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