HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIANA AND I BUILD STUFF
Senior Product Designer shipping SaaS used by millions at Intuit, Bank of Montreal, Alayacare, Oliver Agency. Currently looking for my next 0⇢1 problem at a high growth stage startup
I approach every creative challenge as an opportunity to prove that design is all around us and must be crafted with profound purpose and impact.
OPEN FOR NEW PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS!
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Check out my work.
'NEW' Invitation Hub for QB and IES
Email invitations to upgrade from QuickBooks to Intuit Enterprise Suite have a significantly lower acceptance rate, so our team introduced an in-product acceptance path to remove that bottleneck.
CLIENT
Intuit (QuickBooks)
YEARS
2026
Preventing the creation of duplicate firms
Accounting firms were accidentally — and sometimes intentionally — creating duplicate QuickBooks accounts, corrupting customer data and undermining Intuit's promise of a single source of truth. I designed three intervention points across the accountant and client invitation flows to block duplicate realm creation without harming invite acceptance rates.
CLIENT
Intuit (QuickBooks)
YEARS
2026
Unified Identity Strategy
Intuit's single sign-in system prevented customers with multiple accounts — such as employees who are also customers — from staying logged into more than one account simultaneously in the same browser. I designed the MVP experience for the One Intuit Account Access (OIAA) update, introducing color-differentiated profile avatars and multi-account switching so users could hold parallel sessions without constantly signing in and out.
CLIENT
Intuit
YEARS
2025
Company Selection in QuickBooks
QuickBooks mobile apps — Workforce, QuickBooks Mobile, and GoPayment — each had their own company selector experience, creating a fragmented and inconsistent sign-in journey across the product suite. I led the design to unify all three onto a single Identity Account Selector, bringing native apps to parity with the web experience and reducing the engineering overhead of maintaining multiple systems.
CLIENT
Intuit
YEARS
2025
Budgetting Tool
Allowing banking customers to manage their spending and plan for the future.
CLIENT
BMO Financial Group
YEARS
2022 - 2024
Buy-Now, Pay Later
A digital option to manage payments in a way that aligns to customer's unique financial situation.
CLIENT
BMO Financial Group
YEARS
2024
Single Sign On
Allowing customers to switch seamlessly between their Online Banking and Investorline App.
CLIENT
BMO Financial Group
YEARS
2022 - 2024
Family Portal
Enabling patients to stay connected and engaged in their plan anywhere, at any time
CLIENT
AlayaCare
YEARS
2022
Encrypted Secure Messaging
Enabling real-time communication between care teams and back-office administrators.
CLIENT
AlayaCare
YEARS
2022
Onboarding to free resources on mental health at the workplace
Designing an onboarding experience to improve user engagement with their mental health resources ensuring quick access to materials while leveraging the website’s features to streamline navigation and reduce search time.
CLIENT
Canada Life
YEARS
2021
Trend Prediction Dashboard
Using machine learning to predict consumer trends and flavour profile matching
CLIENT
Stealth Startup
YEARS
2020
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Peruvian-born and Canadian-educated designer
I design SaaS products that scale and drive business outcomes. I’ve shipped products used by millions across Intuit, Bank of Montreal (BMO), OLIVER Agency (UK), Protective Insurance, AlayaCare, Canada Life.
I don’t just building components; I bring the same level of strategic ownership I’ve applied to my recent work.
In the past, I’ve successfully navigated both high-growth startups and established enterprises. I bring the speed and adaptability of a seasoned contractor with the systems-thinking and long-term product ownership of an FTE. I’m very comfortable in ambiguity and understanding problems, delivering polished, accessible experiences within complex technical constraints.
I don’t just building components; I bring the same level of strategic ownership I’ve applied to my recent work.
In the past, I’ve successfully navigated both high-growth startups and established enterprises. I bring the speed and adaptability of a seasoned contractor with the systems-thinking and long-term product ownership of an FTE. I’m very comfortable in ambiguity and understanding problems, delivering polished, accessible experiences within complex technical constraints.
Look what clients are saying
Mariana is an exceptional designer that brings a strong strategic acumen to her work. She is relentless in her advocacy for users, while at the same time keeps business objectives front and centre. Anyone in UX knows balancing user priorities with a company’s strategic goals is not an easy task and it feels like winning the lottery when you encounter someone who is able to effectively balance both perspectives. I love working with Marianna. She is smart, talented and full of great ideas.
Allison Dick, Principal Content Designer
Working with Mariana was a pleasure. She was a great collaborator with her fellow UX Designers, UX Writers, and Digital Product Owners. She also regularly participated in our weekly Design Studio hour where she shared her design work for feedback, and provided critical feedback to her fellow UX Designers' work
Rochelle Kamisky, Senior Design Manager
As the Lead Product Designer for BMO PaySmart, a buy-now-pay-later solution. Mariana is creative, concise and extremely collaborative. Her keen eye for design was instrumental to the successful launch and additional feature releases of PaySmart on desktop and mobile. She is an advocate for design inclusivity and ensured that our product's user experience was accessible.
Cassandra Pennant, Product Owner
Passionate, driven, and focused, Mariana consistently delivers top-notch UX/UI designs. Her commitment to excellence and strong communication skills make her a valuable asset to any team. Additionally, Mariana is an expert at crafting and facilitating successful UX/ UI discovery workshops. I highly recommend Mariana for her expertise, professionalism, and dedication to producing outstanding design solutions.
Chantel Trivett, UX Writer