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Lead UI Designer CV template

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

Nathan Murphy

Lead UI Designer

SUMMARY

Lead UI Designer with 10+ years of experience. Responsible for design vision and user interface strategy across the organization. Leads the creation of a cohesive design system, manages a team of designers, and collaborates closely with executives to align product strategy with design excellence. Core stack: Figma, HTML/CSS, Storybook, Tailwind CSS. Able to deliver autonomously on high-stakes topics with a strong focus on quality, measurable outcomes and product collaboration.

EXPERIENCE

Lead UI Designer01/2023 — Present
BlaBlaCarParis
  • Led a team of 8 lead ui 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 UI Designer06/2019 — 12/2022
PayFitParis
  • Designed and shipped critical projects on Figma, Storybook.
  • Mentored 4 juniors and structured the technical documentation.
Junior UI Designer09/2016 — 05/2019
SpendeskLyon
  • First contributions on HTML/CSS and ramp-up on Figma.

EDUCATION

Engineering degree · Computer Science & Systems09/2009 — 06/2014
Université Paris-DauphineParis

LANGUAGES

EnglishFluent (C1)
FrenchNative
SpanishIntermediate (B1)

Why this template for this role?

This template is tuned for the role of Lead UI 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 UI 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 UI 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 UI 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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