Hello, I'm Daria

Hello, I'm Daria

Hello, I'm Daria

A design leader empowering teams to create joyful products with a business impact, deep empathy, and a commitment to an enjoyable process.

A design leader empowering teams to create joyful products with a business impact, deep empathy, and a commitment to an enjoyable process.

A design leader empowering teams to create joyful products with a business impact, deep empathy, and a commitment to an enjoyable process.

Founding Design Leader at Meander

2022-2024

Founding Design Leader at Meander

2022-2024

Founding Design Leader at Meander

2022-2024

Meander was an on-the-job learning platform that helped people grow by learning as they worked, while driving real results for their teams.

It also gave HR and L&D teams clear insights into workforce skills and progress, so they could support growth where it mattered most.

Thousands of employees at companies like Intercom, Miro, Pleo, Uber, Spotify, Adobe, and Canva used Meander to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Meander was an on-the-job learning platform that helped people grow by learning as they worked, while driving real results for their teams.

It also gave HR and L&D teams clear insights into workforce skills and progress, so they could support growth where it mattered most.

Thousands of employees at companies like Intercom, Miro, Pleo, Uber, Spotify, Adobe, and Canva used Meander to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Meander was an on-the-job learning platform that helped people grow by learning as they worked, while driving real results for their teams.

It also gave HR and L&D teams clear insights into workforce skills and progress, so they could support growth where it mattered most.

Thousands of employees at companies like Intercom, Miro, Pleo, Uber, Spotify, Adobe, and Canva used Meander to learn, grow, and make an impact.

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Head of design at Yandex Services

2020-2021

Head of design at Yandex Services

2020-2021

Head of design at Yandex Services

2020-2021

I built a high-performing design team and fostered a strong, collaborative design culture. Under my leadership, we successfully re-launched and redesigned the business, enhancing a platform that now serves 20 million monthly active users and streamlines household problem-solving with a single click.

I built a high-performing design team and fostered a strong, collaborative design culture. Under my leadership, we successfully re-launched and redesigned the business, enhancing a platform that now serves 20 million monthly active users and streamlines household problem-solving with a single click.

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Design Manager at Yandex Search

2018-2020

Design Manager at Yandex Search

2018-2020

Design Manager

at Yandex Search

2018-2020

My team and I improved the user experience for 60 million monthly active users on Yandex Search, streamlining processes for searching goods, planning travel, and selecting movies, music, or nearby bars.

Provided strategic art direction during the launch of new search answers. My team and I collaborated closely with other revenue streams, significantly contributing to Yandex's competitive positioning against Google in the Eastern European market.

My team and I improved the user experience for 60 million monthly active users on Yandex Search, streamlining processes for searching goods, planning travel, and selecting movies, music, or nearby bars.

Provided strategic art direction during the launch of new search answers. My team and I collaborated closely with other revenue streams, significantly contributing to Yandex's competitive positioning against Google in the Eastern European market.

My team and I improved the user experience for 60 million monthly active users on Yandex Search, streamlining processes for searching goods, planning travel, and selecting movies, music, or nearby bars.

Provided strategic art direction during the launch of new search answers. My team and I collaborated closely with other revenue streams, significantly contributing to Yandex's competitive positioning against Google in the Eastern European market.

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About

About

About

For nearly a decade, I've been designing and building high-performing design teams while tackling complex, tech-heavy products. Since 2016, I’ve collaborated with ML teams, beginning with Yandex's voice recognition and synthesis technologies. My projects span search, analytics, and marketplaces, seamlessly bridging the gap between business, technology, and human-centric design.

I leverage behavioral design and science to transform design culture and elevate the quality of tech products. I thrive on diverse design challenges and enjoy working with creative teams of all sizes.

In my free time, I advise AI-first startups and mentor early-career design managers on establishing robust design functions and building processes that drive business success.

For nearly a decade, I've been designing and building high-performing design teams while tackling complex, tech-heavy products. Since 2016, I’ve collaborated with ML teams, beginning with Yandex's voice recognition and synthesis technologies. My projects span search, analytics, and marketplaces, seamlessly bridging the gap between business, technology, and human-centric design.

I leverage behavioral design and science to transform design culture and elevate the quality of tech products. I thrive on diverse design challenges and enjoy working with creative teams of all sizes.

In my free time, I advise AI-first startups and mentor early-career design managers on establishing robust design functions and building processes that drive business success.

For nearly a decade, I've been designing and building high-performing design teams while tackling complex, tech-heavy products. Since 2016, I’ve collaborated with ML teams, beginning with Yandex's voice recognition and synthesis technologies. My projects span search, analytics, and marketplaces, seamlessly bridging the gap between business, technology, and human-centric design.

I leverage behavioral design and science to transform design culture and elevate the quality of tech products. I thrive on diverse design challenges and enjoy working with creative teams of all sizes.

In my free time, I advise AI-first startups and mentor early-career design managers on establishing robust design functions and building processes that drive business success.

Public speaking & teaching

Public speaking & teaching

Public speaking & teaching

Lecturer, Product Design at Bang Bang Education↗

2020-2022

Lecturer, Product Design at Bang Bang Education↗

2020-2022

Lecturer, Product Design at Bang Bang Education↗

2020-2022

Speaker at Figma Meetup Moscow↗

2019

Speaker at Figma Meetup Moscow↗

2019

Speaker at Figma Meetup Moscow↗

2019

Lecturer at Design Workshop↗

2019

Lecturer at Design Workshop↗

2019

Lecturer at Design Workshop↗

2019

Keynote at XI Digital Week

2019

Keynote at XI Digital Week

2019

Keynote at XI Digital Week

2019

Lecturer at Yandex School of Design↗

2017-2018

Lecturer at Yandex School of Design↗

2017-2018

Lecturer at Yandex School of Design↗

2017-2018