UX Leadership

Ways of working

My approach is simple: understand the problem properly, use evidence carefully, create clarity for stakeholders, and shape recommendations that can actually be delivered.

Tools I use

  • Figma
  • Miro
  • Claude Code
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • UX Tweak
  • Maze
  • ChatGPT
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Hotjar
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • PowerPoint
  • Figma Make
  • Adobe XD
  • InVision

UX Principles

The way I create clarity

  1. Frame the problem

    Before jumping to solutions, I separate symptoms from the underlying problem, so the team solves the right thing against real business goals and user needs.

  2. Understand users and context

    I use research, analytics and existing evidence to learn what users are trying to do and where they struggle, choosing the method to fit the decision. I don't believe in research theatre.

  3. Map journeys and decision points

    I map how people move through the experience and where it creates friction. Usually the problem is not one page, but the relationship between content, structure, confidence and timing.

  4. Identify risks and opportunities

    I help teams see what most affects user success and commercial performance, and where a small, well-placed change could have a large effect.

  5. Shape recommendations

    I turn evidence into practical recommendations, each clear on what to change, why it matters, who it affects and what happens next.

  6. Bring stakeholders with you

    I get everyone seeing the same problem clearly, presenting findings to support a decision, not just reporting everything I found.

  7. Make it happen, and as promised

    This is where it becomes real: wireframes, prototypes and, where it helps, UI. I stay hands-on and mentor the designers, keeping the work anchored to the research through build.

  8. Iterate. Iterate. Iterate

    Launch should create learning, not close the conversation. I help teams decide what to measure and review, then keep improving once real users are in.

UX leadership

What I believe good UX leadership does

Belief 01

It creates clarity

Good UX leadership helps teams understand what matters, what is risky and what should happen next.

Belief 02

It connects evidence to decisions

Research, analytics and audits are only useful if they change how a team thinks or acts.

Belief 03

It respects commercial reality

UX recommendations need to work for the organisation, not just for an ideal user journey.

Belief 04

It protects the user when delivery gets difficult

Constraints are normal. Good UX leadership helps teams make trade-offs without losing sight of user needs.

Belief 05

It makes work easier to repeat

Strong UX is not only about individual outputs. It is also about better standards, better handover and better decision-making across teams.

Belief 06

It includes people who are often designed around

Digital experiences should work for people with lower confidence, lower literacy, accessibility needs, stress, urgency or limited time.

UX Toolkit

The methods in my UX toolkit

  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Discovery workshops
  • Requirements review
  • Service and journey mapping
  • Risk mapping
  • Analytics review
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Competitor and comparator review
  • User interviews
  • Focus groups
  • Surveys
  • Customer intercepts
  • Diary studies
  • Empathy mapping
  • Customer feedback analysis
  • Support query review
  • Accessibility and inclusive design
  • Persona development
  • User flows
  • Experience mapping
  • Information architecture
  • Card sorting
  • Content mapping
  • Red routes
  • Page priority mapping
  • Template and component guidance
  • Usability testing
  • Tree testing
  • First-click testing
  • Preference and comprehension testing
  • Research synthesis and playback
  • UX recommendations
  • Wireframing and prototyping
  • UI design and design systems
  • Atomic component design
  • UX QA
  • Handover guidance
  • Prioritised improvement backlogs
  • Post-launch research
  • Conversion rate optimisation
  • A/B testing
  • Customer feedback loops
  • Continuous optimisation planning
  • Roadmap recommendations

Let's grab a coffee and start talking.

Hiring a lead position is a serious decision, and one that deserves a proper conversation. I'd welcome the chance to talk you through a decade of research-led strategy, design and team leadership.