Benjamin Ong

Benjamin Ong

UX Lead @ Singlife

About

👋 Hey there! I'm a senior designer, currently a UX Lead at Singlife, managing a few amazing UX designers and working hard to make financial services platforms, apps, and tools super easy to use for Financial Advisers and people.

I thrive on tackling challenging problems, diving deep into user research, giving experiences a fresh perspective, crafting interfaces, interactions, and all things related to design systems.

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Work Experience

2023 — Now
UX Lead at Singlife

Managing a team and on a mission to create easy to use, efficient platforms and tools for Financial Advisers and people.

2021 — 2023
Senior UX Designer at Singlife

Oversee the creation of user experiences and user research for all Financial Adviser platforms - like lead management systems, financial need analysis apps, sales apps, and a new all-in-one tool for advisors.

I was also involved in enhancing customer-facing web and app experiences, such as improving how travel insurance is bought and providing a clearer view of financial portfolios on Singlife APP using SGFinDex.

I created and managed a design system that equipped the entire team of designers.

2020 — 2021
UX Designer at Prudential

I led design for Prudential's online insurance platform, enhancing usability and journeys. I created and managed a design system which benefitted all designers in Singapore. I also designed and delivered several key projects: digitalising selected products beneficiary nomination service, a brand new insurance product and a covid initiative service to help customers relieve their premiums.

2020 — 2020
UX Designer at Perx Technologies

I revamped the campaign dashboard experience 2.0 by planning and carrying out a research plan which included user interviews and usability testing, followed by creating high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes for development.

2019 — 2019
User Interaction Experience Designer at FWD

I created and maintained a design system for designers in FWD, Singapore. I then designed and delivered complete experiences for several key projects, like the Refer-A-Friend program, time and quota promotions, insurance cross-selling, and the customer portal.

2018 — 2019
UX Designer at Perx Technologies

I led the design and delivered a key component of the company's SAAS dashboard - marketing campaign creation module. I planned and executed a cross-border research study to find insights and pain points, aligning product strategy and design. I created personas and customer journey maps, and advocated successfully for adopting the Ant design system among product and development teams.

Certifications

2021

UXC# 1048914
Measuring UX and ROI
The Human Mind and Usability
Persuasive and Emotional Design
Emerging Patterns in Interface Design
Discoveries: Building the Right Thing

Education