Products and businesses built for how people actually behave.

I pair senior strategy, design, and user research expertise with applied behavioral science to help companies, studios, and fund-backed startups make better product decisions.

Experience working with and for Google, Nubank, Samsung, Pinterest, Itaú, Bentley Systems, GSK, and more — on products used by 100M+ people.

Who I work with

  • Companies

    I help product, design, and user research leaders make better product decisions.

  • Strategy, Design & Research Studios

    I help you raise what you can deliver with senior expertise in strategy, design, research, and behavioral science — and win the work that needs it.

  • Funds & Accelerators

    I help your portfolio companies grow and thrive, as an embedded leader or advisor.

What I work on

  • Products

    Creating and transforming products, services, and experiences.

  • Ways of working

    Improving how teams collaborate and decide.

  • Capabilities

    Helping teams build expertise and stronger judgment.

Ways to collaborate

  • Sprints

    Deep dives to solve a well-defined challenge fast.

    Expected duration: 3 to 6 weeks

  • Projects

    Strategy, design, and research work, owned end to end — from a single feature to a new product.

    Expected duration: 1 to 4 months

  • Embedded Partner

    Ongoing senior leadership for the chapter your company is in, without a full-⁠time hire.

    For studios, I serve as a dedicated partner across projects.

    Expected duration: 6 months and up

Recent projects with top studios across Europe, the US, and Latin America

  • Samsung

    UX Strategy for the future of (undisclosed topic).

    Global / 2026

  • Livelo

    Applied behavioral sciences to design new products and user experiences.

    Brazil / 2026

  • YouTube

    Research and strategy for new creator and audience features.

    Latin America & US / 2026

  • Bentley Systems

    Product vision, design, and user research to shape the future of key products.

    Europe & US / 2025

  • Google

    Exploratory research across five countries to guide new product development.

    Global / 2024

  • GSK

    Applied behavioral science to the adult vaccination experience.

    Brazil / 2024

  • Pinterest

    Rethinking how all +150 designers collaborate.

    US / 2022 → 2023

  • Itaú

    Research and design for the future of physical payment experiences.

    Brazil / 2024

  • Pogust Goodhead

    Leading end-to-end mobile app design.

    UK / 2024

  • PicPay

    Product vision and strategy for investment products.

    Brazil / 2023

  • Nestlé

    Strategy definition for new product development.

    Brazil / 2023

  • Nubank

    Identifying product opportunities for shared financial lives.

    Brazil / 2022

  • Nubank

    Moonshot initiative for holistic financial guidance.

    Brazil / 2021 → 2022

  • Nubank

    Research and design for their payment assistant.

    Brazil / 2020 → 2022

  • Other collaborations include:

    Natura &Co, Grupo Globo, Meta, Saint-Gobain, Klabin, Iconic, Novo Nordisk, Bancolombia, and more.

If it feels like there's a fit, let's have a quick call.

Email: max@yogoro.me

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maxyogoro