Richard Ilott | Lead Product Designer
Currently available for Senior and Lead Product Design roles
Lead Product Designer

Designing
for users.
Accountable
to the business.

Over nine years across Start Ups, Flutter Entertainment and JD Group. Designing at platform scale, from global e-commerce navigation to authentication systems and component libraries. I connect user needs to commercial outcomes.

Richard Ilott at the JD UP 2026 event in Manchester, standing in front of a large-format display showing the JD Sports app navigation
+£1.5m Revenue across a 14-day cross-sell A/B test
18→32% Nav CTR uplift, £125k to £205k weekly revenue
8% Reduction in CS contacts within 12 weeks of launch
17 Components rebuilt before 12-market European rollout
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How I work

Built to Repeat

A design framework built from scratch and used across every major project. Over three years, more than ten designers worked to it. It is not unique to JD Sports. It travels.

Available now

Open to
the right role.

Looking for Senior and Lead Product Design roles where design has genuine influence and the work connects to real outcomes. Permanent or contract.

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  • Senior or Lead · IC or player-coach
  • Product-led culture with design at the table
  • Complex, high-traffic digital products at scale
  • Manchester hybrid, or remote with occasional office days

About

Senior designer.
Strategic lens.

I didn't start in design. Recruitment came first, then UX, then eight years of platform-scale products across two of the UK's biggest digital businesses. The non-traditional route turned out to be useful.

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Published · 2026

Designing with AI:
Prompt Thinking
for Product Designers

A practical guide to integrating AI into a design workflow without losing the craft, written for working designers navigating the shift.

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