About
Alex Gilev is a strategic design leader, based in Miami, with 16 years of experience leading complex projects ranging from 0 → 1 startups to large Fortune 500 companies.
Alex partners with founders to define product vision through rapid prototyping, embedding with engineering teams to execute and iterate until product-market fit is achieved.
Capabilities
Design Leadership (VP / Head of Design)
Product Strategy
UX Strategy
Product Gamification
0 → 1 Projects
Enterprise Software
Data-heavy Interfaces (UI)
Design Systems
Mentoring
Education &
Certifications
"Product Management" by Stanford Business School.
“Disruptive Strategy” by Harvard Business School.
"Blockchain & Crypto Fundamentals" by MIT.
"UX Management" by Nielsen Norman Group.
"Product Manager" & "Product Leader" by Product School.
"Digital Psychology" by CXL.
"Enterprise Design Thinking" by IBM.
"Business Design" by IDEO.
"Value Proposition & Business Model Design" by Strategyzer.
Highlights
Launched Ocean — the world’s fastest AI search engine. Featured by Forbes. Powered by Cerebras chips. Designed and developed from the ground up. By the time the TestNet launched, there were 130,000 active users (2025).
Designed a first-of-its-kind application for Apple Vision Pro — CyranoHealth — in collaboration with Apple, revolutionizing medical equipment training for healthcare teams. Featured by Figma, Apple, and FastCompany (2024).
Led design initiatives pivotal in securing $30M in series A funding for IO.net, the world's largest decentralized GPU network. The company is now valued at $4 billion (2023).
Evangelized and transformed the design discipline at DailyPay, a leading wage access platform, by establishing a scalable design system, redesigning internal tools to increase staff efficiency. Awarded the “Best HR Tech Award” (2021).
Played a critical role in securing $18M in funding for Backbone PLM as Founding Designer, by conceptualizing and launching the product lifecycle management platform from the ground up(2017).
Apple tried to hire me. Twice (2016, 2024).
1:1 Mentorship
I'm passionate about helping aspiring designers leap to the next level and become more strategic with their work.