Breno Otávio

Breno Otávio

Product Designer based in Brasil

About me

I'm Breno, a designer from Brazil who got here through a slightly unusual door. I studied graphic design, specialized in photography and moving image, and spent a year deep in contemporary philosophy. That last one rewired how I work: I structure problems by questioning them before I try to solve them.

Design was the constant through all of it. For eight years, half in agency and half in product, I've been learning to think with the precision of someone who executes and the perspective of someone who decides.

At Mirum I learned craft, working fast, and how to defend an idea to someone who doesn't want to hear it. At Claro, I moved into problems with names and numbers: prepaid churn, debt recovery, loyalty conversion. I stopped optimizing screens and started optimizing decisions.

That mix is the whole point: I design decisions, not just interfaces.

Work Experience

  • 2023 — Now

    Senior Product Designer at Global Hitss

    Product Designer for the Minha Claro ecosystem, one of Brazil's largest carriers (tens of millions of annual accesses, millions of monthly users). Designed critical financial journeys across postpaid, control, and prepaid: payments, bill management, service negotiation, and also user onboarding, tied to metrics like delinquency, churn, and MAU. Previously led design for Claro Clube, shaping loyalty mechanics, tier progression, and JTBD-driven gamification with impact on cross-sell, LTV, and retention. Worked closely with PMs, engineering, and business using research, KPIs, verbatims, and heatmaps.

  • 2021 — 2023

    Product Designer at CI&T

    Designed monetization and service-contracting journeys for Minha Claro Residencial, focused on conversion, upsell, and revenue at scale. Built flows integrating Claro with third-party partners (including streaming) with 2FA authentication, and delivered cross-platform experiences across web, mobile, and Apple Watch. Led the Residential Design Chapter, driving discovery through qualitative and quantitative research, KPIs, verbatims, and heatmaps.

  • 2018 — 2021

    UI/UX Designer at Mirum Agency

    Developed e-commerce projects, landing pages, and dashboards with a focus on visual design and design systems. Served clients including Cyrela, SKY, Volvo, and Intelbras.

  • 2015 — 2017

    Visual Designer at Media Lab, Universidade Positivo

    Created graphic and digital materials, including audiovisual production, motion graphics, and interface design.

Education

  • 2026

    AI for Designers

    IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation

  • 2023

    UX Research

    HowBootcamps

  • 2021

    UX Metrics 2.0 Product Analytics

    PunkMetrics

  • 2019

    Course in Contemporary Philosophy

    Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) - Curitiba, PR - Brasil

  • 2018 — 2019

    Postgraduate Specialization in Photography and Moving Image

    Universidade Positivo - Curitiba, PR - Brasil

  • 2014 — 2017

    Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design

    Universidade Positivo - Curitiba, PR - Brasil

Off screen

  • A small white dog with a checkered bandana
  • A red vintage bike against a tree
  • A person walking in a grassy field under a blue sky
  • Two calico cats resting
  • A sunset selfie of two men