Edward Russell
Lead Product Designer at Optum
Sligo, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolEdward Russell is a Lead Product Designer with 11 years’ experience helping organisations ship practical, user-centered products across healthcare, finance, energy, and e-commerce. He has repeatedly led cross-functional teams through discovery, hypothesis-driven validation, accessible design systems, and iterative delivery for global clients including the world’s largest asset manager and high-scale consumer platforms. Edward blends strategic stakeholder research (including c-suite engagement) with hands-on UX and front-end experience from his early career, enabling faster learning and reduced build risk. He’s known for rebuilding products from the ground up—introducing design systems, accessibility standards, and better ways of working that scale within teams. Based in Sligo, Ireland, he brings a rare mix of legal training, wilderness guiding background, and technical delivery experience that informs pragmatic, human-focused solutions. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex organisational constraints into testable product bets and clear recommendations.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Legal Practice Course (LPC) Law, Legal Practice Course (LPC) Law at The College of LawGDL Law, GDL Law at BPP Law SchoolBachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and Politics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Economics and Politics at The University of SheffieldInternational Wilderness Guide Leisure and Recreational Activities, International Wilderness Guide Leisure and Recreational Activities at Tampere CollegeUX Design UX Design, UX Design UX Design at General Assembly
Github Skills (18)
web-application10
cms9
javascript9
ghost9
nodejs9
sketch-app8
journalism8
jamstack8
headless-cms8
sketch-plugin8
audience8
sketch8
ember7
sketchup7
git-client3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
FatEd11/lumbrjack
Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:88 commits, 35 pushes, 3 branches in 10 months
FatEd11/lumbrjack-theme
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 18 days
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