I’m Lavi, a seasoned Brazilian
Design Leader with over a decade
of experience. Currently based in Amsterdam.
I’m Lavi, a seasoned Brazilian
Design Leader with over
a decade of experience. Currently based in Amsterdam.
Selected Work
I've led the design and user experience for renowned brands and products, including, Booking.com, Rappi, Messagebird, Voicemod, LOVOO, OLX, Evino, Nextel, Dafiti, P&G and others.
I’m Lavi, a seasoned Brazilian Design Leader with over a decade of experience leading, building, and scaling high-performing teams. I've led teams across Amsterdam, Manchester, Bangalore, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, and Dresden.
2023-Now
Head of Design
Booking.com
Senior Design Leader within the Trips division at Booking.com leading a 25+ Design organization across Netherlands, UK and Bangalore.
I'm responsible for driving user experience for Trip Planning, Trips Foundation (Cross Sell), Insurance, Flights, Multi-Product (Packages), and Attractions businesses.
2023-Now
Head of Design
Booking.com
Senior Design Leader within the Trips division at Booking.com leading a 25+ Design organization across Netherlands, UK and Bangalore.
I'm responsible for driving user experience for Trip Planning, Trips Foundation (Cross Sell), Insurance, Flights, Multi-Product (Packages), and Attractions businesses.
2023-Now
Head of Design
Booking.com
Senior Design Leader within the Trips division at Booking.com leading a 25+ Design organization across Netherlands, UK and Bangalore.
I'm responsible for driving user experience for Trip Planning, Trips Foundation (Cross Sell), Insurance, Flights, Multi-Product (Packages), and Attractions businesses.
2022-2023
Director of Product Design
Voicemod
At Voicemod, we've made real-time AI voice changing a reality. Today, more than 40 million gamers and streamers are creating their sonic identities and turning regular voice chat sessions into full-blown spectacles using our revolutionary audio tools.
I led the design team on client web projects from discovery to launch. I oversaw design quality, ensured brand alignment, and maintained usability standards across all deliverables.
2022-2023
Director of Product Design
Voicemod
At Voicemod, we've made real-time AI voice changing a reality. Today, more than 40 million gamers and streamers are creating their sonic identities and turning regular voice chat sessions into full-blown spectacles using our revolutionary audio tools.
I led the design team on client web projects from discovery to launch. I oversaw design quality, ensured brand alignment, and maintained usability standards across all deliverables.
2022-2023
Director of Product Design
Voicemod
At Voicemod, we've made real-time AI voice changing a reality. Today, more than 40 million gamers and streamers are creating their sonic identities and turning regular voice chat sessions into full-blown spectacles using our revolutionary audio tools.
I led the design team on client web projects from discovery to launch. I oversaw design quality, ensured brand alignment, and maintained usability standards across all deliverables.
2020-2022
VP of Design
Rappi
Rappi it’s a Unicorn super app focus on delivery & groceries, one of the fastest-growing technology company in Latam.
At Rappi, I was responsible for leading the Design organization, managing a team of over 60 designers. Together, we designed cutting-edge experiences across Customer Experience, Help Center, Automations, Internal Tools, Restaurants, Fulfillment, Operations, Payments, and Design Ops.
2020-2022
VP of Design
Rappi
Rappi it’s a Unicorn super app focus on delivery & groceries, one of the fastest-growing technology company in Latam.
At Rappi, I was responsible for leading the Design organization, managing a team of over 60 designers. Together, we designed cutting-edge experiences across Customer Experience, Help Center, Automations, Internal Tools, Restaurants, Fulfillment, Operations, Payments, and Design Ops.
2020-2022
VP of Design
Rappi
Rappi it’s a Unicorn super app focus on delivery & groceries, one of the fastest-growing technology company in Latam.
At Rappi, I was responsible for leading the Design organization, managing a team of over 60 designers. Together, we designed cutting-edge experiences across Customer Experience, Help Center, Automations, Internal Tools, Restaurants, Fulfillment, Operations, Payments, and Design Ops.
2018-2020
Head of Design
MessageBird
Since 2011, MessageBird has been connecting companies to their customers on billions of devices around the world. To power these operations, we have offices 8 on 4 continents and a world-class team of over 20 different nationalities available around the clock to support you.
There, I was responsible for empowering and leading an audacious team of over 25 designers, writers, researchers, and makers. Together, we worked to build the communication company of the future by applying a user-centered approach and creating user-friendly interfaces for advanced APIs such as SMS, Voice, Chat, Video, and UI-driven products.
2018-2020
Head of Design
MessageBird
Since 2011, MessageBird has been connecting companies to their customers on billions of devices around the world. To power these operations, we have offices 8 on 4 continents and a world-class team of over 20 different nationalities available around the clock to support you.
There, I was responsible for empowering and leading an audacious team of over 25 designers, writers, researchers, and makers. Together, we worked to build the communication company of the future by applying a user-centered approach and creating user-friendly interfaces for advanced APIs such as SMS, Voice, Chat, Video, and UI-driven products.
2018-2020
Head of Design
MessageBird
Since 2011, MessageBird has been connecting companies to their customers on billions of devices around the world. To power these operations, we have offices 8 on 4 continents and a world-class team of over 20 different nationalities available around the clock to support you.
There, I was responsible for empowering and leading an audacious team of over 25 designers, writers, researchers, and makers. Together, we worked to build the communication company of the future by applying a user-centered approach and creating user-friendly interfaces for advanced APIs such as SMS, Voice, Chat, Video, and UI-driven products.
2017-2018
Principal Product Designer
LOVOO
At this company, I worked closely with C-level leadership, product managers, engineers, researchers, and fellow designers to shape meaningful experiences, all with one shared mission: helping people find the love of their lives.
I was responsible for scaling the product design team and laying the foundation for a truly user-centered design culture. I led the implementation of a robust end-to-end product design process, bringing structure and clarity to how we built and evolved our products.
One of my key contributions was driving the design of the Live Video product owning the entire journey from discovery through launch. It was a deeply collaborative and rewarding experience, bringing a real-time, emotionally resonant feature to life for millions of users.
2017-2018
Principal Product Designer
LOVOO
At this company, I worked closely with C-level leadership, product managers, engineers, researchers, and fellow designers to shape meaningful experiences, all with one shared mission: helping people find the love of their lives.
I was responsible for scaling the product design team and laying the foundation for a truly user-centered design culture. I led the implementation of a robust end-to-end product design process, bringing structure and clarity to how we built and evolved our products.
One of my key contributions was driving the design of the Live Video product owning the entire journey from discovery through launch. It was a deeply collaborative and rewarding experience, bringing a real-time, emotionally resonant feature to life for millions of users.
2017-2018
Principal Product Designer
LOVOO
At this company, I worked closely with C-level leadership, product managers, engineers, researchers, and fellow designers to shape meaningful experiences, all with one shared mission: helping people find the love of their lives.
I was responsible for scaling the product design team and laying the foundation for a truly user-centered design culture. I led the implementation of a robust end-to-end product design process, bringing structure and clarity to how we built and evolved our products.
One of my key contributions was driving the design of the Live Video product owning the entire journey from discovery through launch. It was a deeply collaborative and rewarding experience, bringing a real-time, emotionally resonant feature to life for millions of users.