Hello everyone,
I am about to start organizing my paperwork for the GT Visa application as an exceptional talent. It would be great if I could receive your feedback.
I have over 9 years of experience as a UX Designer, and before that, I had worked as a Developer for 3 years. Currently, I hold the position of head of UX Design at a Canadian startup company in the A.I. field.
CV
Personal statement
Reference letters
- From company A’s CEO that, I’ve currently worked for over a year. He explains my expertise in the design field and, my leadership role for the company and also the technical & financial impact of my work.
- From company B’s CEO, whom I previously worked with, explaining my exceptional leadership talent in this field nationwide.
- From company C’s Brand Manager, Which is previously worked with, talking about my leadership & unique impact on the product’s financial success.
Mandatory Criteria
- The Evidence I led the growth of a product-led digital technology company:
Explained my leadership and my works impact on the company A.
- Documentation of product design
- Evidence for leading the growth of the design team by recruiting & onboarding, a huge impact on business by improving the product metrics (+documents).
- Reference letter from Product Manager describing my work and my leadership impact.
- The Evidence I led a substantial open-source project:
Explanation about my developed open-source Figma plugin, which is used by 1000+ designers.
- Plugin’s community page link & screenshots of its environment
- Design + development docs + Explaining how it made why it helpful for the design community.
- The Evidence I command a high salary for my services:
My translated contract from company C which is recognized as a tech giant in the country. The Evidence shows my high salary range in my country & the UK + Evidence of my equity options & mentions their current value in GBP.
- The translated contract + equity options contract
- A Document that explains the salary & equity options value range in GBP
- Published material in professional or major trade publications:
My published articles in well-known design publication website
- A link & Screenshot shows the article and its high viewership.
Optional Criteria
Optional criteria 1 (innovation)
- Explanation about Company B, which has an NFT product and my product design leading role, which made the product commercially successful.
- Design Documents
- The reference Letter from the CTO describes the contribution that leads the product to success.
- Link to product website & Public NFT Platform
Optional criteria 2 (outside work activity)
- Show my consistent 1.5-year mentorship on the ADPList platform with 1000+ mins Total mentoring time & 30+ Sessions completed on product design leadership & career advice topics.
- Link to my mentorship profile + Screenshot of mentees’ feedback on their sessions
- Certification from the ADPList CEO
- A Supporting Document that shows how my mentorship helps the advancement of the field, showing how my mentees were successful in their future careers.
- Have a speech on the Android Accessibility topic at an Annual Technology for Disabled People event. (Question: This event was held 5 years & 4 months ago, so can I include this one?)
- Speech video link + photos
- An official letter from the event organizer certifies my speech and describes the event’s details.
Optional criteria 3 (significant contribution)
- About my work in Company C, which led to the development of their high-impact digital product with 50 Million users worldwide.
- Reference letter from Product Manager
- Product Designs & Research Documents
- About my work in Company D, which led to the development of their high-impact digital product with 35 Million users use.
- Reference letter from Product Manager
- Product Designs & Research Documents