redesigned existing tools for our customers, agents, and internal teams.

Cross functional collaboration with more than 60 stakeholders in design, product and business teams.
Enhanced our product design process by integrating a discovery process which embedded continuous user research and co-creation workshops. Implemented UX metrics and defined product principles.

Built a team of five and provided mentorship and coaching to cultivate the team's growth.
Leading product visioning and strategy for the Trips team to provide our customers a seamless and stress free travel.
Product designer
JUN 2021 -
Lead product designer
MAR 2023 -
Senior product designer
MAR 2022 -

My process navigates ambiguity through iteration and collaboration.

My approach is rooted in collaboration - integrating design thinking, research and cross-functional expertise to craft delightful experiences for our users.

discovery

Research to understand and empathize with user needs and behavior

User interviews, Market data, surveys, competitor analysis, process maps, customer journey maps

ideation

Brainstorm potential solutions to the pain points identified

Brainstorming, sketching, user flows, co-creation workshops

design

Design the interface to visualize the solution in various fidelities

Wireframes, mockups, prototypes

test

Test the design and iterate based on findings

Usability testing, user interviews, UAT, A/B testing

Some highlights of previous work.

WWE Thunderdome

An award-winning, industry first virtual fan experience bringing fans back into live entertainment

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US Open Virtual Entourage

Connecting players with their entourage virtually during the 2020 US Open Tennis games

RESPONSIVE WEB

bailiwik

A hyper local social media app that turns places into communities

APP

mama

A guidance app that breaks the stigma of new mom's mental health

RESPONSIVE WEB

made for more

A socially conscious online marketplace

RESPONSIVE WEB