Elena Varga
Product designer · design systems & fintech
Open to new projects
I design calm, fast products for money and travel. For the last 8 years I've helped teams at Ledger, Fernway and Orbit turn messy flows into interfaces people trust on the first tap. Lately I'm building design systems that engineers enjoy using.
Now
Updated Oct 2026
Building
A token pipeline that ships Figma variables straight to iOS, Android and web.
Learning
Motion for data: how numbers should move when they change.
Reading
"The Shape of Design" by Frank Chimero, for the second time.
Selected work
2022 – 2026
Ledger Mobile
↗
Banking app redesign · 2.1M users
Fernway Trips
↗
Multi-city booking flow · +31% conversion
Orbit Assistant
↗
AI money assistant · 0 → 1 launch
Kestro Identity
↗
Brand system for a design tool
Experience
Lead Product Designer
· Ledger
Mar 2023 – Now
Lead a team of 5 across mobile and web. Rebuilt the design system (240 components, 3 themes) and cut UI build time by 40%.
Design systems
Team lead
Fintech
Senior Product Designer
· Fernway
Jun 2020 – Feb 2023
Owned search and checkout. Shipped the multi-city planner that lifted bookings by 31%.
Research
Checkout
A/B testing
Product Designer
· Orbit
Sep 2018 – May 2020
First design hire. Designed the onboarding and the assistant's first conversation flows.
Side projects
Writing & talks
Education
MA Interaction Design
· Lisbon School of Design
2016 – 2018
BA Graphic Communication
· University of Porto
2012 – 2016
Tools
Figma
Framer
Tokens Studio
Rive
Notion
Maze
HTML / CSS
SwiftUI basics
Contact
Have a product that needs a calmer interface? I'm taking on two projects for early 2027.
hello@elenavarga.design
Usually replies within a day, Lisbon time.
© 2026 Elena Varga
Last updated 28 Oct 2026