David Yuskovich · Head of Product Design

I build design teams and AI‑first products people trust

20+ years in product design, 15+ of them leading design teams. I’ve built teams from scratch, unified global teams after acquisitions, and shipped AI products to production. Open to Head of Product Design, Head of Design and Design Director roles.

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Now leading design at an AI‑first start-up

Selected work

Product and leadership case studies. Each one opens with the challenge, my role and the outcome.

Engageli — live classroom with virtual tables, analytics report and AI summary

Engageli

Virtual classroom · Head of Product Design
Used by universities & K-12, US & EU
Building the design org: at Engageli, design grew from one freelancer to a team of four led by David; at DarioHealth, four global teams were unified into one design organization serving seven products.BUILD · ENGAGELI1 freelancerwhen I joinedHead of Product DesignDavidSeniorDesignerSeniorDesignerUXResearcherUXWriterA design team built from scratchUNIFY · DARIOHEALTHTeam 1Team 2Team 3Team 4One design orgone design system7 products · 2 enterprise platformsSanofi · AetnaFour teams in the US, India and Israel unified into one

Building the Design Org

Engageli & DarioHealth · Leadership
Built one team, unified four
Engageli Studio

Engageli Studio

AI course builder · Head of Product Design
−75% update time
Curve

Curve

Predictive analytics · Design Lead
+40% decision confidence
Vectoria

Vectoria

Mobile forecasting · Design Lead
+200% mobile use

JamesAllen

8.5 years leading design and product across the whole platform — diamond search, 360° and 40× diamond views, Design Your Own Ring, a new brand and much more. Acquired by Signet for $328M.
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I joined JamesAllen as employee number six and rebuilt the whole platform from zero, starting with my own concept and research. I wrote the full product definition for the main product and all its supporting products, then led design and product for eight and a half years, including the diamond search engine and its smart results gallery, 360° rotation and 40× zoom of every real diamond, the Design Your Own Ring funnel and many more features, plus the logo and brand.

JamesAllen grew into one of the leading online jewelers in the US, and Signet acquired it for $328M. By then, about 680 people worked there.

The live site isn’t shown here. Below are the concepts and the brand work I designed there.

Design Your Own Ring app

Design Your Own Ring

Mobile app
JamesAllen.com responsive concept

JamesAllen.com

Responsive web
Ring Try-on app

Ring Try-on

Camera try-on concept
JamesAllen rebranding

Rebranding

Brand identity
JamesAllen marketing material

Marketing material

Campaigns

AI, in practice

How I design AI products people trust, and how I use AI every day with my team.

AI speeds up the first draft. Judgment stays human.

  • Working prototypes in real code with Claude Code, straight from the Figma design system
  • A design system AI can read, so AI tools build with our components
  • AI products that show their confidence, explain the why, and let people decide
  • Complete products I built myself with Claude Code and other AI tools, from idea to production, backend included
How I work with AI

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Hiring a design leader?

I’m open to Head of Product Design, Head of Design and Design Director roles. Let’s talk.

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