GizemK.
Hello.
I am Gizem Kurangil an enthusiastic digital product owner and designer based in Sydney.
In the past decade, I worked with a broad range of propelled products for companies from fresh startups to established global giants and I can't wait to join you!
Skills + abilities
PROBLEM SOLVING
Leading weekly agile development
From stagnant no delivery for over 1 year by strategically influencing team members and leadership board
LEADING & FACILITATING CROSS FUNCTION COLLABORATION
Going live as soon as 6 weeks
Ensuring the product is validated and in the hands of the users through lean and agile development strategies
VALUE DRIVEN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Empowering startup businesses
Through lean and agile design and delivery practices, enabling products to de-risk their business by going in the hands of the users for fast validation
FACILITATION AND COMMUNICATION
Expertise in workshop facilitations
Across multiple businesses in different industries as well as product-driven events and conferences.
LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE
Product & design culture across 6 businesses
Advocating for a product driven design and product team while leading team building for multiple industries
Design journey
Consultancy - product design
Everest Engineering 2022 - present
Twine - consulting designer
Feb - Apr 2022
EQL - consulting designer
Apr - Aug 2022
Shilo - consulting designer
Aug - Sep 2022
Front Gate - consulting designer
Nov 2022
ADHD Link - product owner & designer
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Berst - consulting designer & strategist
Jul - Aug 2023
Deeligence - consulting designer
May - Jun 2023
Birchal - product owner & designer
Nov 2023 - Apr 2024
Impact Obesity - design consultant
Apr - Oct 2024
Freelance - product design
SCOACH 2021 - present
UX/UI Designer
Hivery 2020 - 2022
Freelance - ad campaign creation
Credit Savvy 2019
Freelance - web design & brand strategy
Marangu Safari and Trekking 2019
Freelance - web design & brand strategy
CDL 2019
Freelance - web design & brand strategy
Wed & Co. 2019
Masters of Interaction Design & Electronic Arts
University of Sydney 2018 - 2016
UX/UI Designer
Foxtel 2018 - 2020
Freelance - app design & UX strategy
ITU 2017
Freelance - digital designer
Bandirma Park Design Competition 2017
Visual designer
Rokt 2016 - 2017
Bachelor of Industrial Design
University of New South Wales 2012 - 2016