Allan Cardozo

Allan Cardozo

UX Leader & Product Design Manager

Leading Product Design & Research at Delivery Hero

Shaping Global Self Service UX across 70+ countries

Berlin, Germany

Building robust solutions that generate results
and delight customers at global scale.

ux leader, professor & speaker

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Work

last 05 projects

About

I'm dedicated to building robust solutions that generate results and delight customers. I've had the opportunity to work with high-quality brands across diverse business models — including Uber, Whirlpool, Honda, Shell and Sodexo. This expanded my horizons and helped me develop both a wide and deep background in design and product strategy. I love to travel, watch movies, follow tech trends, exercise and hike.

16+
years working with digital design
7+
years leading designers, writers & researchers
7+
years in global teams and high-impact products

Leadership Principles

Committed to results

Design is measured by the value created around a solution and how scalable it can be.

Focused on trust

A shared vision guides teams to build better products through systemic thinking and empathy.

Engaged with growth

People are encouraged through their career paths. It's thrilling to see people achieve the best version of themselves.

As curious as a child

Being open-minded is essential to generate knowledge and foster innovation.

Recent career

  • Jan 2024 – Present
    Product Design & Research Manager
    Delivery Hero
    Team of 9 across design & research — global self-service UX, 70+ countries
  • Aug 2021 – Dec 2023
    Product Design Director
    Rappi
    Multi-disciplinary team of 14 — restaurants consumer & merchant platforms across 9 countries
  • Jul 2020 – Aug 2021
    UX Lead for Latin America
    Mercado Libre
    Design & research team of 7 — seller publishing & marketplace ecosystem across 18 countries
  • May 2019 – Jun 2020
    UX Lead for Latin America
    Despegar
    Integrated design team of 8 — travel verticals across flights, hotels & attractions, 20 countries
  • Oct 2018 – Apr 2019
    Senior Product Designer
    XP Investments
    End-to-end product design for one of Latin America's largest digital investment platforms, Brazil

Education

Companies & Brands

Recent Articles

More writing on:

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Medium — @allancardozo
Design leadership · UX strategy · AI & product thinking
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UX Collective — Allan Cardozo
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Talks & Community

Speaking

  • 01
    Interaction Latin America ↗
    2019 · Medellín, Colombia
    Talk on building cross-functional design teams and leading UX strategy in a hypergrowth environment — exploring the intersection of design leadership, research culture, and product impact at scale.
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  • 02
    API CONF ↗
    2018 · São Paulo · 1,000+ attendees
    Keynote in Portuguese on the convergence of design and technology — exploring how design thinking shapes API products and developer experiences. One of the largest tech conferences in Brazil.
    Watch the talk — API CONF 2018
    vimeo.com · Brazilian Portuguese
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  • 03
    PechaKucha Night ↗
    Design Community · São Paulo
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  • 04
    e.Commerce Week
    Industry Conference · São Paulo

Teaching, Mentorship & Community

Community Ambassador UXDX Berlin since May 2025 Design Mentor ADPList Active Award Judge Indigo Design Award Amsterdam · 2022 – Present
Design Mentor Latitud LATAM Startup Community · 2020–2022
UX Professor & Mentor EBAC — British School of Creative Arts 2018–2019 · Best Performing Mentor
UX Fundamentals Interaction Design Prototyping
Course Creator Crehana 1,252+ students across Latin America · 4.82 / 5 rating
Lean UX Agile MVP Scoping
UX Faculty Impacta University 2017–2019 · Postgraduate & academic programs
Design Thinking UX Metrics Usability Testing
UX & Design Professor Belas Artes 2016–2018
Visual Design Typography Interface Design
Crehana ↗ Online Course
Lean UX & Agile Principles
1,252 students · 4.82 / 5 rating
Online course covering Lean UX and Agile methodologies for product teams — from hypothesis creation and MVP scoping to prototype validation and research integration.
UX in Practice
Created from scratch · 12 editions · 250+ students · in-person
Conceived, designed, and led from the ground up. Launched in October 2018 as a live, in-person programme in São Paulo, I served as creator, lead professor, and mentor across all 12 editions — helping 250+ people make real career transitions into UX.

Recognition & Achievements

  • 🏆
    Winner — IBM Watson Digitalks Challenge
    Selected as the winning team in a live UX competition between clients and agencies, awarded for digital strategy and experience innovation.
    2017
  • ⭐
    Best Performing Mentor — EBAC
    Recognized for excellence in supporting students' career transitions into UX at the British School of Creative Arts & Technology.
    2019
  • 🎓
    UX Certificate — UX Management
    Certified in UX leadership, strategy, and team management by the world's leading UX research & training organization.
    Nielsen Norman Group · 2022
  • 🔶
    Design Awards Judge — Indigo Design Awards
    Invited to evaluate international UX/UI projects on creativity, impact, and execution. Hosted in Amsterdam.
    2022 – Present
    IGW
    Indigo Design Awards — Jury
    indigoaward.com
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Let's talk
about design.

I'm based in Berlin and open to conversations about design leadership, product strategy, mentorship, speaking engagements, and opportunities at the intersection of design and impact.