Working in UX Design

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What's Working in UX Design about?

Every month, tune in to our ‘Working In UX Design’ podcast series - where we interview a UX professional in the industry on their experience of working in UX Design. Our past interviewees include UX leads from Grab, AirAsia, Shopify, TripAdvisor and more!

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Working in UX Design episodes:

04.25.2024
Episode 34: Designing and Growing with Malaysia’s Digital Ecosystem with Johnny Woo
Meet Johnny, a seasoned designer with over two decades of experience spanning various industries, including comics, automobiles, mobile apps, and secondhand goods. He is driven by the belief that exceptional design should seamlessly blend into our lives, offering intuitive experiences...
02.27.2024
Episode 33: Deep Frontiers in UX Design Ikram Faidzal
With over 13 years of experience spanning digital agencies, e-commerce (11street - a joint venture between SK Planet and Celcom Axiata), and telecommunications (Digi in Malaysia and Smartfren in Indonesia), Faidzal strongly advocates for a research-first approach. He emphasises the...
12.04.2023
Episode 32: Business Impact of Strategic Design with Ruby Pryor
Ruby has spent her career making organisations more customer-centric. In Singapore, her experience includes working as a Lead UX Researcher at Grab and Strategic Designer at Boston Consulting Group.Previously she worked as a management consultant at Nous Group in Australia....
11.05.2023
Episode 31: Navigating your Design Career in Agencies & Startups with Daryl Tan
Daryl is a Digital Product Designer with over a decade of experience working in various agencies, start-ups, and SMEs. He is creatively curious, and enjoys crafting meaningful experiences by leveraging on the latest data, processes, and technology.In his previous roles...
10.17.2023
Episode 30: The Impact of AI in UX Design with Chenmu Wu
Chenmu Wu graduated from university with a degree in Architecture and proceeded to work at Shopee for four years as a UIUX designer. In 2019, he played a pivotal role in initiating the migration of the design team from Sketch...
09.06.2023
Episode 29: Predicting the Future of UX with Gideon Simons
Part technologist and part psychologist, Gideon specialises in designing experiences with emerging technologies such as AI, IOT and Automation, and brings over 15 years of experience of working in Startups, Corporates and Consulting where he has worked on a wide...
08.02.2023
Episode 28: Women Leadership in Tech with Upasna Bhandari
Upasna started as a UX Researcher (Team of 1) in the fintech industry solving user problems related to finance needs specifically in the APAC region (think loans, insurances, investments etc) and then grew into a UXR leader growing research teams....
07.10.2023
Episode 27: East meets West Product Design with Kuei Tien Huang
Kuei Tien Huang is a Product Design Manager with Rakuten Viki who manages and develops the product experience design team. Whether it’s solving a complex design problem, or just making people happy in the office, she aims for simple, intuitive...
06.06.2023
Episode 26: Bridging Tech and Design with Yi Xin Ang
Yi Xin is a senior product designer specializing in UX and UI with over 13 years of experience of solving problems and crafting great user experience for businesses and consumers. Her experience in software engineering and frontend development knowledge to...
05.02.2023
Episode 25: Scaling a Product Team in a High Growth Startup with Jared Chan
Jared is an experienced product leader with over 15 years of experience in product management and digital innovation across various industries. He is a design-thinking practitioner who enjoys creating products that empower people. During this tenure leading the product and...
03.31.2023
Episode 24: Product Thinking & Product Design with Justin Leong
Product Designer at SPH based in Singapore focusing on implementing user-centred, data-driven and business-oriented design.He has been involved in various stages of product delivery, from doing 0 to 1 work in Xendit (YC15) a hyper-growth unicorn startup to scaling up...
02.16.2023
Episode 23: Working in UX Research in the USA with Monica Chan, EdD
UX Researcher at Amazon, Monica Chan, is a Singaporean living and working in the United States. She recently graduated from Columbia University (Teachers College), where she completed her doctorate in Education Technology and focused on K-12 maker / STEAM...
12.21.2022
Episode 22: UX Research & Strategy with Homaxi Irani
With over 20 years in experience design, the last 15 years have seen Homaxi Irani in roles providing leadership to build and elevate UX research and design maturity within organisations. She has worked in Australia and Asia in Group and...
10.31.2022
Episode 21: Building and growing UX circles with Khai Seng Hong
Khai Seng has been in the UX design field since 2004, focusing on design research and interaction design. He was formerly the Head of Singapore for Foolproof, a UK-based experience design agency. He is a firm believer in holistic experience...
09.29.2022
Episode 20: Learning and Networking as a UX-er with Wenshu Kwek
Wenshu is a senior product designer at Shopify with a background in industrial design. He helps reduce risk in product development and solves high-impact problems with elegant and thoughtful solutions. He works best in cross-functional teams and has 7...
08.31.2022
Episode 19: Running a Remote UX Design Consultancy with Chin Chin (Tan) Burkolter
Chin Chin started out as a visual communication designer, with her role expanding towards strategic experience design. She is a person who is always looking to learn so she can acquire skills to help her career as well as her...
08.11.2022
Episode 18: Inclusivity in UX Design with Ning Goh, Senior UX Designer
As a UX Designer, Ning believes strongly that products can be and should be designed ethnically and with inclusivity in mind.Previously, Ning has worked in both big and small organisations such as OCBC, HReasily, Silot and Chope in both Product...
06.30.2022
Episode 17: The Value of UX Internships & Degrees with Jingxiu Cheng, User Experience Architect at Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)
Jingxiu is a UX Designer who strives to make a positive impact on society through human-centred design. He is currently working as a User Experience Architect at Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), where he designs user-centred technologies that contribute...
06.02.2022
Episode 16: From Code to Canvas with Ajmal Afif Jamal, Lead Product Designer, Grab, Singapore
Ajmal Afif Jamal is a Malaysian design executive living in Singapore. He is currently working as a Lead Product Designer at Grab.He shares a vast work experience of more than 8 years in the digital design industry as a Product...
04.28.2022
Episode 15: Service Design & Research Ops for Public Design with Cheryl Wong , UX/Service Designer & ResearchOps at GovTech Singapore
Cheryl Wong is currently a UX/Service Designer & ResearchOps at GovTech, Government Digital Services (GDS) Singapore. She has over 11 years of diverse design experiences working as a Team Lead at a veteran design studio that made it to Singapore’s...
04.03.2022
Episode 14: UX Research Craft & Methodologies with Naroth Murali, UX Researcher at DBS
Naroth Murali is a mixed-method UX researcher with over 6 years of experience in the design research domain.Having majored in industrial design, he is presently a part of the UX Research Team in DBS Bank where he collects, analyses and...
02.28.2022
Episode 13: Mindfulness, Agile and Design with Thye Chuan Tan, Lead UX Designer at additiv
Thye Chuan embraces and shares an ardent curiosity in infusing the concepts of Self-Awareness and Agility. As a UX designer, he has worked with digital teams of all sizes ranging from Fintech startups to large organisations such as SP Group....
01.28.2022
Episode 12: Design for Inclusivity with Kitt Santos, Senior Product Designer at Xero
Senior Product Designer at Xero, Kitt Santos, shares vast experience as an experience designer, freelance illustrator and design mentor.He is currently based in Canberra, Australia, has more than 12 years of experience in the industry, working along with agencies, getting...
12.28.2021
Episode 11: Leading Design from New York to Singapore with Randy Hunt, Head of Design at Grab
Head of Design at Grab, Randy Hunt, is an American design-centred executive living in Singapore where he spearheads a team of more than 130 product designers, researchers, writers, illustrators in creating the experience of Southeast Asia's leading family of...
11.26.2021
Episode 10: Designing for SAAS vs Consumer Products with Mike Chen, Head of Product Design at ShopBack
From the co-founder of an interaction design company to product design leader, Mike is an individual highly experienced in product and experience design, with over 10 years in the field. He was previously at Zendesk as a product designer working...
10.25.2021
Episode 9: Becoming a UX Designer in South-East Asia with Atiqah Khalim, Senior UX Designer at Shopee
Starting from being a visual designer to eventually transitioning to full-fledged UX design roles in Razer and Shopee, Atiqah is an individual well-versed in the discipline of design. She is currently working at one of Asia’s largest e-commerce platforms, Shopee,...
09.21.2021
Episode 8: Effective Design Ops & Management with Sunit Sharma, Senior Manager Product Design at SPH
Sunit is a local product designer with an academic background in Design, Business, and Innovation. He specialises in visual, interaction, design strategy and leading teams. Sunit has been in a leadership role for the last five years and has been...
08.25.2021
Episode 7: Rise of Content Design with Liva Paudere, VP Content Design at DBS
From taking on Producer roles in the Film and TV Production industry, Liva has jumped to Marketing, Content Creating and is now the VP of Content Design at DBS. As part of DBS’ UX Design Team of 60 people with...
07.29.2021
Episode 6: Design Culture Shocks with Jay Demetillo, UX/UI Design Lead at Grab
With more than 10 years of experience in the industry, Jay has worked in multiple impressive design roles in well-known companies like Twitter, Yahoo, Pinterest and now, Grab.He is known to be a jack of all trades ranging from print,...
06.22.2021
Episode 5: Design Maturity in APAC with Varun Thota, Product Design Lead at SEEK
Despite a business academic background, he has worked in product development and design for the last 8+ years as a Product Designer. In the past few years, he has gone from being an IC to Lead, supporting teams across multiple...
05.30.2021
Episode 4: Building a UX Team with Preston Matsuwaki, Product Owner at PebbleRoad
Preston has a portfolio of over 9 industries, solving organisational problems and nurturing successful design teams. He started out as a freelancer and evolved into multiple design roles, including being a UX Designer at InnoCellence where he worked with international...
04.24.2021
Episode 3: Design in Motion with Nattu Adnan, Co-founder & CTO at LottieFiles
Having been a Lead Product Designer at ServisHero, Senior Product Designer at MindValley and now the Co-Founder and CTO of LottieFiles, Nattu has had plenty of years of experience in the field. He currently works in LottieFiles which focuses on...
03.24.2021
Episode 2: Kicking Start Your UX Journey In 2021 with Ben George, Design Head, ReferralCandy
This episode is meant for aspiring UX Designers who are doubting their decision to make a career switch into UX and would like to hear from someone who has been in the same situation as them.
02.10.2021
Episode 1: UX Research for Global Markets with Jia En Koh, UX Researcher at Tripadvisor
This episode is meant for UX Researchers who are struggling to adjust to the new normal in their work caused by COVID-19, as Jia En shares how she continues to carry out UX Research in Global Markets remotely.

What's Working in UX Design about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Working in UX Design episodes:

Episode 34: Designing and Growing with Malaysia’s Digital Ecosystem with Johnny Woo

Episode 33: Deep Frontiers in UX Design Ikram Faidzal

Episode 32: Business Impact of Strategic Design with Ruby Pryor

Episode 31: Navigating your Design Career in Agencies & Startups with Daryl Tan

Episode 30: The Impact of AI in UX Design with Chenmu Wu

Episode 29: Predicting the Future of UX with Gideon Simons

Episode 28: Women Leadership in Tech with Upasna Bhandari

Episode 27: East meets West Product Design with Kuei Tien Huang

Episode 26: Bridging Tech and Design with Yi Xin Ang

Episode 25: Scaling a Product Team in a High Growth Startup with Jared Chan

Episode 24: Product Thinking & Product Design with Justin Leong

Episode 23: Working in UX Research in the USA with Monica Chan, EdD

Episode 22: UX Research & Strategy with Homaxi Irani

Episode 21: Building and growing UX circles with Khai Seng Hong

Episode 20: Learning and Networking as a UX-er with Wenshu Kwek

Episode 19: Running a Remote UX Design Consultancy with Chin Chin (Tan) Burkolter

Episode 18: Inclusivity in UX Design with Ning Goh, Senior UX Designer

Episode 17: The Value of UX Internships & Degrees with Jingxiu Cheng, User Experience Architect at Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)

Episode 16: From Code to Canvas with Ajmal Afif Jamal, Lead Product Designer, Grab, Singapore

Episode 15: Service Design & Research Ops for Public Design with Cheryl Wong , UX/Service Designer & ResearchOps at GovTech Singapore

Episode 14: UX Research Craft & Methodologies with Naroth Murali, UX Researcher at DBS

Episode 13: Mindfulness, Agile and Design with Thye Chuan Tan, Lead UX Designer at additiv

Episode 12: Design for Inclusivity with Kitt Santos, Senior Product Designer at Xero

Episode 11: Leading Design from New York to Singapore with Randy Hunt, Head of Design at Grab

Episode 10: Designing for SAAS vs Consumer Products with Mike Chen, Head of Product Design at ShopBack

Episode 9: Becoming a UX Designer in South-East Asia with Atiqah Khalim, Senior UX Designer at Shopee

Episode 8: Effective Design Ops & Management with Sunit Sharma, Senior Manager Product Design at SPH

Episode 7: Rise of Content Design with Liva Paudere, VP Content Design at DBS

Episode 6: Design Culture Shocks with Jay Demetillo, UX/UI Design Lead at Grab

Episode 5: Design Maturity in APAC with Varun Thota, Product Design Lead at SEEK

Episode 4: Building a UX Team with Preston Matsuwaki, Product Owner at PebbleRoad

Episode 3: Design in Motion with Nattu Adnan, Co-founder & CTO at LottieFiles

Episode 2: Kicking Start Your UX Journey In 2021 with Ben George, Design Head, ReferralCandy

Episode 1: UX Research for Global Markets with Jia En Koh, UX Researcher at Tripadvisor

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