About H

Helena Dang  [ Senior Product Designer ]

I take messy products, from AI agents to security tools, and make them feel easy the first time someone opens them.

why product design?

To me, product design isn’t some fancy word I throw onto my CV and move on with my day.

I love 3 things and 3 things only: pretty things, solving problems, and making other people’s lives easier. Four years and a lot of first-time users later, that’s still the whole job. BAM, here we are.

Currently

Lead product designer at 01 Digital (Singapore, remote).

Open to

Remote full-time or freelance.
HCM City, GMT+7.

Helena Dang standing in a temple hallway with painted murals

hi, that’s me

[ Helena Dang ]

Ho Chi Minh City

GMT+7

Recent work

Things I’ve led  [ AI, security, SaaS ]

How I work

What you get with me  [ from idea to build ]

End to end

From the first messy exploration to design system thinking, build constraints and how it actually ships. I own the product, not just the screens.

Close to the code

I prototype and vibe-code when Figma isn’t enough, and I sit with engineers on what’s possible this sprint.

Research, myself

I talk to users myself, especially first-timers. If a new user hesitates, that’s my bug to fix.

Lead and mentor

I lead a team of 3, run hiring and design reviews, and love helping newer designers find their feet.

Experience

Where I’ve been  [ 5+ years in product ]

2024-now

01 Digital

Lead product designer

Joined as product designer, promoted to lead in a year. Product team of 3, reporting to the CEO.

2026

Globe Telecom

Design lead, contract

Led a freelance design team of 5 on a cloud platform dashboard, AWS training decks and videos.

2022-2025

CyStack

Product designer

Security products: a password manager, a bug bounty platform and the brand site.

2024-2025

Robusto AI

Product designer

Senior product design & graphic design for an AI startup, alongside CyStack.

2021-now

Freelance

UI/UX designer

Product and UI work for founders and small teams, on the side.

Kind words

From people I’ve worked with  [ via LinkedIn ]

“She consistently delivered high-quality work that made complex content clear, engaging and easy to understand.”

Thomas J. Smart

Cybersecurity, AI & cloud advisor, Globe project

“Helena is not only incredibly talented but also professional, communicative, and highly receptive to feedback.”

Christian Mansueto

Manager, Globe Telecom, client

“Her hard-working nature and exceptional problem-solving skills were evident throughout the project, consistently delivering top-notch UI and product design work.”

Anh Thu Németh

Senior communications & design specialist

Off the clock

Life outside Figma  [ 2003-now ]

Helena as a toddler in a denim dress, 2003

little did I know I’d fall for design

[ 2003 ]

Helena at Chu Van An high school, 2016

me at chu van an highschool

[ 2016 ]

The 01 Digital team taking a mirror selfie

acting funky as a team

[ 01 Digital ]

The 01 Digital team at a perfume-making workshop

brewing perfumes and ideas

[ 01 Digital ]

Helena in front of the Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, 2019

house of parliament, budapest

[ 2019 ]

Helena with the 01 Digital team at her wedding

at my wedding, we’re that close

[ 01 Digital ]

Ready whenever you are

Let’s chat