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Executive Profile
Yooch Wan is a Principal / Lead Product Designer with 20+ years of experience at the intersection of design, business, and technology.
Specialising in complex B2B platforms, financial systems, and enterprise products, Yooch brings a rare full-stack skill set — combining product strategy, UX leadership, interaction and visual design, technical prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration.
Known for delivering measurable business impact through user-centred design, Yooch excels at simplifying complexity, scaling design systems, and driving transformational outcomes across Finance, Fintech, and SaaS environments.
Summary
Level of Experience
Extremely senior, with 20+ years of experience spanning:
- Product Design and Strategy
- UX and Interaction Design
- UI Design
- Front-end Development
Worked extensively in:
- Financial services (banking, trading, asset management, fintech)
- Enterprise B2B and SaaS products
- Complex platforms and workflow systems
Summary
Core Skills & Capabilities
Full-Stack Product Design
From business/product strategy, to user research, UX, IA, UI design, and prototyping.
System Design Leadership
Led major design system efforts (e.g., Halo Design System at LSEG, design frameworks at Refinitiv).
Workflow Redesign
Specialized in simplifying highly complex financial/trading workflows and dramatically improving efficiency (e.g., cutting onboarding time by 92% in FX platforms).
Cross-Platform Expertise
Experience spans web, mobile (iOS), enterprise desktop platforms.
Accessibility
WCAG compliance and accessibility best practices built into projects for public-sector and finance clients.
Technical Hands-On
Builds working prototypes in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to accelerate development and reduce design-to-build gaps.
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Career Highlights
Insight Investment (BNY Mellon)
Lead Designer for new front-office apps replacing legacy systems; delivered up to 99% efficiency improvements.
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Principal Designer leading platform-level UX strategy, spatial models, navigation models for the new flagship financial data and analytics platform "Workspace", and the foundation of a new flagship design system.
Refinitiv
(formerly the Financial & Risk Division of Thomson Reuters)
Principal Designer for financial desktop frameworks, design systems, and applications for trading, risk, and wealth management.
Lloyds Banking Group
Senior UX Designer for digital lending journeys; contributed to 94% reduction in loan “time-to-cash.” and 4.9 out of 5 usability score in public user testing.
HSBC & UBS
UX/UI lead for FX trading and reporting platforms, building award-winning and large-scale financial applications.
Summary
Strengths
Proven Leadership in End-to-End UX Delivery
Led numerous complex UX initiatives from initial concept through to final implementation — balancing users, business goals, and technical constraints to deliver impactful, scalable solutions.
Systems-Level Design Thinking
Demonstrated ability to design beyond individual interfaces—crafting cohesive experiences across interconnected products, services, and channels. Skilled at mapping complex ecosystems, identifying interdependencies, and creating solutions that drive value at scale.
Deep financial domain knowledge
FX trading, portfolio management, risk systems, derivatives, credit, wealth management.
Design Framework and System Development Expertise
Strong at building scalable design frameworks and design systems.
Skilled at cross-functional collaboration
Extensive experience working directly with PMs, business analysts, developers, traders, front-office users.
Proven business impact
Regularly cites efficiency gains, user satisfaction ratings, and stakeholder recognition.
Mentorship and leadership
Mentors designers, leads UX standards groups, contributes to design ops and team culture.
Summary
What others think of Yooch
Summarised by ChatGPT from analysing received Linkedin recommendations / testimonials
Expertise in Product / UX Design
- Deep understanding of user-centered design principles
- Ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, elegant solutions
- Designs are visually engaging, modern, and practical
Financial & Technical Knowledge
- Strong domain knowledge in finance, including trading systems and portfolio management tools
- Hands-on with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), often delivering working prototypes
- Balances design creativity with technical feasibility
Collaboration & Communication
- Builds strong interpersonal relationships with team members and stakeholders
- Excellent at working with cross-functional teams, including developers, analysts, and front-office users
- Acts as a bridge between users and technical teams
Professionalism & Leadership
- Highly reliable, proactive, and passionate
- Contributes to a positive team culture and encourages knowledge sharing
- Trusted as both a team player and a leader under pressure
Strategic & Results-Focused
- Clear understanding of product lifecycles and development methodologies
- Designs lead to smooth user adoption and meet business and user goals
- Backed by success metrics, stakeholder praise, and team-wide impact
Overall Summary
Full-Spectrum Product & UX Expertise across Strategy, Design, and Delivery
Yooch Wan is a Principal to Executive-level Product and UX Design leader, with rare full-spectrum capability across strategy, hands-on UX/UI, financial domain expertise, technical prototyping, and organisational leadership.
He is particularly strong in complex B2B product environments, finance and trading systems, and building scalable UX systems from the ground up.