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Three ways you can bring me in

Depending on what's missing: team leadership, hands-on IC for a critical project, or a second opinion.

01

As Advisor or Bar Raiser

An expert to raise the quality of what ships and other product design decisions

02

As High-impact IC

A hands-on individual contributor to drive high-stakes work across the line

03

As Interim Leader

An experienced manager to set direction and look after the team while you hire

where I sit
External, for an outsider view
Embedded, in the project
Embedded, in your team
my role
Sparring partner and work reviewer
Hands-on, alone or pairing
Set direction and lead the team
schedule
On-demand or set cadence
Hours per week or month
1–3 days/week
how you pay
Pack of hours or pay as you go
Daily or hourly rates
Monthly fee
duration
As long as it helps
Until the project needs it
Until you hire full-time
If you need a speaker, teacher or facilitator for workshops and team offsites.
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What brought you here?

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“Elena is able to go deep in the weeds and think at a high level, which means she's able to contribute so much to the team and, ultimately, to the customers.”

Ex-Design Director (IC), Personio

“We released to market on time with a lot of positive feedback around experience. I'd highly recommend Elena for any design leadership role.”

Ex-Design Lead, MYOB

“Elena continuously seeks to improve the process, deliverables, and ways of working as a team. Given her positive attitude and inspirational leadership, she is a great person to work with and look up to.”

Ex-UX Consultant, Sitback Solutions

“Elena's ability to challenge both the team and her peers has helped shape EO into a culture where constructive feedback and challenges are welcomed.”

Engineering Director, Personio

“Elena is very good at switching between an IC role and a management role. It was great to see how she raised the standards of design and our aspirations towards UX.”

Ex-Lead PM, Personio

“Her ability to take several steps back, question our roadmap and priorities, and suggest alternatives has proven invaluable.”

PM Director, Personio

“Her pushes to think differently about a topic have often helped us deliver much better experiences to customers significantly sooner.”

PM Director, Personio

“Elena is an absolutely superb manager and designer. I've personally benefited hugely from her mentorship and guidance.”

Ex-Principal Product Designer, Personio

“I worked with Elena for almost two years, and I can say she's one of the best managers I ever had... continually encouraging me to go beyond my limits.”

Ex-Senior Product Designer, MYOB

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Elena Sanchez

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