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Oliver Schwaiger-UX-UI Designer – Design System

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Vienna, Austria

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May 2025 - Jan 2026
Vienna, Austria
Hybrid

Senior UX/UI Designer

backbone.one GmbH

Position Summary
Senior UX/UI Designer at backbone.one GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Product Development

ux-ui design

  • provide dev teams with designs in an agile setup
  • minor design ops tasks
  • design system governance
  • maintain ui-kit and component library
  • make use of extended atomic approach
  • documentation
  • building ready-made responsive components using industry standards (e.g auto layout, design tokens)
  • enhance pitch slides
  • minor design tasks for CRM and marketing
Jul 2021 - Jan 2024

UX/UI Designer – Design System

kununu GmbH

Position Summary
UX/UI Designer – Design System at kununu GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • design system governance
  • feature design in Scrum
  • design ops
  • maintain UI-kit and component library
  • documentation in Figma/Storybook/Confluence
  • communicating change log
  • covering breaking changes
  • build ready-made responsive components using industry standards
  • introduce design token concepts
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

Design Coach

kickworkx GmbH

Position Summary
Design Coach at kickworkx GmbH
Industries
Professional Services
Business Areas
Product Development
  • accelerate employees within their company by boosting their ideas with coaching on their chosen topics
  • disciplines UX-UI and graphic design
Oct 2017 - Present

UX-UI Designer – Design System

Zehigel e.U.

Position Summary
UX-UI Designer – Design System at Zehigel e.U.
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
  • design system governance
  • product design (UX-UI)
  • mobile applications
  • web interfaces
  • workshops
  • user testings
  • accessibility & inclusion design
  • sustainable UX
  • Figma geek
  • UI motion
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

UX-UI Designer

Runtastic GmbH

Position Summary
UX-UI Designer at Runtastic GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Sport
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • iOS mobile app design
  • concept and feature design in Scrum
  • maintain iOS UI-kit
  • wearOS app and therefore featured as Android Excellence App
Aug 2015 - Aug 2018

CCO / UX-UI Designer

Findus App OG

Position Summary
CCO / UX-UI Designer at Findus App OG
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Product Development
Strategy
  • operative tasks
  • business development
  • UX-UI design
  • mobile app design
  • user testing
  • accessibility
  • type design
Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

Junior Art Director

Unique Werbe GmbH

Position Summary
Junior Art Director at Unique Werbe GmbH
Industries
Advertising
Business Areas
Marketing
  • print campaigns
  • editorial, corporate, packaging design
  • web interfaces
  • spot post production

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Advertising, and Professional Services.

Information Technology
Advertising
Professional Services
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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Strategy, and Marketing.

Product Development
Information Technology
Strategy
Marketing
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Summary

I am a seasoned UX-UI designer with extensive experience in design systems, mobile and web interfaces. Throughout my career, I have built responsive components, maintained UI-kits and component libraries, mainly designing in Figma.

I am proud working in design system governance, accessible, and sustainable UX that keeps pace with industry standards. (WCAG, WSG)

Over the years, I have also coached and empowered teams to enhance their design thinking and execution. I bring a hands-on approach, clear communication, and a passion for evolving design trends to deliver solutions that work effectively across diverse industries.

Skills

  • Design System Governance
  • Experience And Interface Design
  • Art Direction
  • Branding And Identity
  • Motion Design
  • Basic Html And Css

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

dieGraphische – HGBLVA

master class, diploma · communication design and graphics · Vienna, Austria

Sep 2008 - Jul 2013

dieGraphische – HGBLVA

higher vocational school, diploma · communication design and graphics · Vienna, Austria

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Information Technology 11 y
Avg length 2 y 7 m
Longest experience 8 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Austria)
Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Senior UX/UI Designer, UX/UI Designer – Design System, Design Coach
Main industries Information Technology, Advertising, Professional Services
Main business areas Product Development, Information Technology, Strategy

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Oliver is based in Vienna, Austria.
Oliver speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Oliver has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Oliver has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Oliver may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Oliver would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior UX/UI Designer, UX/UI Designer – Design System, Design Coach.
Oliver's most recent position is Senior UX/UI Designer at backbone.one GmbH.
In recent years, Oliver has worked for backbone.one GmbH, kununu GmbH, and Zehigel e.U..
Oliver is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Advertising, and Professional Services. Oliver also has some experience in Sport.
Oliver is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Strategy. Oliver also has some experience in Marketing.
Oliver has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Oliver has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Information Technology, and Marketing.
Oliver holds a Master in communication design and graphics from dieGraphische – HGBLVA.
Oliver is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
Oliver's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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