Rachel Stewart

Rachel Stewart

I’m a product designer with over five years experience designing end-to-end for startups and growing teams. I’ve worked across Fintech, payments, SME services and SaaS - often as a sole designer or part of a small team - shaping products from idea to launch.


From research and journey redesigns to simplifying complex systems and building scalable design foundations, I’m comfortable owning the full process and balancing user needs with business goals. Being a designer in small team has taught me to think holistically - about users, tech constraints and the business - and I believe good design starts with listening: to users, to data and to the team. 


I'm at my best in lean collaborative environments where design is seen as a strategic partner, and I focus on creating thoughtful, user-centred solutions grounded in real business impact.


I’m always keen to connect with teams building useful, meaningful products - especially where design can make a real impact. 

I’m a product designer with over five years experience designing end-to-end for startups and growing teams. I’ve worked across Fintech, payments, SME services and SaaS - often as a sole designer or part of a small team - shaping products from idea to launch.


From research and journey redesigns to simplifying complex systems and building scalable design foundations, I’m comfortable owning the full process and balancing user needs with business goals. Being a designer in small team has taught me to think holistically - about users, tech constraints and the business - and I believe good design starts with listening: to users, to data and to the team. 


I'm at my best in lean collaborative environments where design is seen as a strategic partner, and I focus on creating thoughtful, user-centred solutions grounded in real business impact.


I’m always keen to connect with teams building useful, meaningful products - especially where design can make a real impact. 

Education:

BA in Digital Advertising & Design

Ravensbourne University London

BA in Digital Advertising & Design

Ravensbourne University London

User Experience Design

General Assembly (2021)

User Experience Design

General Assembly (2021)

Product Design (UX/UI)

DesignerUp (2023)

Product Design (UX/UI)

DesignerUp (2023)

Experience:

Product designer @ RVU

2024

Product designer @ RVU

2024

Product designer @ Paysme

2021 - 2023

Product designer @ Paysme

2021 - 2023

Digital designer @ Paysme

2018 - 2020

Digital designer @ Paysme

2018 - 2020

Skills:

UX & UI Design | End-to-end Product Design | Product Strategy | User Research & Testing | Wireframing & Prototyping | Design Systems | Pitch Deck & Workshop Design | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Developer Handoff & Delivery

UX & UI Design | End-to-end Product Design | Product Strategy | User Research & Testing | Wireframing & Prototyping | Design Systems | Pitch Deck & Workshop Design | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Developer Handoff & Delivery

Figma/FigJam | User Testing | Jira | Framer | Adobe Creative Suite

Figma/FigJam | User Testing | Jira | Framer | Adobe Creative Suite

Adaptable Design Process | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Stakeholder Management | Developer Handoff | Detail-Oriented & Pragmatic

Adaptable Design Process | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Stakeholder Management | Developer Handoff | Detail-Oriented & Pragmatic