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Will Grant

Sr Director Analyst

Will Grant is a Senior Director Analyst on the Software Engineering Design and Development team, focusing on User Experience, User Research, Design Systems, Product Strategy, Interaction Design, Accessibility, Usability, Information Architecture, and DesignOps across web, mobile and desktop applications.

Previous experience

Will Grant is a User Experience (UX) professional based in the United Kingdom with over 20 years of experience, including as both a practitioner and strategic director.

Mr Grant has an extensive background in overseeing the design, accessibility, and usability of web and mobile products that have reached a global audience of over a billion users.

With a background equally footed in deep computer science and a love of simple, usable design, Mr Grant's career has spanned founding startups to consulting for small and medium enterprises, right up to global brands.

Mr Grant has devoted his career to designing usable, powerful products that solve problems for users and generate value for the organization - building features, products, design teams and design-led companies.

Professional background

Canonical / Ubuntu, UX Manager, 3 years

Droplet (fintech startup), Co-founder, 5 years

WGX Experience Studio, UX Consultant, multiple clients including global brands, 11 years

Areas of coverage
  • Software Engineering Technologies

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Software Engineering Practices

  • Software Engineering Leadership

Education

BSc (Hons), Information Systems, Birmingham City University, UK

Multiple UX & Usability courses, Nielsen Norman Group

Speaking, Training & Workshops: TEDx, Google, Dyson, Mind the Product, University of Edinburgh Business School

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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UX best practices for usable design in mobile, web and desktop applications

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Generative AI and User Experience

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Design Systems in organizations

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Hiring, development and people management of design teams

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Trends and best practices in accessibility and digital inclusion