B2B • SaaS • Fintech
March 2021-Present

Building tax tech for global businesses

Building tax tech for global businesses

Fonoa is an API-first B2B SaaS suite that helps global companies such as 🍎, Google, Meta, Uber, Netflix, Zoom, Spotify, etc. achieve compliance. I joined in March 2021 as the second product designer to lead Lookup, now Fonoa’s million-dollar TIN Validation powerhouse. Together with Nemanja (the first designer), we scaled the team to 8 designers and researchers amid the tech recession late-2022.


Today, I lead E2E design for Lookup and e-Invoicing, developing frameworks and positioning design as a strategic asset. I also oversee the Fonoa Design System and Branding guidelines.

Role
Senior Product Designer, Design Team Lead
Role
Senior Product Designer, Design Team Lead
Role
Senior Product Designer, Design Team Lead
Skills
Discovery (User Research, Competitive Analysis)Design Strategy (User Journey, JTBDs, Problem-Solution Definition, Ideation, Evaluation)PM (Prioritisation, Phasing, Tracking)Design (Architect, UX/UI, Prototyping, User Testing)Marketing Design (Website, OOH)
Skills
Discovery (User Research, Competitive Analysis)Design Strategy (User Journey, JTBDs, Problem-Solution Definition, Ideation, Evaluation)PM (Prioritisation, Phasing, Tracking)Design (Architect, UX/UI, Prototyping, User Testing)Marketing Design (Website, OOH)
Skills
Discovery (User Research, Competitive Analysis)Design Strategy (User Journey, JTBDs, Problem-Solution Definition, Ideation, Evaluation)PM (Prioritisation, Phasing, Tracking)Design (Architect, UX/UI, Prototyping, User Testing)Marketing Design (Website, OOH)
Products, Projects
e-Invoicing
Lookup
Cross-platform features
Data Sharings (DAC7)
Third-party Vendor Platform
Fonoa Certificate Platform
Design System
Branding guidelines & materials (swags, gifts, etc.)
Company website
Marketing collaterals

Fonoa e-Invoicing

E2E Design • Design Strategy • Platform Design

Simplifying Complex and Data-heavy Workflows for Effortless Compliance

Designed a digital transaction reporting platform that streamlines complex, data-intensive workflows, enabling companies to achieve compliance with ease and efficiency.

Fonoa Lookup

E2E Design • Design Strategy • Platform Design

Transforming a Low-cost Acquisition Tool to a Million-Dollar Revenue Generator

Build a TIN Validation product from MVP to hyper-growth with user-centric design, capturing demand and creating upsell opportunities.

Fonoa Platform

E2E Design • Collaboration

Cross-platform features

Lead collaborative design process to create cross-platform features that ensure a consistent user experience, accelerate design and enable scalable implementation.

Fonoa

Design Strategy • UX Strategy • Design Framework • XFN Collaboration

Growing Design at Fonoa

Improve UX maturity: build design collaboration frameworks, integrate design as a core function within cross-functional teams. Define hiring criteria. Build and maintain the Design System, Branding Guideline.

In retrospect

In retrospect

I never thought Tax would be so interesting

I never thought Tax would be so interesting

Working at Fonoa has been a unique opportunity to dive into the specialised field of tax, allowing me to lead end-to-end platform design in a fast-paced environment. Collaborating closely with POs, PMs, engineers, UX researchers, Tax Managers, Sales, Marketing, and CX teams has deepened my understanding of the B2B SaaS fintech landscape.


The role demands constant context switching across various products and projects, which has been both challenging and rewarding, strengthening my holistic view and systems thinking. This approach helps me identify user-centered commonalities across complex workflows. Additionally, I’ve had the privilege of building, leading, and growing a team of designers—an exciting responsibility that brings its own rewarding challenges.