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Lily Malykhina

New York,NY

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior UX/UI Designer

RVO Health
New York, NY
10.2024 - 07.2025
  • Led the redesign of Novant Health’s Physician Finder and Matcher experiences, with the goal of increasing scheduled appointment conversions (targeting a 4.5–5% rate, up from the current 3–3.5%)
  • Focused on improving appointment completion rates (currently ~65%) by helping users better identify and schedule with the right doctor for their needs—aiming to reach a ~75% completion rate
  • Collaborated with product managers and researchers to define KPIs, including engagement and retention rates, ensuring users are meaningfully interacting with CTAs, filters, and doctor profiles
  • Contributed to scalable design systems and component libraries to streamline development and maintain consistency across care-finding flows

Senior UX/UI Designer

DIRECTV
New York, NY
03.2021 - 09.2024
  • Led Agile team designing new user experiences to streamline payment processes, improving customer satisfaction
  • Collaborated with product managers, developers, copywriters, and SEO experts to design an intuitive wayfinding system, resulting in $1M cost savings in 2024
  • Leveraged user testing insights to create innovative interfaces and features that boosted user engagement

Senior UX/UI Designer (Freelance)

Verizon
New York, NY
05.2023 - 05.2024
  • Led the design for the new 'Next Bill Summary' page under Billing, launching in August 2024 as part of the One UI initiative
  • Partnered with product managers, developers, and copywriters to support QA testing, and enhance customer understanding of upcoming bill amounts
  • Utilized and contributed to design systems and brand guidelines to create a cohesive, accessible user experience

Senior UX/UI Designer (Freelance)

ShopRunner
New York, NY
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Led the redesign of the e-commerce shop, conducted MVP testing, and developed customer journey maps to support effective brand positioning
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to redesign the e-commerce shop, enhancing the overall user experience, and driving conversion
  • Developed customer journey maps to uncover insights and identify strategic brand positioning opportunities

Senior UX/UI Designer

Udacity
New York, NY
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Led design efforts to improve course discovery within Udacity’s product catalog
  • Conducted competitive research and presented insights to stakeholders
  • Facilitated rapid user testing sessions on wireframes to gather actionable feedback

UX Designer

Smith Agency
New York, NY
09.2020 - 12.2020
  • Collaborated with UX Lead, Creative Director, and UI team to create wireframes and comps for Kylie Cosmetics website (mobile and desktop)
  • Conducted competitive research and presented actionable insights to stakeholders
  • Facilitated rapid user testing sessions to validate and refine wireframe designs

UX/UI Designer

American Express
New York, NY
08.2018 - 08.2020
  • Led design efforts for American Express Global Commercial and Consumer Shop site, driving enhancements contributing to an estimated $15M in annual revenue
  • Conducted design sprints and collaborated with product managers, developers, and market researchers to enhance user experience
  • Built a component library to streamline design and development across multiple international markets.

Education

Certificate - Coding Fundamentals for UX

UX Coding Institute

Certificate - UX/UI

Wyncode Academy

MPS - Retail Management & Product Development

LIM College

BS - Communications minor in Retail Management

Syracuse University

Skills

  • Accessibility (WCAG compliance)
  • Agile & Lean UX Methodologies
  • Content strategy
  • Cross-functional Team Collaboration
  • Design Sprints & Workshops
  • Design Systems & Component Libraries
  • Interaction design
  • Presentation & Reporting
  • Product design
  • Product Management Partnership
  • Responsive & Mobile Design
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • UI design
  • Usability Testing & User Feedback
  • User Journey Mapping & Flowcharts
  • UX design
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Visual design

Programs

  • Adobe XD
  • Asana
  • Basic HTML/CSS
  • Figma
  • Google Analytics
  • Hotjar
  • Jira
  • Keynote
  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Optimal Workshop
  • Photoshop
  • Storybook
  • User Research
  • UserTesting

Timeline

Senior UX/UI Designer

RVO Health
10.2024 - 07.2025

Senior UX/UI Designer (Freelance)

Verizon
05.2023 - 05.2024

Senior UX/UI Designer (Freelance)

ShopRunner
05.2022 - 12.2023

Senior UX/UI Designer

DIRECTV
03.2021 - 09.2024

Senior UX/UI Designer

Udacity
01.2021 - 05.2021

UX Designer

Smith Agency
09.2020 - 12.2020

UX/UI Designer

American Express
08.2018 - 08.2020

Certificate - Coding Fundamentals for UX

UX Coding Institute

Certificate - UX/UI

Wyncode Academy

MPS - Retail Management & Product Development

LIM College

BS - Communications minor in Retail Management

Syracuse University
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