Design Leader · Barcelona

It's
Marina.

I lead and support high-performing design teams to create digital products that align user needs, business goals and technology.

10+ years of experience Design Lead User Experience Specialist Digital Strategy
Marina López
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Impact

Key product outcomes

Each project starts with a real problem and ends with measurable impact. Here's a selection of the challenges I've tackled.

PortAventura World
Largest theme park in Spain
Head of Digital Design
2023 — 2026
App Web Phygital B2C

· Align all digital platforms into a unified ecosystem.
· Scale a token-based Design System.
· Driving innovation projects

1.3M users since launch the app in 2023
2.3→4.5* App store rating (Android & iOS)
+300% Mobile app revenue
PortAventura app
Red Points
AI-powered online brand protection platform
Senior UX Research &
Design Team Lead
2020 — 2023
SaaS B2B
2→4 Design team growth
2 months New branding adopted and launched
+1.300 trademarks protected worldwide
Red Points dashboard
BBVA
Banking sector
Senior UX/UI Designer
2019 — 2020
App B2C
5 countries where the design was scaled up
#1 Best banking app in Europe
BBVA mobile app
Companies & Projects

Case studies & companies I've worked for

Telefónica
Orange
Bankia
Sanitas
BBVA
Correos
Red Points
Aigües de Barcelona
PortAventura World
Allianz
Aigües de Barcelona app
Aigües de Barcelona
2023

Demographic user research and redesign of the private customer area to create a seamless digital experience for managing water services.

Correos website
Correos
2019

Website redesign for Spain's national postal to elevate their digital presence according to the new brand

Sanitas video consultation
Sanitas
2018

Visual design for a telehealth platform connecting doctors and patients, reaching 640K+ users in 2020 during COVID-19.

My profile

About me

I'm a design leader with a background in industrial design engineering and over a decade of experience shaping digital products across multiple industries. I focus on connecting user needs, business goals and technology while building strong collaboration between product, design and engineering teams. With international experience and a human-centered approach grounded in research and data, I'm passionate about developing scalable products, growing design teams and creating meaningful user experiences.

Based in Barcelona

Delivered products aligning user needs, business goals and technical constraints

Defined UX processes for cross-functional teams

Built and scaled design teams across multiple organizations

Led design strategy for digital products used by millions of users

Philosophy

My design principles

01
Focus on outcomes

Design only matters if it changes something. Success is measured by improvements in experience, performance and business results.

02
Base decisions on evidence

Research, data and testing guide design decisions, not assumptions or personal preference.

03
Reduce complexity

Simplifying interfaces, flows and communication so the right things are easy and nothing gets in the way.

04
Build with the team

The best products come from true collaboration between product, engineering and business, not from design working in isolation.

05
Design for scale

Systems and processes that allow teams to build consistently and confidently over time, not just for the current sprint.

Talks & Presence

Talks & Industry Conversations

01
Interview
I'm Product Innovator
Redbility
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02
Round table
AI with purpose
Redbility DAMN!
03
Podcast: It's a Match
Emoción real en la era del scroll
Netmentora
Listen on Spotify
04
Talk
Phygital UX. Cuando lo digital se vive en el mundo físico.
GIF Event by Garage de Ideas
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05
Event
Pitch Day: 10 selected companies pitching pilot proposals
PortAventura World & Wayra Spain
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Marina López presenting at Pitch Day Mesa redonda Redbility DAMN Podcast Netmentora
Teaching & Mentoring

Teaching & Mentoring

Beyond building products, I'm deeply committed to growing the design community through teaching, mentoring and volunteer work.

UX/UI Professor
Professor of the UX/UI course in the Master's Degree in Product and Service Design.
UAX – Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio · 2024–2025
Design Mentor
Supporting professionals transitioning into and growing within design careers.
150+ Workshop Hours
Facilitated sessions on UX strategy, design thinking and product practice.
Workshop experience map session

Let's build something
exceptional together.