Louise Walker Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, Gb

FT Professional is the FT's B2B division accounting for 75% of the paying FT readership and the largest contributor to revenue growing 10% YoY. I am accountable for design across the portfolio (6 products) and represent design in the leadership team. Peers including product, tech, marketing, commercial and operations directors.In partnership with product and tech directors I lead strategy and execution for the B2B product portfolio, including 0-1 product development for new audiences, and scaling our core products. I lead a fab multidisciplinary design team in the UK and Bulgaria.

London, England, Gb

With FT Families we aim to build a workplace where employees with caregiving responsibilities feel supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. We do this by raising awareness, informing company policy, providing community, and leading discussion. As a committee member I set strategy, drive the annual plan of events and initiatives, manage budget, and collaborate with HR and DEI.

London, England, Gb

I joined the FT to be the first design leader for 3 key growth portfolios in the FT Group: - FT Professional/B2B- FT Live Events- FT Specialist (professional products for niche audiences inc. The Banker, Investors Chronicle, FTAdvisor)I grew the team from 4 to 15 Product, Service and Content Designers in the UK and Bulgaria, and invested heavily in partnerships across the FT - particularly improving the collaboration between design, brand, and product marketing.

New York, Ny, Us

The Design Leadership Forum brings together industry veterans and rising stars who direct design at leading companies. Our mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. http://designleadership.com/

London, England, Gb

NORMAN & SONS is a design and strategy consultancy based in London and NYC, specialising in data-rich enterprise and B2B SaaS products. Clients include UBS, Credit Suisse, CloudMargin, FIFA, FactSet.Founding Partner: jointly accountable for the commercial and reputational success of the firm, business development, vision and strategy, operating processes, financial governance.Head of Design & Research: developed propositions, hired and managed practitioners in London and New York, resourced engagements and provided leadership across projects, spoke at conferences and industry events.

London, England, Gb

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Design and Research leadership for complex enterprise applications for financial services (inc. FX trading platforms, Credit Risk management, Treasury reporting and allocation tools).Clients include HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and UBS.

London, Gb

Led user research across multiple web and service design projects, including Transport for London.

New York, Ny, Us

Design vision, strategy and delivery of enterprise applications, including trading platforms for leading investment banks.

Middlesex, England, Gb

Research and design for a multi-channel enterprise sales platform, to drive customer acquisition and retention and promote Sky products. Part of a £40m+ CX program.

London, England, Gb

UX practitioner and usability testing programme leadership for a large web consolidation programme for the DfE.Initial product from concept to launch (Oct 2008) in 6 months, combining 30,000+ pieces of content from nearly 40 different websites.