Mentorship
With 20+ years in tech and 15+ years leading engineering teams, I offer personalized mentorship for professionals looking to excel in design systems, UI development, and team leadership. My experience spans from building UI frameworks with 150+ components for one of Europe's largest internet companies to leading distributed teams across multiple countries and cultures.
I've successfully grown teams from 1 person to many people, managed design system adoption across large organizations that ship products to multiple markets, and led comprehensive design system implementations for SaaS platforms, messaging services, telecommunication companies, agricultural technology companies and other industries. My approach combines technical expertise with strong people management (with heart!) and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
My mentorship focuses on:
- Design Systems Leadership: Strategy, roadmapping, stakeholder alignment, and measuring success through adoption metrics
- Team Management: Building and scaling design system teams, conducting 1-1s, facilitating cross-functional collaboration
- UI Architecture & Component Design: Creating scalable component libraries, design tokens, and documentation systems
- Product Ownership: Establishing OKRs, tracking DORA metrics, and driving data-driven roadmap prioritization
- Career Development: Transitioning from individual contributor to leadership roles, mentoring team members' growth
- Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Managing distributed teams across time zones and fostering inclusive team environments
- Community Building: Championing design system adoption, organizing knowledge sharing, and building internal communities
How mentorship works:
Mentorship takes place through semi-regular online meetings where we discuss your current challenges, review your progress, and plan next steps. Between sessions, you'll receive practical homework assignments that help you apply what we've discussed.
The frequency of our meetings depends entirely on your needs and availability. Some mentees benefit from sessions a couple of times per month for intensive guidance during critical projects or career transitions, but others prefer quarterly check-ins to maintain momentum and get strategic advice. We'll find a rhythm that works best for your challenges and schedule.
What exactly could I ask as a mentee?
You can ask anything you feel relevant. Here are a few ideas — these are real questions I've discussed with my mentees. Maybe they're similar to your challenges:
- "This is the status of my design system now, where do I invest time to make the best progress right now?"
- "How do I organize sync with designers?"
- "How exactly could I improve our documentation in Storybook?"
- "How to display what are our available CSS utilities so that a designer sees it?"
- "What to start with if we want visual regression testing in our specific setup?"
- "How do we increase adoption of design system in our product?"
- "What topics should I learn for my next interview to a design system position?"
Topics are not limited to this list — bring whatever challenges you're facing, and we'll work through them together.
Terms and conditions
Is it a paid mentorship? In general, yes, but depends. The first meeting is of course free. You can book a call in a widget below, and we discuss your challenges, schedule and details.
Get in Touch
Ready to start your mentorship journey? I'd love to hear about your challenges and goals.
Or book a video session directly via Calendly — I keep my calendar up to date, so you can easily see available times and choose what works best for you.