
Alza.cz is the Czech Republic's largest e-commerce platform, spanning everything from online shopping to loyalty subscriptions and in-store pickup. Over 4.5 years, I grew from designing marketing landing pages into owning major product launches like AlzaPlus+ — working across research, UI, prototyping, testing, and close collaboration with a large, established design and development team.
What I actually did
- Started in the marketing department and discovered UX design through an internal course and a cross-department rotation program
- Mentored by the person who built Alza's design department — learned the fundamentals directly from him
- Started small — simple features and marketing landing pages — and grew into ownership of large-scale projects, including sole responsibility for the AlzaPlus+ subscription launch and Alza's buyout/trade-in program
- Worked beyond typical web and mobile features — redesigned the internal app used daily by warehouse staff, and designed interactive screens for Alza's physical stores
- Collaborated daily with marketing, product, and development teams
- Ran user research and testing throughout the design process — including A/B testing — to validate decisions before launch
- Used analytics tools like Google Analytics, Smartlook, and Hotjar to validate design decisions with real behavioral data
- Contributed to and helped maintain Alza's custom design system
- Part of the core team designing Alza.cz — the largest e-commerce platform in the Czech Republic
What I learned
- UX and UI fundamentals
- Analytics tools (GA, Smartlook, Hotjar), Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Figma, ...
- How to present designs to senior leadership inside a corporate structure
- How to take (and also give) feedback without taking it personally
- How to collaborate as one of several designers at a large company
A colorful 4.5 years
Never the same project twice.
From small, everyday features to some of Alza.cz's biggest redesigns — here's a taste of the range.
I started knowing nothing about UX. I left having helped shape Alza.cz itself.
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