HSBC

Global banking and financial services organisation

Financial Trading Platform

Worked on complex enterprise trading systems for HSBC Global Banking & Markets, supporting traders and analysts across multiple regions with high-volume, time-critical workflows.

The project required coordinating with multiple stakeholder groups and navigating complex regulatory and business requirements.

Focused on simplifying highly technical dashboards and interfaces to improve usability, clarity, and efficiency for end-users.

Role
Senior UX Designer
Scope
Enterprise UX / Product Design for global trading platform
Duration
Jun 2021 – Dec 2022
Location
London & Remote

Financial Trading Platform

Worked on complex enterprise trading systems for HSBC Global Banking & Markets, supporting traders and analysts across multiple regions with high-volume, time-critical workflows.

The project required coordinating with multiple stakeholder groups and navigating complex regulatory and business requirements.

Focused on simplifying highly technical dashboards and interfaces to improve usability, clarity, and efficiency for end-users.

Role
Senior UX Designer
Scope
Enterprise UX / Product Design for global trading platform
Duration
Jun 2021 – Dec 2022
Location
London & Remote
  • Simplified complex trading workflows to improve clarity and efficiency for traders and analysts
  • Collaborated with multiple stakeholder groups to align interface decisions across regions
  • Contributed to enterprise design system improvements, standardizing components and dashboards
  • Mentored junior designers, fostering consistency and design quality across projects

Role

Focused on simplifying complex trading workflows, aligning stakeholders, and improving enterprise dashboard usability.

  • Simplified complex trading workflows to improve clarity and efficiency for traders and analysts
  • Collaborated with multiple stakeholder groups to align interface decisions across regions
  • Contributed to enterprise design system improvements, standardizing components and dashboards
  • Mentored junior designers, fostering consistency and design quality across projects

Role

Focused on simplifying complex trading workflows, aligning stakeholders, and improving enterprise dashboard usability.

Design system

Work focused on developing a scalable design system in Figma to support consistency and efficiency across trading platform interfaces.

  • Defined reusable components and interaction patterns for data-heavy interfaces
  • Improved consistency across trading tools through standardised UI elements
  • Supported more efficient design and development workflows through shared system foundations

Design system

Work focused on developing a scalable design system in Figma to support consistency and efficiency across trading platform interfaces.

  • Defined reusable components and interaction patterns for data-heavy interfaces
  • Improved consistency across trading tools through standardised UI elements
  • Supported more efficient design and development workflows through shared system foundations
  • Clearer user flows across multiple trading teams
  • Scalable design decisions adopted for future platform updates
  • Improved usability and efficiency of high-volume dashboards

Impact

Delivered design improvements that enhanced usability, clarity, and scalability of enterprise dashboards, with design system components adopted by multiple teams.

  • Clearer user flows across multiple trading teams
  • Scalable design decisions adopted for future platform updates
  • Improved usability and efficiency of high-volume dashboards

Impact

Delivered design improvements that enhanced usability, clarity, and scalability of enterprise dashboards, with design system components adopted by multiple teams.

About

Seasoned UX/UI Specialist with a proven track record of creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for a wide range of products.

Over the years, enjoyed collaborating with established companies, financial institutions, government organizations, and digital agencies to create solutions that work for both users and business goals.

About

Seasoned UX/UI Specialist with a proven track record of creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for a wide range of products.

Over the years, enjoyed collaborating with established companies, financial institutions, government organizations, and digital agencies to create solutions that work for both users and business goals.

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