Designed Checkout → +14% Conversion: Product Designer Bullets

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Replaced two soft phrases ('user-friendly', 'collaborated closely') with the surface (checkout), the structural move (4→2 steps), and the only number a recruiter cares about (conversion lift, with sample size).

Redesigned the 4-step checkout into 2 steps, lifting conversion 11.2% → 12.8% (+14% relative) across a 6-week A/B test (n=82k sessions).

What changed and why

  • Conversion lift, task-success rate, time-to-complete — these are the product-designer metrics recruiters now expect.
  • Quote BOTH absolute (11.2% → 12.8%) AND relative (+14%) — relative-only is the AI shortcut, both shows rigour.
  • Test duration + sample size (6 weeks, 82k sessions) prevents a recruiter from assuming you read tea leaves.
  • Structural change (4→2 steps) > visual change ('improved UI') — recruiters trust structural design choices more than polish.

Recruiter perspective

“Absolute + relative + n. This designer ran a real test — that's a senior signal.”

— Director of Design · E-commerce Marketplace

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