Antonino Omar Amato
Senior Product Designer for Complex B2B Systems
I design dashboards, IoT tools, and regulated products for global B2B companies. 12+ years shipping usable systems for traffic control, manufacturing, fintech, and SaaS. Available for remote work worldwide.
Opportunities
What I'm Looking For
I'm actively seeking remote opportunities in these formats:
Fractional Head of Design
Part-time design leadership (2-3 days/week) for B2B startups scaling their product + design team. Retainer-based, 3-6 months minimum.
Senior Product Designer (Contract)
Full-time 3-6 month contracts for complex B2B products: dashboards, IoT platforms, regulated tools, design systems. Remote, global teams.
UX Audits for Complex Products
2-4 week deep-dive audits for B2B SaaS, industrial tools, or data-heavy apps. Deliverable: prioritized action plan + quick wins.
Services
Tailored design solutions for your needs
Fractional Head of Design / Product Design
Design leadership for complex B2B products. Design system management, design review, dev coordination and product strategy.
- Dedicated Slack/Teams
- Design system management
- Design review feature development
- 2 alignment meetings/week
- Min. 5 days per month
Freelance Product Designer (Contractor)
Intensive engagement 5 days/week for 3-6 months. Research, UI system, iterative prototypes for scaling B2B products.
- Dev-ready milestone handoff
- Daily standup + monthly reports
- 4+ iterations/month
- Research + Design System
- Full-time intensive execution
UX Audit
In-depth analysis of digital products. I identify usability, accessibility and design system issues.
- Walkthrough call (60 min)
- 3-5 redesigned screens
- Complete PDF report
- Analysis of 2-3 critical flows
- Kickoff call with stakeholders
Portfolio
Projects that made a difference
Main Projects
Movyon - Autostrade per l'Italia
Lead Product Designer (4 designers team)
C2 RTM-4 - Device Monitoring
Control room application for highway device monitoring. Introduced hypothesis-driven design methodology, created comprehensive design system, managed team of 4 designers for real-time dashboard customization.
◆ Led 4-person design team • Implemented company-wide design system • Real-time videowall management
Rekord.io - Data Integrity & Trust
Lead Product Designer
Digital Product Passport (AMRC)
Digital passport system for AMRC wind turbine component tracking and maintenance. Designed mobile-first interface for field technicians to access complete component lifecycle data, manufacturing specifications, quality metrics, and compliance documentation via QR code scanning.
◆ QR code to data access: <30 seconds • 100% component traceability • Reduced maintenance time from hours to minutes
Movyon - Autostrade per l'Italia
Senior UX Designer
BSB Video Management
Complete renovation of legacy camera management system. Redesigned user flows for technicians and radio operators, implemented dark mode for low-light environments, improved operator shortcuts for rapid problem identification.
◆ Dark mode implementation • Optimized user flows for 600+ operators • Accessibility improvements
Movyon - Autostrade per l'Italia
Senior Design Consultant / Lead Designer
SIV - Highway Management Platform Redesign
User-centered redesign of Autostrade highway management system. Improved operator efficiency by 60% through innovative dashboard and metro-inspired synoptic visualization. Reduced response time by 80% with optimized interface design.
◆ 60% Usability Improvement • 80% Faster Response Time • WCAG AA+ Compliance
Italiaonline
Senior UX Designer
Pagine Bianche In Memoria
Digital memorial platform celebrating memories of people and places. Led comprehensive UX research with 25 users, created user journeys, wireframes, and built complete design system with atomic design approach.
◆ 25 user testing sessions • Significant usability improvement across all devices
Movyon - Autostrade per l'Italia
Senior UX Designer (Design System Lead)
Design System - Front End Commons
Enterprise design system used by 12+ applications. Built comprehensive component library supporting light and dark modes, collaborated with Studio Volpi for evolution. Standardized design across SPA, TMS, BVW, FFM, and more.
◆ Used by 12+ enterprise applications • Light & Dark mode support • Team collaboration
Other Products
ClearScore - Consumer FinTech
Financial Health Insights
nKoda - Music Tech
Digital Music Score Platform
Yumpingo - Hospitality Tech
Restaurant Feedback Platform
Comqura - Healthcare Startup
Pharmacy Delivery App
Experience
My professional journey in design
I've been working remotely with global teams since 2018 (London, Florence, Milan, Catania). Comfortable with async workflows, Figma collaboration, and distributed product teams.
Rekord AG
RemoteFreelance Senior Product Designer
Digital Product Passport system for AMRC wind turbines. Real-time monitoring e component traceability per maintenance technicians.
Movyon
FlorenceSenior UX Designer Consultant
IoT & OT software design. User research, wireframing, design specifications for control room operators.
Italiaonline
MilanSenior UX Designer Lead
Design vision e leadership. Design System with atomic design approach for 29.8M monthly users.
nKoda / ClearScore / Yumpingo
London / RemoteLead UX/UI Designer
Music tech, fintech, restaurant CX. 110K+ music database, design systems, user testing.
Paradigma
CataniaUX/UI Designer
Startup & brand design. Apps, web apps, e-commerce for Orange Fiber, Telecom Italia, Moak Coffee.
Testimonials
What professionals I worked with say about me
"I worked with Omar for years back in Italy and I’ve been inspired and motivated many times by his outstanding creativity and his expertise across the whole design process and thinking. Was a pleasure to work with and learn from him."
Fabio Laneri
Principal Designer at Viator
"He designs with clear logic that makes the hand-off to development incredibly smooth. Great attention to detail and strong communication skills. I highly recommend him to any team looking for a top-tier designer."
Nicola Cortesi
Front End Developer at Advepa
"Working with Omar was a great joy. His understanding of user experience is well above average. He knew what questions to ask and how to set up a process and see it through to the end."
Nathan McDonald
UX/UI Designer at Volopa
"Omar is a hard working and very serious team player with a very impressive background in the UI/UX field. His ability to deal with multiple projects and produce creative and smart designs was unlike any I’ve seen before."
Antonio Di Mariano
Senior Python Developer at SoftwareOne
"A true artist with great ideas: can turn a bunch of lines of code into a true piece of art. Really funny to work with and we formed a great team together."
Alessandro Scuderi
Storyteller & Copywriter
"Excellent skills in UI/UX design and great taste in graphics and logo design. Built high quality Photoshop & Illustrator templates with HTML, CSS & Javascript."
Enrico Tuttobene
Full Stack Developer at Automattic
About Me
About Me
I have 12+ years of experience designing complex digital products for companies like Movyon (smart mobility), ClearScore (fintech), nKoda (music tech), Paradigma and others.
I specialize in transforming hard-to-use products into intuitive and scalable experiences. My expertise covers design systems, user research, interaction design and design leadership for distributed teams.
Currently working as a Fractional Head of Design on retainer with B2B startups and companies, helping them grow quickly while maintaining high design quality. I've collaborated with developers, product managers and founders in Italy and abroad.
What I do: Strategic design leadership for complex B2B products • UX Audit and digital product optimization • Design system governance and team mentoring • Landing pages and dev-ready web design
My Specializations
Control Room & Dashboard UX
Traffic management systems (Movyon), real-time monitoring, data-heavy interfaces for operators.
IoT & Industrial Tools
Digital Product Passport (AMRC/Rekord), field technician UX, compliance-heavy products.
Design Systems at Scale
Led design system used by 12+ enterprise apps (Movyon), atomic design approach for 29.8M users (Italiaonline).
Regulated & B2B SaaS
Fintech (ClearScore), music tech (nKoda), healthcare, mobility, manufacturing.
Industries I've Worked In
Contact
Let's get started?
Book a 30 min call to discuss your project with no commitment
I'm currently taking on new projects and available to start immediately. Whether you need fractional support or a full engagement, let's discuss how I can help.