Max

Max

Design Director in London, He/him

About

I'm a designer who currently spends 50% of my time designing, 40% of my time thinking about product, and 10% of my time writing code. I've worked across the startup lifecycle, from failures to unicorns, and my I'm best at taking things from 0 -> 1.

I'm currently Director of User Experience at Unmind, where I lead the product design and user research teams, set direction for product design, and lead the product vision.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Director of User Experience at Unmind
London

Looking after a team that boast the best wellbeing scores in the companies; leading the new product strategy; and leading the product vision that brought it to life for employees, clients and prospects alike.

2022 — 2023
Principal Product Designer at Unmind

Coaching the team of product designers; owning a rebrand from the Product perspective; leading creation of a new design system.

2021 — 2022
Lead Product Designer at Unmind
London

Building a happy, healthy, autonomous team; representing design within the product and content leadership teams; and leading the design of a new product.

2016 — 2021
Designer at Murdoch Studio
London

5 years acting as a tiny digital agency, designing and building brands, products, and websites. Clients ranged from tiny startups to big multinational corporations. I got to name companies, launch products, and build almost everything I designed.

2014 — 2016
Software Engineer at GoCardless
London

Learning the ropes of front end engineering, API design, and product design as an early hire at one of London's most successful startups.

2013 — 2014
Product Designer at University of Cambridge
Cambridge

In direct collaboration with the now Head of Engineering, I designed a web and mobile app that taught the fundamental engineering skills needed to apply to the University.

Education

2010 — 2013
Politics at Swansea University
Swansea

I focussed on the internet's effect on nations, governments and their international relations. Graduated with a First.