Erika Buenaventura

Full Stack Product Designer & Design Leader

Hello, I'm Erika

I'm a Full Stack Product Designer and Design Leader based in Sydney, Australia. I help organisations achieve their desired outcomes through building great software and growing the high-performing teams behind them. I work with them to develop their culture and practices in order to innovate and deliver meaningful and delightful experiences to customers.

Bringing over 16 years of global experience as a Designer, I specialise in identifying emerging business opportunities by bridging an understanding of customer needs with business value. I have launched products and led the product teams behind them across Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Financial Services, E-Commerce, and Non-profit organisations.

My experiences all around the world (Philippines, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Australia), coupled with over 8 years of coaching experience working alongside cross-functional product teams, has exposed me to all sorts of people of various skills and flavours. Because of this, I have honed a soft skill that I believe is crucial in today's world — being able to work well with others and thrive in collaborative environments. I take pride in my ability to empathise, communicate effectively, and build trust with the people I'm working with. Nothing lights me up more than breaking down walls and and creating win-win situations with even the most difficult of personalities.

Core skills

Product discovery
Product strategy
Lean methodology
User research
User-centred design
Visual (UI) design
Interaction design
Prototyping
Agile principles & practices
Team & culture building
Coaching & mentoring
Workshop facilitation
Communication

Personality profiles

CliftonStrengths – View profile

Empathy
Positivity
Arranger
Learner
Woo

DISC – View profile (IS)

Dominance 15
Influence 45
Steadiness 25
Conscientiousness 15

16 Personalities – View profile (ISFJ-A) 

Introverted
Observant
Feeling
Judging