Nicolas El Azzi
Product Design & Strategy Leader
I help organizations scale their design practice and structure how design works so teams can collaborate better, make decisions faster, and deliver measurable product impact.
How I contribute
As organizations grow, design teams often face challenges that limit their impact:
- Friction between Product, Design, and Engineering
- Inconsistent processes that make quality hard to scale
- Design reviews and research becoming operational bottlenecks
- Knowledge and expertise remaining siloed
My role is to build clarity: connecting people, processes, and strategy so design becomes a reliable partner in product decision-making.
My leadership approach: CALM
- Connect - Build trust and alignment through regular rituals and transparent communication
- Autonomize - Empower teams to make decisions within clear frameworks and shared goals
- Lead by example - Balance strategic direction with hands-on support when teams need it
- Measure what matters - Use data and outcomes to guide iteration and celebrate progress
Selected impact
- Salsify - Streamlined designer onboarding and collaboration workflows, improving ramp-up speed and team cohesion.
- Schneider Electric - Redesigned B2B data governance UX, reducing rejected orders by 30% and publishing workload by 50%.
- Ippon Technologies - Introduced research-based remote work policies post-COVID, improving flexibility and satisfaction.
- Galeries Lafayette - Supported a new shipping initiative that generated €300K in 3 weeks and doubled order targets.
- Concorde Hotels - Led a full e-commerce redesign increasing conversion by 40% and product page performance by 430%.
- AOL France - Built reusable HTML component systems, accelerating new channel launches by 30%.
Experiences
- 2022 - NowSalsify (previously Alkemics) - Senior Manager, User Experience
- 2018 - 2022Ippon Technologies - Design Lead
- 2016 - 2017Napoleon Agency - Lead UX Designer
- 2014 - 2015Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Senior UX Designer, My Wealth
- 2008 - 2014Axance - Senior UX Designer
- 2001 - 2008AOL France - Graphic / UI Designer