Vimu Liyanage

Product Designer

Booking.com

Hey there!

I'm Vimu, a Product Designer based in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 currently shaping experiences at Booking.com. With a background rooted in product design and startup ventures, I thrive on bringing ideas to life through thoughtful design. For me, design isn't just a job, it's how I think, solve problems, and build engaging solutions.

 

Portfolio

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Product Designer at Booking.com

Amsterdam, Netherlands

As an App Designer II at Booking.com, I've led key projects that enhanced our partner experience and increased customer satisfaction.

2021 — Now

Design Mentor at ADPList

Online, Volunteering

Helped dozens of UI engineers and designers to clear doubts about UX and find career opportunities.

2021 — 2022

Lead UX Designer at CYFIRMA

Singapore

Leading the UI/UX design team at Cyfirma, specialists in cybersecurity threat intelligence. In this role, I drive the end-to-end design process for complex B2B web portals and innovative B2C applications.

2019 — 2021

Software Design Engineer at GovTech Singapore

Singapore

Employed via NCS & Percept Solutions

2019 — 2019

UX Design Lead at Privé Technologies

Singapore

Privé Technologies is a leading wealth management solution provider for all the major financial institutes in Singapore.

2014 — 2019

Co-Founder at Mogo Solutions

Colombo, Sri Lanka

I founded Mogo Solutions with an ambition to build beautiful softwares to solve human problems.

2010 — 2014

Web Admin / Developer at Derana Macroentertainment

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Certifications

2020

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Professional Certificate

Amazon Web Services, AWS

2021

Google - Foundations of User Experience Design

Coursera Certificate

Google

2020

HTML, CSS & Javascript Web Development

Coursera Certificate

Johns Hopkins University

2021

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

Professional Certificate

ServiceNow

2018

Design Thinking for Innovation

Coursera Certificate

University of Virginia

Education

2020 — 2021

MBA in Information Technology

UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain

Research Topic: Impact of User Experience Design and IT Literacy of the user on Business Performance

Subjects: Information Technology Strategy & Management, Information security Management, Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Leadership Operations Management, International Human Resource Management

2020 — 2021

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology

Cambridge International Qualification, UK

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology award by Cambridge International Qualification, UK

2017 — 2018

Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

University of Northampton, UK

Competitive Strategy and Innovation, Managing Operations and Supply Chain, Financial Decision Making, Managing, and Organisational Behaviour, International Business Negotiations, Strategic Marketing

Contact

Email

vimuux@gmail.com

Amsterdam, NL

Figma

@vimuux

Amsterdam, NL

Instagram

@vimu.ux

Amsterdam, NL

Vimu Liyanage

Product Designer

Booking.com

Hey there!

I'm Vimu, a Product Designer based in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 currently shaping experiences at Booking.com. With a background rooted in product design and startup ventures, I thrive on bringing ideas to life through thoughtful design. For me, design isn't just a job, it's how I think, solve problems, and build engaging solutions.

 

Portfolio

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Product Designer at Booking.com

Amsterdam, Netherlands

As an App Designer II at Booking.com, I've led key projects that enhanced our partner experience and increased customer satisfaction.

  • Simplified Rates & Availability management on Pulse: Improved the usability of the Pulse app's calendar, making it easier for partners to manage property availability, rates, and restrictions.
  • Improving Guest & Partner Messaging experience: Enhanced the messaging platform to make communication between guests and partners more efficient, reducing workloads and improving response times.
  • GenAI based HelpMeReply: Helped designing a feature utilizing GenAI to assist partners in replying to guest messages effectively, ensuring quick and high-quality responses.
  • Design System & UX Governance for mobile partner platforms: Documented UX standards and created a UX playbook, ensuring consistency across Pulse features and improving the overall partner experience.

2021 — Now

Design Mentor at ADPList

Online, Volunteering

Helped dozens of UI engineers and designers to clear doubts about UX and find career opportunities.

2021 — 2022

Lead UX Designer at CYFIRMA

Singapore

Leading the UI/UX design team at Cyfirma, specialists in cybersecurity threat intelligence. In this role, I drive the end-to-end design process for complex B2B web portals and innovative B2C applications. Key activities include:

  • Mentoring and managing a team of UI/UX designers.
  • Applying user-centred design methodologies to craft intuitive web portal experiences in Figma, from research and wire framing to high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Establishing and maintaining an industry-standard design system and comprehensive style guides to ensure product consistency and scalability.
  • Proactively identifying usability challenges and recommending data-informed solutions for enhanced user workflows.
  • Spearheading the design and prototyping (Figma) of a new interactive B2C cybersecurity mobile application being developed with Flutter.

2019 — 2021

Software Design Engineer at GovTech Singapore

Singapore

Employed via NCS & Percept Solutions

  • Led UI design for the Singapore Government's official IT service management portal on ServiceNow (CCIS) at GovTech, serving over 170,000 government officials.
  • Established and implemented UI guidelines and a comprehensive design system for ServiceNow based CCIS project.
  • Directed the end-to-end UX process, from user research and prototyping (Figma), Service Design, ServiceNow portal design through to final portal development.
  • Developed the responsive web portal frontend using Angular, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on ServiceNow portal.
  • Conducted A/B testing to optimise usability, identify bugs, and drive UI improvements based on results.

2019 — 2019

UX Design Lead at Privé Technologies

Singapore

Privé Technologies is a leading wealth management solution provider for all the major financial institutes in Singapore.

  • Designed the Privé Mobile app which is an enterprise wealth management tool used by leading banks in Singapore.
  • Built and maintained a design system for the mobile app which was inherited by Privé Design System
  • Conducted user research and organised sessions with stake holders.

2014 — 2019

Co-Founder at Mogo Solutions

Colombo, Sri Lanka

I founded Mogo Solutions with an ambition to build beautiful softwares to solve human problems.

  • Managed a cross-functional team of 8 designers and developers at Mogo Solutions, a digital consultancy serving clients across the USA, UK, Germany, and Sri Lanka.
  • Fulfilled a hybrid role, leading as UX Designer while also contributing hands-on to development and design tasks for diverse client projects.
  • Introduced and implemented a design-first methodology for software and mobile development, significantly enhancing process efficiency and the quality of deliverables.

2010 — 2014

Web Admin / Developer at Derana Macroentertainment

Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Developed multiple of Sri Lanka’s most popular websites by using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, WordPress, MySQL, JSON.
  • Conducted digital & social media campaigns to capture 5+ million fans for the company’s network

Certifications

2020

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Professional Certificate

Amazon Web Services, AWS

2021

Google - Foundations of User Experience Design

Coursera Certificate

Google

2020

HTML, CSS & Javascript Web Development

Coursera Certificate

Johns Hopkins University

2021

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

Professional Certificate

ServiceNow

2018

Design Thinking for Innovation

Coursera Certificate

University of Virginia

Education

2020 — 2021

MBA in Information Technology

UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain

Research Topic: Impact of User Experience Design and IT Literacy of the user on Business Performance

Subjects: Information Technology Strategy & Management, Information security Management, Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Leadership Operations Management, International Human Resource Management

2020 — 2021

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology

Cambridge International Qualification, UK

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology award by Cambridge International Qualification, UK

2017 — 2018

Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

University of Northampton, UK

Competitive Strategy and Innovation, Managing Operations and Supply Chain, Financial Decision Making, Managing, and Organisational Behaviour, International Business Negotiations, Strategic Marketing

Contact

Email

vimuux@gmail.com

Amsterdam, NL

Figma

@vimuux

Amsterdam, NL

Instagram

@vimu.ux

Amsterdam, NL

Vimu Liyanage

Product Designer

Booking.com

Hey there!

I'm Vimu, a Product Designer based in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 currently shaping experiences at Booking.com. With a background rooted in product design and startup ventures, I thrive on bringing ideas to life through thoughtful design. For me, design isn't just a job, it's how I think, solve problems, and build engaging solutions.

 

Portfolio

Work Experience

2022 — Now

Product Designer at Booking.com

Amsterdam, Netherlands

As an App Designer II at Booking.com, I've led key projects that enhanced our partner experience and increased customer satisfaction.

  • Simplified Rates & Availability management on Pulse: Improved the usability of the Pulse app's calendar, making it easier for partners to manage property availability, rates, and restrictions.
  • Improving Guest & Partner Messaging experience: Enhanced the messaging platform to make communication between guests and partners more efficient, reducing workloads and improving response times.
  • GenAI based HelpMeReply: Helped designing a feature utilizing GenAI to assist partners in replying to guest messages effectively, ensuring quick and high-quality responses.
  • Design System & UX Governance for mobile partner platforms: Documented UX standards and created a UX playbook, ensuring consistency across Pulse features and improving the overall partner experience.

2021 — Now

Design Mentor at ADPList

Online, Volunteering

Helped dozens of UI engineers and designers to clear doubts about UX and find career opportunities.

2021 — 2022

Lead UX Designer at CYFIRMA

Singapore

Leading the UI/UX design team at Cyfirma, specialists in cybersecurity threat intelligence. In this role, I drive the end-to-end design process for complex B2B web portals and innovative B2C applications.

  • Mentoring and managing a team of UI/UX designers.
  • Applying user-centred design methodologies to craft intuitive web portal experiences in Figma, from research and wire framing to high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Establishing and maintaining an industry-standard design system and comprehensive style guides to ensure product consistency and scalability.
  • Proactively identifying usability challenges and recommending data-informed solutions for enhanced user workflows.
  • Spearheading the design and prototyping (Figma) of a new interactive B2C cybersecurity mobile application being developed with Flutter.

2019 — 2021

Software Design Engineer at GovTech Singapore

Singapore

Employed via NCS & Percept Solutions

  • Led UI design for the Singapore Government's official IT service management portal on ServiceNow (CCIS) at GovTech, serving over 170,000 government officials.
  • Established and implemented UI guidelines and a comprehensive design system for ServiceNow based CCIS project.
  • Directed the end-to-end UX process, from user research and prototyping (Figma), Service Design, ServiceNow portal design through to final portal development.
  • Developed the responsive web portal frontend using Angular, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on ServiceNow portal.
  • Conducted A/B testing to optimise usability, identify bugs, and drive UI improvements based on results.

2019 — 2019

UX Design Lead at Privé Technologies

Singapore

Privé Technologies is a leading wealth management solution provider for all the major financial institutes in Singapore.

  • Designed the Privé Mobile app which is an enterprise wealth management tool used by leading banks in Singapore.
  • Built and maintained a design system for the mobile app which was inherited by Privé Design System
  • Conducted user research and organised sessions with stake holders.

2014 — 2019

Co-Founder at Mogo Solutions

Colombo, Sri Lanka

I founded Mogo Solutions with an ambition to build beautiful softwares to solve human problems.

  • Managed a cross-functional team of 8 designers and developers at Mogo Solutions, a digital consultancy serving clients across the USA, UK, Germany, and Sri Lanka.
  • Fulfilled a hybrid role, leading as UX Designer while also contributing hands-on to development and design tasks for diverse client projects.
  • Introduced and implemented a design-first methodology for software and mobile development, significantly enhancing process efficiency and the quality of deliverables.

2010 — 2014

Web Admin / Developer at Derana Macroentertainment

Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Developed multiple of Sri Lanka’s most popular websites by using HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, WordPress, MySQL, JSON.
  • Conducted digital & social media campaigns to capture 5+ million fans for the company’s network

Certifications

2020

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Professional Certificate

Amazon Web Services, AWS

2021

Google - Foundations of User Experience Design

Coursera Certificate

Google

2020

HTML, CSS & Javascript Web Development

Coursera Certificate

Johns Hopkins University

2021

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator

Professional Certificate

ServiceNow

2018

Design Thinking for Innovation

Coursera Certificate

University of Virginia

Education

2020 — 2021

MBA in Information Technology

UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Spain

Research Topic: Impact of User Experience Design and IT Literacy of the user on Business Performance

Subjects: Information Technology Strategy & Management, Information security Management, Strategic Change Management, Strategic Management and Leadership Operations Management, International Human Resource Management

2020 — 2021

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology

Cambridge International Qualification, UK

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology award by Cambridge International Qualification, UK

2017 — 2018

Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration

University of Northampton, UK

Competitive Strategy and Innovation, Managing Operations and Supply Chain, Financial Decision Making, Managing, and Organisational Behaviour, International Business Negotiations, Strategic Marketing

Contact

Email

vimuux@gmail.com

Figma

@vimuux

Instagram

@vimu.ux