Ella
Glover

Design
Lead

After 8 years based in BERLIN, Ella continues to work for European companies whilst calling New Zealand home once again.

in-house
freelance
contractor

As the Design Lead at Embea, an innovative Insurtech startup, Ella also works as a freelance product designer, managing clients across the globe. Based in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, she leverages the 12-hour time zone difference — delivering designs by the time her clients enjoy their morning coffee.

Ella specialises in interface design and branding for early-stage startups, with a sharp focus on driving high-impact business results. If you're looking for designs that deliver high ROI, she's always open to new collaborations and freelance opportunities.

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in-house work HISTORY
  • 2022 — 2024
    DE / NZ
    Embea
  • 2020 — 2022
    DE
    Sonoma Digital
  • 2017 — 2020
    DE
    Getsurance
  • 2014 — 2017
    DE
    KKLD* (WPP network)
previous clients
MINI (BMW)
Baume et Mercier
Kaspersky Lab
Bayer
Panasonic
ALPHABET (BMW GROUP)
Richemont Group:
Chloé
IWC Schaffhausen
Montblanc
Piaget
Van Cleef & Arpels

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SAY

“ ...I cannot recommend Ella enough. She is an EXCEPTIONALLY talented designer with a remarkable ability to craft impactful ideas that effectively COMMUNICATE any message. She is highly self-sufficient, requires minimal guidance, and consistently delivers top-quality results on time.” ”

Leopold Jedina

COO & Co-Founder of Embea

“ ... A highly skilled designer who understands USER NEEDS, is creative in the ideation and builds component-driven and scalable product designs. Ella is my best recommendation for a UI/UX role. ”

Giulia Rehme

Head of Product

“ It’s RARE that you come across a designer who is both creative and efficient. Soon after I hired Ella for my life insurance startup, we would understand each other EFFORTLESSLY. She had tons of great ideas to make a dull topic like insurance easy and visually appealing. ”

Dr. Johannes Becher

Co-Founder of Getsurance &  Embea

“ Ella is an effective communicator. Motivating, inspiring and a highly respected expert across departments, independent of hierarchy levels. IN SHORT - she keeps 13 devs busy (and happy) ”

Isabelle Braun

Digital Director

“ Ella is an amazing Design Lead and great communicator, she really gets what users are struggling with. Everything she does is SUPER ORGANISED and structured, with an ability to look at the bigger picture and plan for design scalability and PRODUCT GROWTH ”

Paul Kalaba

Head of Product at Embea

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