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Lead Product Designer CV template

A ready-to-use CV template for the role of Lead Product Designer. Polished design — colored sidebar, refined typography, structure built to pass ATS filters and reassure recruiters.

Daniel Carter

Lead Product Designer

SUMMARY

Lead Product Designer with 10+ years of experience. Lead Product Designer in a hybrid role combining UX research, UI design, and product strategy. Defines design vision, aligns product and engineering teams, and builds a design-forward culture across the organization. Core stack: Figma, HTML/CSS, Storybook, Git. Able to deliver autonomously on high-stakes topics with a strong focus on quality, measurable outcomes and product collaboration.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Product Designer01/2023 — Present
DoctolibParis
  • Led a team of 8 lead product designer on Figma and HTML/CSS.
  • Defined the technical roadmap and made strategic trade-offs with product and exec.
  • Introduced standards (code review, CI/CD, observability) — incidents reduced by 40%.
Senior Product Designer06/2019 — 12/2022
AlanParis
  • Designed and shipped critical projects on Figma, Storybook.
  • Mentored 4 juniors and structured the technical documentation.
Junior Product Designer09/2016 — 05/2019
QontoLyon
  • First contributions on HTML/CSS and ramp-up on Figma.

EDUCATION

Engineering degree · Computer Science & Systems09/2009 — 06/2014
HEC ParisJouy-en-Josas

LANGUAGES

EnglishFluent (C1)
FrenchNative
SpanishIntermediate (B1)

Why this template for this role?

This template is tuned for the role of Lead Product Designer: technical skills surfaced in the sidebar, impact-driven summary, experiences described with action verbs and metrics.

The Polished design is one of the most loved by recruiters: balanced between originality and readability, restrained colour palette, dense yet airy structure. Compatible with applicant tracking systems (ATS).

CV structure

  • Header with name and job title, immediately identifiable.
  • Sidebar: photo, contact, soft skills, hard skills, knowledge, certifications.
  • Main column: summary, reverse-chronological experiences, education, languages.
  • Soft skills tagged with short, descriptive labels (impact, not jargon).

Tips to adapt this CV

  • Mirror the role’s key skills in the summary — that’s what ATS and recruiters scan first.
  • For each experience, prefer short bullets (1 to 2 lines) with a measurable outcome.
  • Stick to 1 page until you reach 8+ years of experience.
  • Adapt the primary colour to your industry: muted tones (green / blue / black) for finance / corporate, warmer ones for design / product.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Lead Product Designer CV template really free?

Yes. You can customise and export this Polished template from Traject for free. No credit card required.

Is the Polished design ATS-friendly?

Yes. The sidebar / column layout remains readable by mainstream modern ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Taleo) as long as section names stay explicit (Experience, Education, Skills).

Can I change colours and fonts for my Lead Product Designer CV?

Yes. On Traject, the Polished template exposes 6 colours (green, blue, black, grey, red, orange) and 6 font pairings (Modern, Elegant, Classic, Tech, Corporate, Minimal).

How long should a Lead Product Designer CV be?

1 page as long as you have less than 8 years of experience. 2 pages beyond that, never more. This template is calibrated to fit on a single A4 page for mid-career profiles.

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