Resume
Anton Engelbrecht
Product Designer
Professional Summary
Product Designer with 3+ years of professional experience at Novo Nordisk, specializing in turning complex data and systems into clear, intuitive experiences. Lead designer on an internal AI agent builder used by 5,000+ monthly users - owning the full product design lifecycle from ideation and concept exploration through prototyping, user validation, and high-fidelity visual design. Strong foundation in user research, rapid prototyping, design systems, and data visualization, with a software engineering background that enables close collaboration with developers. Former American football player with national team experience in Denmark.
Professional Experience
Novo Nordisk — Lead Product Designer
- Lead designer on Novo Nordisk's largest internal AI agent builder, serving 5,000+ monthly users and agent builders across the organization
- Sole designer in a cross-functional Scrum team of 8, owning the full design lifecycle from ideation and concept exploration through prototyping, testing, and delivery
- Conduct extensive user research through interviews, usability testing, and workshops to continuously validate design decisions with real users
- Build interactive prototypes in Figma to rapidly test concepts, iterate based on user feedback, and communicate design intent to stakeholders
- Responsible for design handovers to developers, ensuring clear specifications and smooth bridge between design and implementation
Novo Nordisk — Product Designer
- Redesigned internal Tableau dashboards, transforming data visualization from request-driven outputs into user-centered tools through Figma prototyping and human-centered design methods
- Identified and addressed low dashboard adoption by introducing usability testing, uncovering root causes and driving data-informed design improvements
- Built a design system and reusable Figma templates for data dashboards, ensuring visual consistency and scalability across the department
- Established continuous feedback loops with stakeholders to align product direction with user needs and business goals
Novo Nordisk — Product Design Intern
- Designed features and enhancements for a global internal onboarding platform, contributing across the full design process from wireframing to user testing
- Created a design system for the onboarding platform in Figma, ensuring consistency and scalability across international teams
- Improved UX across departmental Power Apps and Microsoft solutions through structured UX evaluation and iterative design
- Introduced bi-weekly stand-ups to strengthen collaboration between design and development, improving agile workflow and team alignment
American Football
- National champion U16/U19, team captain
- Represented Denmark on the U17 and U19 national teams in international competition
- Invited to Team Nordic (top players from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland) and the senior Danish national team
Education
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
BEng in Process and Innovation — UX Design & Software Development · September 2023 - April 2026
- Thesis: “From Experts to Everyone: Redesigning PS Chat for No-Code Custom Chatbots” — UX redesign project, graded 12 (A)
- Key coursework in Interaction Design (grade A), Industrial Design, Product Development, and Prototype Development
- Completed “From Idea to Checkout” (grade A) — full product lifecycle course covering ideation, validation, and go-to-market
- Additional coursework in project management, innovation facilitation, and entrepreneurship
Coursework in Software Engineering · September 2020 - 2023
- Built a Minesweeper game in Java, designing and implementing the full user interface from scratch using JavaFX
- Developed a time management system for a fictive software company, handling employee assignment to projects and project manager workflows
- Completed Advanced Engineering Mathematics (linear algebra, differential equations, vector analysis) — 20 ECTS
- Foundation in object-oriented programming, version control (Git), and software development principles
Skills
Design Figma, Rapid Prototyping, Wireframing, UI Design, Interaction Design, Design Systems, Visual Design, Information Architecture
Research User Research, Usability Testing, User Interviews, Workshops, User Journeys, Data-Driven Analysis
Data & Technical Data Visualization, Tableau, Power BI, HTML/CSS, Git, Azure DevOps
Methods Scrum, Agile, Design Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Languages Danish (Native), English (Fluent)