Head of Design

A design leader built for how products get made now.

Author of Correct by Design: A new standard in agent-ready design systems

20 years in design, 12 leading teams. I set the design strategy, build the team, create the system and own the outcome. AI-native stack now, and still close enough to ship.

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Chris Learey
Design leadership Product & design strategy Design systems & ops AI-native delivery Hands-on craft

Work I've led,
designed, and shipped.

01 AI-Native Design System Design System · Lead A code-first design system for a global B2B marketplace — strategy, architecture, and governance, with AI at the centre, not bolted on. 63Components shipped ~3 moFoundations to system 723 → 0Style escape hatches Video coming soon 02 B2B SaaS: Zero to $1M ARR New Product Line · Lead Launched a new B2B SaaS product line as design lead — a Shopify ring builder, a showroom tablet app, and one shared configurator engine behind a million-stone catalogue. ~$1MARR in year one ~$800KRecurring SaaS 1M+Stones to build from Video coming soon 03 Gemstones Revamp B2B Marketplace · Lead Rebuilding how buyers shop a million-stone gemstone catalogue — category, listing, and product pages redesigned around curation, not search. +24%Listing → detail 2.1×Filter adoption −38%Time to first result Video coming soon

My time

My focus

RemitStrategy, team, systems, delivery
DomainsB2B, B2B2C & SaaS
NextAI-forward product teams

How I work

Claude Design & build agent
Paper Design surface
Cursor AI-native IDE
Storybook Component workshop
Tailwind + shadcn Styling & components
Supabase Data & auth
Vercel Ship & host
PostHog Product analytics
GitHub Source & versioning
Wispr Flow Voice dictation
Obsidian Notes & knowledge
Figma Scrapbook