Cover Letter

Dear Hiring Manager,

I have spent the last 15 years doing what I love most: building products that matter and growing the teams behind them. My path has taken me from co-founding fashion brands in Brazil to leading product and design at AI, fintech, and healthcare companies, and each step has deepened my belief that great design starts with understanding people.

I am a deeply hands-on person. Whether leading a team or rolling up my sleeves as an individual contributor, I bring the same commitment to solving the problem in front of me. My skill set spans both product and design, which means I can step into leadership roles that shape strategy just as comfortably as I can dive into the details of research, flows, and interfaces. I adapt to what the challenge needs, and I find that versatility is what makes me most effective.

Now based in the Netherlands, I am eager to continue building my international career and contribute to teams that value design as a driver of meaningful change. I would love the opportunity to bring that energy and care to your team. Thank you for your time.

Warm regards,
Ana Carolina de Carvalho Silva

Location Eindhoven, Netherlands
Languages Portuguese (native) · English (fluent)

Experience

  1. Resleeve
    2024 – Present

    Head of Product & Design

    Leading cross-functional teams of engineers and designers at this AI platform for the fashion industry. Guiding Support, Sales, and Customer Success teams to align around product vision.

    • Defined and executed product strategy and roadmap for the AI SaaS platform
    • Hands-on in feature development, using AI-assisted coding to build and ship POCs rapidly
    • Responsible for testing and evaluating new AI models to better achieve customer goals
    • Rebuilt the workspace, created a shared UI kit, and reworked onboarding
    • 2x MRR after v2.0 launch
  2. Sanar
    2022 – 2024

    Senior Design Manager

    Led design across SanarFlix, Sanar Residencia Medica, Sanar Pos, and Fellowship, Brazil's leading medical education suite. Owned UX strategy and quality end-to-end.

    • Consolidated six products under a unified design vision and architecture
    • Built and scaled the design team with zero departures
    • 86% user satisfaction post-redesign
    • Created design system, career framework, and CMS for content publishing
  3. Dasa
    2021 – 2022

    Senior Design Manager

    Led and scaled the design team at Brazil's largest healthcare group, driving research and development of digital health products. Managed design quality, headcount, and budget with executive oversight.

    • Established Design Ops practice and org structure
    • Owned headcount planning and budget with executive stakeholders
    • Led multiple digital health product initiatives
  4. EBANX
    2020 – 2021

    Product Design Manager

    Led team guidance, delivery, and roadmap at this large-scale fintech connecting global companies to local payments across Latin America. Owned the UX for B2B products: EBANX One, payout solutions, and payment touchpoints across 15 markets.

    • 75–90% payment approval rates across LATAM (vs ~50% with standard international acquiring)
    • Launched EBANX One, consolidating multi-country operations into a single merchant platform
    • Created and maintained product design good practices across the team
  5. Involves
    2019 – 2020

    Product Design Lead

    Led end-to-end research for product improvements at this marketing SaaS platform. Focused on project and process development, team guidance, and early AI initiatives.

  6. Embraco Nidec
    2018

    Senior UX Researcher

    Conducted one month of in-loco field research across South Africa, Tanzania, the DRC, Rwanda, and Kenya for a new solar product. Findings directly shaped the launch strategy and roadmap for the African market.

  7. Probe
    2017 – 2018

    Senior Product Designer

    Co-created and delivered product solutions with cross-functional teams at this design consultancy, contributing to projects for Brazilian, North American, and South American companies.

  8. Entrepreneur
    6 years

    Co-Founder, Fashion Ventures

    Co-founded two design-led fashion brands from scratch, including COLADA, a women's activewear brand. Both ventures were driven by design thinking, brand craft, and hands-on entrepreneurship, helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses through design.

Expertise

Core competencies.

People & Teams

  • Hiring & Onboarding
  • Mentoring & Coaching
  • Design Operations
  • Org Design
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Team Culture

Product Strategy

  • Roadmapping & OKRs
  • Prioritization Frameworks
  • Stakeholder Alignment
  • Go-to-Market
  • Revenue Impact
  • Sprint Planning

Design Direction

  • UX Strategy
  • Design Systems
  • Service Design
  • Quality & Critique
  • Branding & Innovation
  • Design Vision

Research & Insight

  • User Research Programs
  • Jobs-to-be-Done
  • A/B Testing
  • Journey & Service Mapping
  • Data Interpretation
  • Co-creation & Facilitation

Education

Master's Design, Service & Creative Economy UDESC · CEART 2017 – 2019
Post-Graduate Branding & Innovation IED, Istituto Europeo di Design 2008 – 2010
Undergraduate Design UNIVILLE 2003 – 2007
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