Antony Conboy

Lead Product Designer @ Cisco

About

Product Designer and Tutor

Country

United Kingdom

City

London Area

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Product Design, ux design, ui ux design, Creative Design, Marketing, Design Direction, Color Theory, User Experience Design (UED), Constructive Feedback, User Research, Presentations, Leadership, Team Performance, Product Planning, Enterprise Solution Design, Design Leadership, Experience Design, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, Product Service, Human Computer Interaction

Experience

Lead Product Designer

Cisco

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

Sole designer leading end-to-end design for sales org products used by 100,000+ Cisco engineers and partners around the world. Designed and implemented a scalable design system across multiple internal products reducing design-to-development time by 30%. Collaborated closely with product managers, developers, users and leadership to shape strategy, define requirements, and bring cohesive, user-centred solutions to life. Gathered feedback from hundreds of Cisco engineers to guide design improvements. Mentored 3 design interns, fostering design thinking, consistency, and quality across projects.

UI UX Design Tutor

CourseCareers

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Dolgellau, Wales, United Kingdom

Created a full university-level product design course with 24 hours of video content. Mentored over 1,000 students, helping many land their first product design roles. Interviewed design leaders to keep up to date with the latest industry developments.

Lead UX Designer

Barclays UK

2016-5 - 2017-6 · 1 yr 2 mos

London, United Kingdom

Designed and implemented the Barclays Design System, establishing scalable patterns and visual standards across products, saving millions in development costs.

Lead UX Planner

Barclaycard

2016-1 - 2016-5 · 5 mos

Northampton, United Kingdom

Conducted in-depth research with over 50 users to uncover behavioural insights around credit card usage.

Lead UX Designer

Barclays

2014-9 - 2015-12 · 1 yr 4 mos

London, United Kingdom

Led a cross-functional team of 8 to design and deliver 10+ interactive financial tools. Sole designer on the 300+page redesign of Barclays.co.uk.

Senior Designer

Spring Studios

2013-4 - 2014-3 · 1 yr

Kentish Town, London

Won client pitches and delivered websites for luxury fashion brands Max Mara, Canali, and Marina Rinaldi.

Senior UX Designer

BBC

2012-8 - 2013-3 · 8 mos

Salford

Founded and led the BBC Design Council, uniting 10+ designers to establish shared standards, improve collaboration, and reduce design duplication by over 30%. Led UX design for BBC.co.uk, reaching over 50 million monthly users, streamlining the homepage experience and reducing bounce rate by 20%

Senior Designer

British Vogue

2011-8 - 2012-8 · 1 yr 1 mo

London, United Kingdom

• Led a team of 5 designers to launch Vogue's first digital magazine. • Finalist for Designer of the Year in the digital magazine awards for excellence in design. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of design elements for a visually stunning digital publication.

Designer

WIRED UK

2010-8 - 2011-7 · 1 yr

London, United Kingdom

• Co-designed WIRED's award-winning digital magazine for iPad, the first digital magazine in the UK. • Collaborated closely with Adobe to provide feedback for Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. • Worked with Apple to showcase the magazine on the Apple App Store.