Curriculum vitae
Albert Montesa
UX Manager · DesignOps Manager · Product Design Manager
Metro Manila, Philippines · open to remote/hybrid
Profile
UX and DesignOps leader working across complex digital products, product delivery, team development, and the operating practices that help multidisciplinary teams deliver consistently.
Experience
GCash
UX Lead
Nov 2022–Present
Leads UX across complex, regulated customer journeys while strengthening standards, decision quality, and cross-functional delivery.
Stratpoint
UX Design Lead
Mar 2022–Oct 2022
Led design direction, team development, and delivery across client product engagements.
Stratpoint
Scrum Master
Mar 2021–Mar 2022
Facilitated delivery, surfaced operational constraints, and improved shared ways of working.
Stratpoint
UX Design Team Lead
Mar 2020–Mar 2021
Guided designers across product work while establishing clearer critique and delivery practices.
Stratpoint
Senior UX Designer
Jan 2019–Mar 2020
Designed end-to-end product experiences and helped teams translate discovery into shippable systems.
Cambridge (DSCL ROHQ / Cambridge University Press on LinkedIn)
Senior Front End Developer
Aug–Dec 2018
Connected interaction design with production front-end implementation for publishing experiences.
Ellana Mineral Cosmetics
UX Analyst & Web Developer
Jan–Jul 2018
Combined customer-journey analysis with hands-on web delivery for a growing retail brand.
Rhynoapps Corporation
UX & UI Designer (Founding Team)
Feb 2016–Dec 2017
Helped shape early product direction, interface systems, and delivery practices as part of the founding team.
Consulting & independent
Stak Modern Kitchens
UX Consultant / Self-employed
May 2019–May 2020
Advised on customer experience and digital product direction.
PULSE × BEAT Creatives
UX Consultant
2014–May 2020
Supported client work with UX strategy, design, and digital delivery guidance.
ProTEES Project
UX Consultant
Feb 2019–Dec 2019
Provided UX guidance for a focused product initiative.
Sagemode
Co-Founder
2016–Dec 2019
Co-led an independent digital product and services practice.
LIKHA Digital
Digital Consumer Experience Head
2014–2017
Led digital customer-experience direction across client engagements.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
2010–2014
Delivered visual design work directly for independent clients.
Capabilities
- UX strategy and leadership
- DesignOps and workflow governance
- Product design management
- Cross-functional product delivery
- Mentoring, critique, and people development
- Policy-aware UX for regulated products
- Design systems, standards, and governance
- Behavioral evidence and experience analysis
- Technical requirements and implementation oversight
Certifications
Contentsquare — Experience Analytics Mobile Apps Fundamentals · November 2025
Scaled Agile — Certified SAFe® 4 Practitioner · March 2019