Peter J.

Using design to positively impact people’s lives | Human Centred Digital & Service Design | Health & Life Sciences | PA Consulting

United Kingdom

About

As a Managing Consultant and Design Director at PA Consulting, I focus on product leadership, market analysis, and leading transformational change. My work is rooted in service, product, and experience design, with a mission to deliver human-centred digital transformation across sectors, particularly in health and life sciences. I collaborate with organisations to develop scalable design capabilities and build trusted relationships with c-suite clients. By advancing human-centred AI and design, and championing scalable design, I contribute to impactful digital transformation while supporting business growth and fostering innovation within PA Consulting and our clients.

Experience

  • PA Consulting (Full-time · 5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Managing Consultant | Design Director (Service, Product & Experience Design)
      Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

      • Spearheaded internal AI transformation initiatives at PA Consulting, leveraging user-centered design (UCD) expertise. • Developed innovative propositions for clients in health and public services, focusing on UCD, accessibility and GDS standards. • Enhanced internal capabilities to foster a culture of design excellence and innovation.

    • Principal Consultant | Design Director
      Jan 2021 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Leading major digital transformation projects for clients across sectors, including public sector, healthcare, financial services. Building trusted relationships with c-suite clients, supporting and developing business growth, developing internal and external propositions. Contributing to large multi-year bids and pitches. Reporting directly to the Head of Design, part of the leadership team developing the design capability, involved in recruitment, coaching, and thought leadership at PA in the areas of design systems, designops & service design. Most recently, I have been using my knowledge and experience to work with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - helping the £1.2b funded National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) to create their digital transformation vision, using human centred service design to provide them with a future vision for them and their customers. Alongside this, I have been providing design direction for the creation of their design capability and design system.

  • Centrica (Contract · 2 yrs 2 mos)
    • UX Design Consultant - British Gas Design System (Contract)
      Dec 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Working in the British Gas Design System team, delivering world class, accessible experiences for all customers. Collaborating across product teams to help educate and increase adoption across the digital real estate. Championing user-centred design (UCD), bringing universal and inclusive design to British Gas customers. Identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience, increase efficiency and reduce technical debt.

    • UX Design Consultant - Billings & Payments (Contract)
      Dec 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Brought onboard to help deliver Billings and Payment journeys to British Gas customers - Employing design thinking to leading the research, design and testing approach with in the Billings and Payments product team. - Using usability, A/B & multi-variant testing. Creating user flows and journey maps, working in partnership with the Product Owner to organise and run workshops. - Helping improve the product team ways of working, driving discussions in our scrum ceremonies, running story-mapping. - Working in an Agile/Scrum environment. - Instigating cross team collaboration, contributing or presenting at our design critiques, presenting back to key stakeholders - Contributing to the British Gas Design System

  • UX Design Consultant at ONE SEVEN FOUR DESIGN
    Dec 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    I work as a Contract UX Design Consultant, helping companies deliver better digital experiences for their customers.

  • OLIVER Agency (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Lead UX & UI Designer
      Jul 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Worked onsite at BMW HQ, managing the agency team, working with BMW Digital Marketing on their digital strategy and output. Recruited, mentored and managed the team which included designers, content managers and copywriters. Oversaw all design, analysis and improvement for the national BMW websites. Concept, UX and design of a brand new, scalable component led, fully responsive website. Championing user-centric design using data and validation. Employing engagement measurements and analysis such as conversion optimisation, session replays and heatmapping. Conducting surveys and questionnaires, stakeholder interviewing, mental modelling and using analytics, A/B & usability testing. Creating personas, user flows, journey maps and running workshops and card sorting exercises.

    • Senior UX Designer, Product Owner, Team Leader
      Jul 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Promoted to lead the team onsite at BMW. Helping prioritise a working backlog. Recruiting, onboarding and managing new staff. Helping to direct the digital strategy for BMW UK.

    • Senior UX Designer
      Oct 2015 - Jul 2016 · 10 mos

      My role was to work directly with the BMW Marketing team to help manage, develop and improve the UK desktop and mobile experiences. I worked with our planning and digital strategy team to redevelop the mobile experience in 2016.

  • Digital Designer at OgilvyOne Business
    Jan 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 10 mos

    I work as a Digital Designer for the newly formed OgilvyOne Business, the UK's largest dedicated B2B agency.