Hi! I’m Valeria, I’m originally from Italy, where I started my journey as designer and took my PhD in Systems Design. In the past 8 yrs I lived and worked in 3 different Countries; in 2015 I moved to California, and I’ve been living in the Bay Area with my family since then.

I’m currently a design manager at LinkedIn, where I help job seekers throughout their journey, and job posters to find the best match for their job, faster. In one year, I grew my team from 2 to 9 people, and my portfolio of products increased from 3 to 12. I shipped 4 “0-1 products”, including Screening Questions, Video Intro, and skills-base hiring approach. Prior to LinkedIn, I worked at IBM Analytics, where I was responsible for building a brand new platform for data scientists (Data Science Experience, now part of the Watson Analytics offerings). At IBM I led a team of 6 designers in a 250-person team across 8 time zones. 

My background includes 2+ years as UX design consultant and owner of a Design Studio; 6+ years as researcher and academic lecturer in EU and extra-EU Universities; and 10+ years of experience as Product Designer.

I thrive on working on ambiguous, innovative products, and I consider myself a strong team player. I go above and beyond to make sure that my partners trust me, I genuinely care about the people that work with me, and the users I design for. Please drop a line if you’re interested in finding more about me!