Richard Ilott | Lead Product Designer

Evidence,not opinion.

Nine years in product design, the last eight at platform scale inside Flutter Entertainment and JD Sports. I set the process more than ten designers work to, and ship work that moves revenue, contact rates and compliance numbers.

Richard Ilott at JD UP 2026 in Manchester, JD Sports’ foundation event for young people from the local community, in front of a large display showing the JD Sports app navigation
JD UP, Manchester 2026JD Sports’ foundation, showing young people from the local community the careers on offer at JD.
E‑01 · Navigation 18% to 32%

Nav click-through, £300k+ revenue in a 28-day A/B test

E‑02 · My Account minus 12%

"Where is my order?" contacts, against an 8% target

E‑03 · Authentication 2.1 million

Accounts across the UK, Ireland and Italy, no measurable drop-off

E‑04 · Compliance minus 82%

Account suspensions after a redesigned AML journey

Case studies.

The problem, what I did about it, and what changed.

My role: Lead Product Designer at OneView Commerce. Earlier, Senior Product Designer at JD Sports, working at lead level, and UX Designer at Paddy Power Betfair. Sole designer on every project here.

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In their words.

He was a highly valued member of the team, working across several high-profile projects and helping shape the strategic direction of our function and ways of working. Richard has a strong eye for innovation and developed a clear view on how AI can support great product delivery.

Gavin HollandHead of Product Design, JD Sports

He’s the kind of person who elevates everyone around him whether through mentoring, problem-solving, or simply leading by example.

Andrew VarleyLead Accessibility Specialist, JD Sports

Richard consistently brought a calm, pragmatic approach to challenging situations and maintained a great sense of humour, even under pressure.

Callen McKenzieDigital Product Manager, JD Sports
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Built to repeat

Designers work to my process.

Built at Flutter Entertainment by watching what held up under pressure. Written down and turned into a Figma system at JD Sports, where more than ten designers have used it over three years.

  1. Align on the real problem, ownership, success criteria and constraints before design begins.

  2. Commission, join or validate research. A deliberate decision, not a skippable gate.

  3. Journeys, flows, IA and competitive analysis. The thinking happens here, before visuals.

  4. Visuals and prototypes on the shared design system, with fidelity matched to the decision.

  5. Targeted testing, handoff, and the design reasoning documented alongside every deliverable.

See the full process

Before design, I worked in recruitment. I know what a strong hire looks like, and I've written down how I build and run a team.

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