Jacob BrownProduct Designer
About

Nine years designing

I'm a Product Designer currently at BigChange, shaping field-service software for mobile workforces across the UK and Europe.

Before BigChange I spent three years at River Island designing e-commerce experiences on iOS, Android and web — checkout, discount redemption, wishlists — and before that, care tools at Cera Care, internal apps for NHS Shared Business Services, telematics products at The Floow, and public services for Stockport Council, where I first learned about designer thinking.

I gravitate towards real human problems where the results have a clear impact.

Based in

United Kingdom

Available for

Senior IC & lead roles. Permanent or contract.

Sectors

Retail, healthcare, insurance, local government.

How I work

Four things I believe.

  • 01

    Start with the journey, not the screen.

    Screens lie about the problem. Flows, journeys, and the gaps between touchpoints are where the real work lives.

  • 02

    Prototype cheap. Ship evidence.

    Lo-fi prototypes in the hands of real customers beat a room full of opinions every time.

  • 03

    Constraints make the work better.

    Regulation, legacy tech, tight deadlines — these are the design brief, not the enemy.

  • 04

    Leave things better than you found them.

    Every project should tighten the design system, the research archive, or the shared vocabulary of the team.

Experience

Nine years. Six teams. One discipline.

  1. 2025Present

    BigChange

    Current role. Shaping field-service software used by mobile workforces across the UK and Europe.

    Product Designer
  2. 20222025

    River Island

    Designed online e-commerce experiences including a new cart/checkout flow, discount redemption, and a redesigned wishlist.

    UX Designer
  3. 20212022

    Cera Care

    Designed experiences that helped carers better monitor the health of elderly patients, plus an internal tool for care managers.

    UX Designer
  4. 20202021

    NHS SBS

    Designed the mobile experience for a payslip app for NHS employees, and an equipment ordering app for nurses and doctors.

    UX Designer
  5. 20192020

    The Floow

    Lead designer on a sprint team for mobile telematics apps. Designed experiences for car insurance partners.

    Product Designer
  6. 20162019

    Stockport Council

    Where I learnt my craft. Used GDS principles to create pages that were easy to read and simple to navigate.

    UX Designer