Marijan Šnajdar

Marijan Šnajdar

About Me

Curios, Doer, Reliable, Efficient, Adaptable

Bridging the gap between design, technology, and business

I am a UX professional with a strong focus on products and 20 years of experience across fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, marketing and travel. Over my career, I have taken on roles as an individual contributor, lead, manager, and director.

My approach is to bridge the gap between the company and its users. By focusing on the goals, I help deliver solutions, guide the team, and drive results.

My Focus Areas

Strategy

Able to help in developing a strategic map that guides our decisions every step of the way.

Research and Data

Conduct and utilize research and data to inform product and UX decisions.

Design

Skilled at solving complex UI challenges and creating impactful UIs, flowcharts, and conducting competitive analysis.

Colaboration

A strong advocate for emphasizing UX across the company rather than confining it to the design discipline.

Companies I Worked With

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Testimonials

Resume

20 Years of Experience

Experience

Dec 2025 - Current

Bloom Studios

Head of UX

Leading UX to build high-efficiency, AI-driven marketing products that respect user time and accelerate business growth.

May 2025 - Nov 2025

Nuitée

Product Design Director

I led a design team in a high-growth environment, focusing on mentorship, cross-domain advocacy, and setting the standard for product quality. I worked on bridging the gap between business strategy and execution, occasionally stepping in for hands-on deep dives to solve design challenges.

Apr 2024 - May 2025

BTTN

Lead Product Designer

My main responsibilities included influencing the roadmap, owning the user experience of our products, introducing design thinking to the organization, delivering core UX artifacts, and setting up our design system.

Jun 2022 - Apr 2024

Routable

Staff Product Designer

I worked with the Payments & Risk pod as a Staff Designer. Our team's main objective was to generate revenue from platform transactions. My responsibilities included influencing the product roadmap, contributing directly to key initiatives, mentoring less experienced designers, and collaborating with engineering and product counterparts on strategy and prioritization.

Sep 2019 - Nov 2023

Designlab

Design Mentor

I mentored students in the User Experience & UI Design course paths at DesignLab. This involved helping students master the fundamentals of UX and visual design, guiding them through user research methodologies, walking them through the process of building key deliverables like wireframes and user journey maps, and assisting them in using data to drive business decisions.

Apr 2020 - May 2022

Shopify

Senior Product Designer

I was one of the team's trifecta leaders, working alongside product and engineering counterparts. In this role, I was responsible for anticipating, identifying, and solving complex UX problems. I also led UX work on interdependent projects, conducted interviews with candidates, onboarded new team members, and mentored other designers.

Jul 2015 - Mar 2020

Booking.com

Team Leader

I developed expertise in leadership, strategy, coaching, mentoring, and supporting business priorities within agile team environments (including Kanban and Scrum). My scope spanned team and individual performance evaluation, end-to-end UX research (A/B testing, moderated usability testing, and data analysis), and project management.
During my time at Booking.com, I had the opportunity to work across both B2C and B2B business units, focusing on landing page optimization, affiliate marketing, accommodation partners' products, and payments.

Nov 2013 - Jul 2015

Booking.com

UX Designer

Collaborated across multiple teams on brainstorming and ideation, visual interface design, interaction design, user experience, UX research (including A/B testing, moderated usability testing, and data analysis), and prototyping.

Sep 2010 - Oct 2013

My own design agency

Owner and UX Designer

Operating as a solo team, I oversaw project management, visual interface design, user experience, and front-end development. For specialized or complex engineering needs, I hired and directed external contractors to complement my technical scope.

Jun 2006 - Aug 2010

Perpetuum Mobile

Web Designer

As my first official design role, this was where I learned the ropes of visual design, user experience, and front-end development. I also led client onboarding and training for our proprietary CMS platform.

Education

Sep 2001 – Sep 2005

Bachelor, IT Design

Tehničko veleučilište

Zagreb, Croatia

Jun 2005 – Aug 2005

Web Designer Specialization Course

Educational course at Algebra

Zagreb, Croatia

Jun 2006 – Aug 2006

.NET Programmer Specialization Course

Educational course at Algebra

Zagreb, Croatia

Languages

English

Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian

Dutch

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Contact

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I am always open for a chat

The Netherlands
snajdar.marijan(at)@gmail.com
+31 6 43806783

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