


Bio
I am a product design leader with over 15 years of experience, creating impact through research-driven design, strategy, and collaboration across both B2B & B2C startups and large organisations.
I’ve built and led multidisciplinary teams across product design (UX), user research, and content (UX writing), scaling teams and design systems in fast-moving environments globally with work that covers the entire lifecycle, from research and strategy to execution and growth. I believe it's vital that teams are set up for success and supported to do their best work, confident to question things, experiment, fail, learn, and collaborate closely with their wider product development team to ultimately deliver best-in-class work.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked both in hands-on and in leadership roles, leading product and design organisations in markets such as, Fintech, Marketplaces, Music, Entertainment, Sports tech, E-commerce and Edtech at global companies including Spotify, Schibsted, Hala, and Careem, and co-founding DEMI, turning complex problems into clear, intuitive experiences that drive growth, trust, and long-term value at scale.
I am a product design leader with over 15 years of experience, creating impact through research-driven design, strategy, and collaboration across both B2B & B2C startups and large organisations.
I’ve built and led multidisciplinary teams across product design (UX), user research, and content (UX writing), scaling teams and design systems in fast-moving environments globally with work that covers the entire lifecycle, from research and strategy to execution and growth. I believe it's vital that teams are set up for success and supported to do their best work, confident to question things, experiment, fail, learn, and collaborate closely with their wider product development team to ultimately deliver best-in-class work.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked both in hands-on and in leadership roles, leading product and design organisations in markets such as, Fintech, Marketplaces, Music, Entertainment, Sports tech, E-commerce and Edtech at global companies including Spotify, Schibsted, Hala, and Careem, and co-founding DEMI, turning complex problems into clear, intuitive experiences that drive growth, trust, and long-term value at scale.
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ABOUT ME
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ABOUT ME
Experience
Hala
Head of Product Design
Head of Product Design

Apr 2025 - Now
Careem
Head of Product Design
Head of Product Design

Oct 2023 - Apr 2025
StudySmarter
Head of Product Design
Head of Product Design

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023
DEMI
Co-Founder - CPO
Co-Founder - CPO

Apr 2021 - Mar 2023
Tonsser
Head of Product Design
Head of Product Design

Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
Spotify
Senior Product Designer
Senior Product Designer
Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
Schibsted
Senior Product Designer & Product Manager
Snr Product Designer & Product Manager

Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Itcher
Product Designer, Lead, Director of UX
Product Designer, Lead, Director of UX

Apr 2013 - Oct 2016
Self Employed
Product Design & Front End Development (Web)
Product Design & Front End Development
Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
Kudos Solutions
Product Design & Front End Development (Web)
Product Design & Front End Development

Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
Beggs
Web Design & Front End Development (Web)
Web Design & Front End Development

Jan 2011 - Sep 2012
Beggs
Marketing manager & Graphic Designer
Marketing manager & Graphic Designer

Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
© 2026 Gareth Perkin. All Rights Reserved.
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discuss your next project
I am a product design leader with over 15 years of experience, creating impact through research-driven design, strategy, and collaboration across both B2B & B2C startups and large organisations.
I’ve built and led multidisciplinary teams across product design (UX), user research, and content (UX writing), scaling teams and design systems in fast-moving environments globally with work that covers the entire lifecycle, from research and strategy to execution and growth. I believe it's vital that teams are set up for success and supported to do their best work, confident to question things, experiment, fail, learn, and collaborate closely with their wider product development team to ultimately deliver best-in-class work.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked both in hands-on and in leadership roles, leading product and design organisations in markets such as, Fintech, Marketplaces, Music, Entertainment, Sports tech, E-commerce and Edtech at global companies including Spotify, Schibsted, Hala, and Careem, and co-founding DEMI, turning complex problems into clear, intuitive experiences that drive growth, trust, and long-term value at scale.
Experience
