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Omnitend - Lead Product Designer

Sales and inventory software for SMEs

2022 - 2023 | Startup · Retail · SaaS

Overview

Overview

Omnitend is a SaaS platform for SMEs, blending hardware and software to streamline retail operations. I joined during a strategic pivot to unify their fragmented tools into a cohesive product. As Product Designer and UX Lead, I delivered a full interface redesign, created a scalable design system, and improved onboarding conversion by 30%. My role bridged design, product, and go-to-market - helping position the platform for long-term adoption and growth.

The Challenge

The Challenge

Omnitend was evolving into a subscription-based SaaS platform. The existing UX lacked consistency, and onboarding was confusing for new users, leading to drop-off during trials. Internally, there was no design system, limited documentation, and a disconnect between the brand and product.

The challenge was to deliver a coherent user experience that could scale, clarify the value proposition for a changing and saturated market, and support product-led growth.

My Role & Focus

My Role & Focus

I joined as Lead Product Designer to unify the product experience, drive onboarding improvements, and lay the foundation for future growth.

  • UX Ownership: Led full UX and visual redesign across the product, onboarding, and sales tools.

  • Design System: Created a reusable UI system to unify product visuals and reduce dev friction.

  • Brand & Positioning: Aligned the product with updated brand strategy, marketing redesign, and defined GTM messaging.

  • User Onboarding: Simplified setup flows and built educational UI for a smoother rollout of sales tools.

  • Delivery Partnership: Collaborated with the founding team and front-end dev to move fast without sacrificing polish.

Process & Execution

Process & Execution

To drive adoption and support Omnitend’s growth. I led a full-cycle design process, from early discovery through delivery - with a focus on usability, accessibility, and system scalability.

  • Discovery & UX Audit: Identified usability gaps and friction across onboarding and core product workflows through a comprehensive UX audit.

  • User Research: Conducted targeted interviews with SME users to validate assumptions, uncover unmet needs, and guide interface decisions.

  • Strategic Alignment: Worked to refine product positioning and ensure alignment between customer goals and strategy.

  • Design System Development: Built a WCAG 2.1 compliant design system to ensure consistent, scalable UI across the product suite.

  • Platform & Web Redesign: Led the redesign of the marketing site, onboarding experience, and dashboard to improve conversion and usability.

  • GTM & Support Assets: Created documentation, onboarding flows, messaging maps, and lightweight roadmaps to support a smooth rollout and long-term self-service adoption.

  • Discovery & UX Audit: Identified usability gaps and friction across onboarding and core product workflows through a comprehensive UX audit.

  • User Research: Conducted targeted interviews with SME users to validate assumptions, uncover unmet needs, and guide interface decisions.

  • Strategic Alignment: Worked to refine product positioning and ensure alignment between customer goals and strategy.

  • Design System Development: Built a WCAG 2.1 compliant design system to ensure consistent, scalable UI across the product suite.

  • Platform & Web Redesign: Led the redesign of the marketing site, onboarding experience, and dashboard to improve conversion and usability.

  • GTM & Support Assets: Created documentation, onboarding flows, messaging maps, and lightweight roadmaps to support a smooth rollout and long-term self-service adoption.

  • Discovery & UX Audit: Identified usability gaps and friction across onboarding and core product workflows through a comprehensive UX audit.

  • User Research: Conducted targeted interviews with SME users to validate assumptions, uncover unmet needs, and guide interface decisions.

  • Strategic Alignment: Worked to refine product positioning and ensure alignment between customer goals and strategy.

  • Design System Development: Built a WCAG 2.1 compliant design system to ensure consistent, scalable UI across the product suite.

  • Platform & Web Redesign: Led the redesign of the marketing site, onboarding experience, and dashboard to improve conversion and usability.

  • GTM & Support Assets: Created documentation, onboarding flows, messaging maps, and lightweight roadmaps to support a smooth rollout and long-term self-service adoption.

Approach

UX audit & journey mapping Stakeholder alignment Product redesign Design system build   Accessibility review Brand & marketing refresh GTM strategy   Developed internal docs

Outcome & Impact

Outcome & Impact

Increased trial activation and onboarding completion by 30%

Delivered a WCAG 2.1–compliant design system used across web and app

Developed value comms and product visuals to support go-to-market strategy

Strengthened customers communications through clearer UX positioning

Positioned Omnitend for future product-led growth via strategic messaging map

Reflections

Reflections

This project sharpened my ability to lead redesigns in fast-moving environments where market saturation plays into strong positioning - That UX decisions are tied directly to commercial outcomes or strength of branding. It reinforced the need to scale design with systems, not one-offs, and demonstrated the power of product thinking in shaping brand trust and user confidence.

Tools & Methods

Tools & Methods

Some of the tools and methods I relied on to design and deliver for this role

Figma – Led the interface redesign and built a WCAG-compliant design system for a unified SaaS platform.

Attio - Organised customer profiles and ICP insights to inform GTM strategy and brand positioning

Storybook – Documented and validated components to ensure consistent front-end implementation with engineering.

Framer - Built the marketing website and prototyped onboarding flows to validate UX decisions and speed up stakeholder alignment.

Hotjar – Analysed onboarding drop-offs and user flows to guide UX iterations and boost activation.

Notion – Created product specs, documentation, and internal playbooks to support customers.

Previous Project:

Launching a hiring system to align people, roles, and growth.

Next Project:
Next Project:

Rebuilding product systems to scale delivery and traction.