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CEOs, CTOs, product design managers, and project managers at top companies and startups work with Toptal remote product design freelancers and specialists to augment their design teams for app design, web design, and other design projects to achieve their business needs.

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Mari Ettlinger

United States
Toptal Member Since December 9, 2015

Mari is an award-winning, end-to-end, fully stacked senior product designer who has successfully led small and mid-size projects, including product and design teams worldwide, for over 15 years. She has designed consumer and B2B native apps. She has also worked on web apps for the fintech, healthcare, eCommerce, SaaS, biotech, manufacturing, and transportation industries. Mari has worked with several clients, including Pixar and Adobe, and has excellent references.

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Anne Clark

United States
Toptal Member Since March 7, 2018

Anne is a creative director and senior digital product designer with 20+ years of experience and skills in visual design and UX. She's built digital products, design systems, marketing campaigns, and mobile apps. Her work with 40+ agencies includes Frog, McCann, Publicis, Havas, Digitas, JWT, Droga5, and Razorfish. Anne's clients have included JP Morgan, Birchbox, Sony Music, BMW, and A&E. As a co-founder of Sein Analytics, she built the company's financial analytics SaaS product.

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Ben Tweedie

Australia
Toptal Member Since April 7, 2022

Ben is a seasoned user experience and product design specialist. For over 12 years, he has led design and product teams, successfully launching 25+ new brands to market and 85+ digital products for global brands, including the International Olympic Committee, Canon, Singtel, Seven West Media, Marie Claire, and more. Ben is an evangelist of design thinking and scrum principles and believes any good platform UX relies on brilliant design, product thinking, and engineering working in total unison.

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Raoul Korzuschek

Canada
Toptal Member Since April 7, 2022

Raoul is a product and UI/UX designer with ten years of experience, focusing on creating purpose-led apps and websites that stand out through user-friendly experiences and creative details. He has extensive design experience in various fields and environments through seven years of international freelance design work. Raoul works cross-disciplinary to provide the best possible solution to problems while always prioritizing usability.

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Sasha Martynchuk

Spain
Toptal Member Since May 23, 2019

Sasha is a product designer with ten years of experience sketching, building, testing, and coaching, working with companies like Google, Atlassian, Edenred, FireArt, and JESS3. He uses fun UI, thoughtful UX, and creative problem-solving to produce human-centered digital experiences. Fanatically devoted to excellence, Sasha's passion lies in the traditions of creating and building from scratch.

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Alexander Eckhart

Austria
Toptal Member Since September 15, 2017

Alexander is a seasoned product designer with 15+ years of experience in eCommerce, healthcare, and enterprise software. An expert in UI/UX, he's led teams of up to 40 people and delivered innovative products to diverse companies ranging from dynamic early-stage startups to established Fortune 500 firms. Skilled in product management and passionate about entrepreneurship, machine learning, and no-code tools, Alexander excels in driving enterprise projects to success.

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Amber Aultman Fo

United States
Toptal Member Since November 2, 2022

Amber has been in design for over 15 years, most recently as director of product design at Chord Commerce, a Saas headless eCommerce platform. She's a data-driven, user-first product design leader who likes to keep her hands in the actual design work. With intent attention to detail grounded by a deep understanding of the big picture, Amber uses her strong design facilitation, product strategy, and user research skills to solve complex problems and create positive business outcomes.

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Adam Rotmil

United States
Toptal Member Since October 6, 2021

With over 15 years of experience, Adam brings a wealth of product design and strategy insights to any challenge. He loves to lead by example and has design expertise in finance, wealth and trading, digital transformation, process and culture change, and digital health. He has led design at biotech AstraZeneca and Fjord Accenture. Adam studied at SCAD, Art Institute Boston, Basel HGK Switzerland, and Harvard University and teaches product design at MICA.

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Gary Cooper

United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since September 15, 2021

Gary is a UX and digital product designer with 22+ years of commercial experience and 15 years in principal and senior roles. His approach helped many organizations swiftly move from discovery and scoping into wireframing, visualization, and prototyping. For him, UX outputs are visual extensions of the wider conversation as much as they are project artefacts. They facilitate rapid iteration cycles and breathe life into the process, allowing teams to collaborate and invest in better outcomes.

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Christophe Antonio

France
Toptal Member Since June 8, 2022

Christophe is a lead product designer who loves to create user-centric digital experiences. With 15+ years of design experience, including Agile environments, and a deep understanding of front-end technologies, Christophe has helped several startups and global organizations in France, Spain, and the Netherlands build or optimize the strategies and user experiences of their digital products. His past clients include Philips, Air France KLM, TNT/FedEx, Vopak, TIP Trailers, RELX, and Europol.

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Josephine Ng

United States
Toptal Member Since August 30, 2022

Josie is a principal product designer based in Seattle, Washington, where she champions design thinking, inspires data-driven design, and cultivates empathy for the everyday user. She has 13+ years of international experience in digital advertising and product design. Her journey has taken her all over the globe from the US, Asia, and Europe. Josie enjoys working on mobile app design, dynamic web experiences, and coaching and mentoring young designers.

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Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.

Edward Daniel

Co-Founder

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

Sahil Khanna

Sr. Manager, Marketing

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

Rich Danker

Founder

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

Michelle Krogmeier

Project Manager

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

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CTO

How to Hire Product Designers Through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right product designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new product designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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FAQs

  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a product designer with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your product designer, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • How do I hire a product designer?

    To hire the right product designer, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect product designers for your project.

  • How are Toptal product designers different?

    At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our product designers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire a product designer with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched product designers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • Can you hire product designers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?

    You can hire a product designer on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our product designers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal product designers?

    We make sure that each engagement between you and your product designer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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  • Trusted Experts Only

    Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Scale as Needed

    Hire talent within 48 hours and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

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    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

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    Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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