Lead Product Designer
2022 — PresentNorthlight Studio
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
CV template
CV template — 35 professional templates you edit online.
A great CV template is the difference between being filtered out and being called for an interview. CV Giganten gives you 35 carefully designed CV templates — every template handcrafted by designers, optimised for recruiters and ATS systems. Classic, modern, minimalist or creative — there's a template for every industry.
Six popular CV templates to start with
John
Doe
Senior Product Designer
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Career
Senior Designer
2018 — 2022Klarna
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Milano
01
Profile
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer
Northlight Studio · 2022 — Present
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer
Klarna · 2018 — 2022
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack · 2014 — 2016
Other achievements
Driving licence B2010
Manual transmission.
Stadsmissionen2019 — 2021
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Hamburg
02
Anna Andersson
Senior Product Designer
anna@example.com / +46 70 123 45 67 / Stockholm, Sweden / anna.andersson.se
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
2022 — Present
Lead Product Designer, Northlight Studio
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
2018 — 2022
Senior Designer, Klarna
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
2014 — 2016
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack
Other achievements
2010
Driving licence B
Manual transmission.
2019 — 2021
Stadsmissionen
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Skills
Figma · Design systems · Prototyping · User testing · Workshop facilitation · HTML/CSS
Languages
Swedish—Native
English—Fluent
German—Intermediate
Oslo
03
John Doe
Senior Product Designer
john@example.com · +46 70 123 45 67 · Stockholm, Sweden · johndoe.com
Profile
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer · Northlight Studio
2022 — PresentLeads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer · Klarna
2018 — 2022Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
2014 — 2016Konstfack — Focused on service design and digital interfaces.
Other achievements
Driving licence B2010
Manual transmission.
Stadsmissionen2019 — 2021
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Skills
- Figma
- Design systems
- Prototyping
- User testing
- Workshop facilitation
- HTML/CSS
Languages
Swedish—Native
English—Fluent
German—Intermediate
Stockholm
04
Profile
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Work experience
Lead Product Designer
Northlight Studio · 2022 — Present
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
Senior Designer
Klarna · 2018 — 2022
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Education
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack · 2014 — 2016
Other achievements
Driving licence B2010
Manual transmission.
Stadsmissionen2019 — 2021
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Köpenhamn
05
Curriculum Vitae
John Doe
Senior Product Designer
john@example.com+46 70 123 45 67Stockholm, Swedenjohndoe.com
Designer with ten years of experience building human-centred digital products. Passionate about clarity, typography and teams that dare to try new ideas.
Skills
- Figma
- Design systems
- Prototyping
- User testing
- Workshop facilitation
- HTML/CSS
Languages
Swedish—Native
English—Fluent
German—Intermediate
Education
MFA Interaction Design
Konstfack · 2014 — 2016
Other achievements
Driving licence B2010
Manual transmission.
Stadsmissionen2019 — 2021
Volunteer. Helped with food distribution on weekends.
Work experience
2022 — Present
Lead Product Designer · Northlight Studio
Leads a design team of five. Owns the design system, vision and collaboration with product and engineering.
2018 — 2022
Senior Designer · Klarna
Drove major initiatives in the checkout flow. Increased conversion by 18% by simplifying the payment step.
Helsingfors
06
Why does the CV template matter so much?
Recruiters spend on average under 30 seconds on the first pass of a CV. That means design isn't decoration — it's function. A clear CV template with the right hierarchy lets the recruiter find what matters within seconds: most recent role, education, key skills.
On top of that, 75% of all CVs first pass through an ATS system (Workday, Teamtailor, Greenhouse, Lever) before a human even opens the document. A template that isn't ATS-friendly may stop your CV from being read at all — no matter how strong your experience is.
What makes a great CV template
- Clear hierarchy — recruiter finds name, latest role and contact in 3 seconds.
- ATS-friendly structure — linear text without graphical elements that confuse the parser.
- Consistent typography — max two typefaces, same style across all headings.
- Generous margins — at least 1.5 cm around so the text can breathe.
- Room for what matters — profile, experience, education, skills — in that order.
- PDF export — so your CV looks identical on every recruiter's screen.
How to use our CV template — in under 5 minutes
- Pick a template that matches the industry you're applying to. You can switch templates any time without losing your content.
- Fill in your details in the editor with a live preview. What you see is what the recruiter gets.
- Download as PDF when you're happy. For the next 24 hours you can keep editing and try all 35 templates at no extra cost.
Frequently asked questions
What is a CV template?
A CV template is a pre-designed layout where you only fill in your own text. The template controls typography, structure, margins and how your experience is presented — so you never have to reformat in Word every time you apply for a new job.
What's the best CV template in 2026?
The best CV template is the one that matches the industry you're applying to. Traditional fields (law, finance, public sector) work best with classic or minimalist templates. Tech, design and marketing fit modern and editorial templates. All 35 of our templates are ATS-friendly.
Is the CV template free?
Yes. You can edit freely in the browser with a live preview, switch between all 35 templates and see exactly how your CV looks — at no cost. Downloading the finished PDF is €3 / $3 and includes 24 hours of unlimited editing and downloads across every template.
Will the CV template work with ATS systems?
Yes. All 35 templates use a linear text structure that ATS systems (Workday, Teamtailor, Greenhouse, Lever) parse correctly. We avoid images, icons and tables that would otherwise confuse automatic CV parsing.
Do I need to pay to preview the template?
No. You see the full CV in a live preview with no watermark while you edit. You only pay when you want to download the finished PDF — and during the following 24 hours you can switch templates freely.
What should a CV template include?
Contact details, a short profile summary, work experience in reverse chronological order, education, skills and optionally languages and certificates. The template handles structure — you focus on the content.