UX and web designer based in Scotland, with experience leading and delivering digital projects. I’m Stuart - a user experience and web designer with over 11 years’ experience. I’m passionate about using design as a strategic advantage for organisations and making a positive impact. My coding and startup experience helps me collaborate with developers, marketers and small, cross-functional teams in order to deliver effective and scalable products.…

Stuart Henderson

UX and web designer based in Scotland, with experience leading and delivering digital projects. I’m Stuart - a user experience and web designer with over 11 years’ experience. I’m passionate about using design as a strategic advantage for organisations and making a positive impact. My coding and startup experience helps me collaborate with developers, marketers and small, cross-functional teams in order to deliver effective and scalable products.…

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UX and web designer based in Scotland, with experience leading and delivering digital projects.

I’m Stuart - a user experience and web designer with over 11 years’ experience. I’m passionate about using design as a strategic advantage for organisations and making a positive impact. My coding and startup experience helps me collaborate with developers, marketers and small, cross-functional teams in order to deliver effective and scalable products.

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Skills

Experience Level

Figma
Expert
UI
Expert
Web Design
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Email Design
Intermediate
Github
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Framer
Beginner

Language

Work Experience

Head of Product at Spirit Health
September 26, 2023 - June 26, 2025
Led the relaunch of the product into app stores and with UK, Australian and African partners. As part of the senior management team, I collaborated with all departments in the organisation, as well as partners, customers and end-users to drive product strategy. Key responsibilities included gathering feedback from stakeholders and delivering a product roadmap to meet business objectives. I also collaborated with engineering, marketing, sales and customer success to execute both the product roadmap and external communications. As well as advocating internally for a customer and user-centric approach to our product strategy, I delivered customer-facing demos and pitches, and planned and delivered internal roadmapping and design strategy workshops.
Lead Designer at Inspire
July 10, 2021 - July 4, 2023
Tasked with building a design team and improving design capabilities within digital design and development agency. Responsibilities include working with project managers, marketers and developers in UK, Europe and India. Responsible for improving internal design processes and capabilities; mentoring designers and front-end developers; attracting higher value clients; delivering public sector projects; initiating new work via public sector tenders. Work includes building, testing, prototyping and implementing design systems for public sector, government and corporate clients; user research and testing; prototyping internal and consumer-facing apps; translating client requirements into actionable design and development briefs and product scopes; strategic planning and opportunity identification. Additional responsibilities include the identification and creation of public sector tender responses, as well as delivering second-stage presentations. Led the redesign of public sector contracts, including the Argyll and Bute Council website and service platform.

Education

Bachelor of Product Design Engineering at University of Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art
June 7, 2006 - September 26, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Computers & Electronics, Education, Government, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality