Mabel Ortega

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I'm Mabel /ma-belle/—
I'm a Senior Product Designer from Barcelona.
Currently working at Adyen in Amsterdam, translating
complexity into an optimized Developer Experience (DevEx).

Product Design + Strategy + Design Engineering
Product Design + Brand + UX/UI
Product Design + Strategy + Design Engineering
Product Design + Strategy + Design Engineering
Product Design + Strategy + Design Engineering
Product Design + Strategy + Design Engineering

I'm Mabel, known for driving initiatives,
pushing boundaries, and remaining optimistic through any challenge, I strive to design
experiences that have a tangible, positive impact.

As an empathic creative, I care a lot about the many environmental and social challenges we face and I'm very interested in investigating the intricacies of the human condition through design.

After hours you can find me dabbling in photography and ceramics, reading about weird stuff from independent mags, recharging my spirit in nature, or being a crappy climber.

I studied Advertising, before working as a Brand Manager and Comms for international brands like Fossil, and corps like Concentrix. Also wrote some stuff about very cool people in mags here and there for some time and got very 💡inspired. This involved learning fast and wearing a lot of hats, as you can see in my resume.

In 2019, I decided I wanted to pursue design.
Having lived in four continents, my global footprint helps me build empathy and craft relevant market experiences. I believe good design should be simple and clear with a pragmatic focus on business growth. My recent projects were involve on that.

Currently I'm working at Adyen, scaling one of the best payments company in the world. 🚀

Jobble Advertising Platform

The UX Award-nominated 🏆 job advertising platform designed to empower hiring managers and job seekers in A €70M industry

Business + UX + Marketing Collaboration
UX/UI
Product Design
Strategy
Research
B2B
SaaS

Case Study
2023

Adyen

Designing Scalable Developer Tools to Boost 10x Productivity at Adyen’s Platform Engineering 🛠️

Research
Strategy
UX Collaboration
Product Design
Software
Cloud Services
Platform Engineering
DevTools
DevEx

Private Case Study
Available Upon Request
2024

bunq

Empowering users through sustainable investments at the Europe latest 🦄 Unicorn Fintech

Research
UX Collaboration
Product Design
Mobile App

Case Study
2021

Jobble

Building the User Experience for the #1 On-Demand Job App in the US, supporting 70 million 👷 gig workers

Research
UX/UI Design
Product Design

Case Study
2023

Entrr

🍽 Seamless VIP Table Reservations, Revolutionizing Customer Management, Powering POS for US Customers & Businesses

Product Design
Enterprise
Software
CMR
POS

Case Study
2021

YouRip

Redesigning The app democratizing the world of action 🏄 sports competition + Streaming Service

Community Platform
UX/UI Design
Product Design

Case Study
2021

Some great professionals I have been lucky to work with

What they say about me

Mikel Aguirre
- Product Designer @Bitpanda

“Her concern for the humans that are on the other side and her fearlessness to put her assumptions and work to the test has inspired me.”

Soudy Khan
- Design Director & Design Agency Founder

"Mabel is a joy to work with. What sets Mabel apart is her background in marketing and advertising, which greatly contributes to her effectiveness as a product designer."

Andrea Pastor
- Senior Product Manager @IDEXX

"Mabel is bold, curious, and empathetic. She has a remarkable collaborative mindset."

Houssem Ismail
- Senior Product Designer @HousingAnywhere

“An extraordinary designer and thinker. First to solve human and team problems that lead to an even greater design impact.”

Szilvia Varga
- UX Designer @Booking.com

“Her empathetic nature fosters the growth of all her team mates.”

Some great professionals I have been lucky to work with

What they say about me

01

"Mabel has inspired me."

"I have to highlight an aspect where Mabel has inspired me since we worked together at Bunq is her concern for the humans that are on the other side of the interaction and her fearlessness to put her assumptions and work to the test."

Mikel Aguirre, Product Designer at Bitpanda (Prev. bunq)

02

"Mabel is a joy to work with."

"What sets Mabel apart is her background in marketing and advertising, which greatly contributes to her effectiveness as a UX designer. She knows how to connect with users and create experiences that align with business objectives."

Soudy Khan, Design Director (Prev. Jobble)

03

"She has a remarkable collaborative mindset."

"Mabel is bold, curious, and empathetic, capable of uncovering unmet needs, adapting as new insights are discovered, and creating consistent designs."

Andrea Pastor, Product Manager at IDEXX (Prev. bunq)

04

"Her empathetic nature fosters the growth of all her team mates."

"I learned a lot from her when it comes to experimenting with new patterns, solving complex problems, taking ownership and communicating design decisions clearly, in an engaging way."

Szilvia Varga, Product Designer at Care Pay International (Prev. bunq)

I'm always up for a chat about groovy products
(or we can go into deep philosophies from which
it is impossible to return).

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Spotify 🎶 (some good music there!)

© 2025 Mabel Ortega
From 🇪🇸 with Passion.