Services
$100 / month
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Free intro call
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Ongoing calls + chat
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No lock-in
Month to month, no contract.
MentorCruise summary
Raff is a Senior Product Design Manager at Optimizely. He has more than 10 years of experience in UX and product design, including agency work, in-house teams, and startup leadership. He helps UX designers reflect on stakeholder challenges, position design work in business terms, and grow into leadership roles.
Based on 2 verified mentee reviews
- Two reviewers praise his clear, thoughtful explanations and his ability to make conversations comfortable and open.
About
Need help getting your next job opportunity? Let me help you. My previous mentees have gone to work for international companies! As a mentor, I am happy to:
- Talk about a career change
- The design shift to AI
- Creating an impact
- Moving into leadership roles
- Create better research practices
- Design strategy with AI and beyond
I am happy to create bespoke programmes for mentees based on your needs. This is a general plan to see what you can expect.
- Intro call to ensure I am the right person for you
- Establish goals and needs
- Create a tailored plan to share between us
- Set up milestones
- Create checkpoints
- Reach goals 💪
Hey 🙌 I am Raff born in Naples, Italy and now living in the UK.
I have worked in agency and in-house and recently I created a design team for a startup, created a great product and sold it. This was Doddle a B2B tech scale-up called Doddle.
Now, I am the Senior Principal UX Designer at the largest supply chain company in the world - Blue Yonder. I deal with complex system problems and support the team to make connect the dots across multiple products and services.
I have worked in design for over 10 years across brands such as Amazon, USPS, Yamato, Australia Post and more.
I have been mentoring for the past 6 years and I enjoy seeing my mentees thriving int the design world. Some of my mentees have landed jobs in international agencies which makes me incredibly proud.
What mentees say
5 out of 5 stars
I honestly couldn't have asked for a better mentor than Raff! It's rare to come across someone who makes learning and growing as a designer feel so comfortable and enjoyable. He has such a unique way of explaining things, always taking the time to make sure you understand without ever making you feel uncomfortable asking questions. I really appreciate the care he puts into his feedback. He doesn't just tell you what to improve; he encourages you, helps you see things differently and makes you feel more confident in yourself.
Nahom
Lite Plan • 3 months
5 out of 5 stars
Raff is a thoughtful and experienced mentor who brings real seniority to the conversation. What I valued most was his ability to help me reflect on specific situations, particularly around stakeholder dynamics and how to position design thinking in business terms. He's direct, listens well, and draws on genuine leadership experience rather than generic advice. Would recommend!
Niels Flindt
Standard Plan • 4 months
Get to know Raff
What happens when you start
You tell Raff your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Raff reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
