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Building a design system anyone can use
Product School had no design system when I joined. Today non-designers ship pages with it using Cursor.
Lead product designer · Basque Country, Spain
Mostly a designer, partly a builder, always learning something new
Most of my career has been in ed tech — building design systems, redesigning enrollment flows, leading small teams. I like working on things that are a bit complicated.
my work
I write sometimes ↗
watercolors
wine cellar
music I love
Selected work
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From sales call to self-serve student
Redesigned how students discover, enroll, and learn — removing every manual step along the way.
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A wine journal, designed without Figma
A personal iOS app for tracking wines and learning as I go. Designed and built entirely with AI tools.
What colleagues say
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Working with Margarita at Product School was one of the most formative experiences of my design career. As my Design Lead, she had a rare ability to keep the user at the center of every decision without losing sight of the product's business goals.
María José Carpio
Strategic Product Designer · Margarita's direct report
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She's super proactive, always thinking a few steps ahead. You never had to chase her for anything — she just got things done, always to a really high standard. Her design work is thoughtful, user-focused, and had a real impact on the product.
Elena Madalina Rosculescu
Lead Product Manager · Margarita's direct manager
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She has an eye for what looks great and strives for the best user experience possible — she truly delivers superb quality in anything she is working on.
Robert Jerovšek
Engineering Manager · same cross-functional team
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From strategy to execution, she brings creative perspectives to everything — a fantastic manager who balances great rapport with timely delivery at every release.
Luana Tabirca
Growth, Marketing & Product · collaborated as stakeholder
About
I'm a product designer with a PM background and an inconvenient curiosity about everything.
Eight years at Product School. Design systems, student journeys, an LMS built from the ground up. Comfortable in Figma, equally comfortable arguing about why a feature shouldn't exist.
AI has changed how I work — not just for side projects but day to day. I review code, ship PRs, build my own tools. Cursor and Claude are part of how I think now, not just what I use.
When I'm not at a screen: watercolors, two kids, wine. I live in the Basque Country, which is a good place for all three.
Currently
Lead Product Designer, Product School
Based in
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country
Languages
English · Spanish · Russian · Portuguese
Writing