PROFILE
Strategic design leader delivering growth through exceptional digital products
INTRODUCTION
A strategic Design Lead at Coutts, the British Private Bank and Wealth manager, with a track record of delivering complex digital transformations. I specialise in blending luxury brand heritage with modern technology to create premium, high-impact experiences and commercial value.
My background includes leading design for global agencies and multinational businesses such as Zurich, Deutsche Telekom, Harley Davidson, and Cambridge University Press. This expertise is uniquely informed by a background in luxury design for renowned brands like Paul Smith and JW Anderson.
PAST & PRESENT CLIENTS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Coutts
Senior User Experience Designer
February 2025 - Present
I lead the design execution and help steer the overarching vision for all Coutts public channels, specifically coutts.com, the brand’s primary lead generation tool and digital "shop window." Acting as the design authority, I drive cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Experience, Marketing, and Brand to ensure a cohesive, premium digital client journey.

Led the end-to-end redesign, rebrand, and migration of coutts.com to the NatWest AEM platform, transforming the brand’s primary lead-generation tool. Managing senior stakeholders and directing cross-functional teams, I successfully delivered a 1,178 story-point roadmap including a bespoke design system and 250+ pixel-perfect pages.

Key Impact: Delivered a 135% increase in page views per visit, a 41% increase in monthly views, and a 128% improvement in accessibility scores.
Manyone
Senior Product Designer
September 2023 - February 2025
Senior Product Designer at the global design agency Manyone. Partnered with multinational corporations to deliver complex multi-brand design systems, mobile-first and native app designs, and high-impact research initiatives. Key projects include:

Zurich Insurance: Led the mobile-first "Northstar" vision, designing high-converting homepages and a bespoke product comparison tool. This framework ensured global scalability while reducing journey bottlenecks and driving lead conversions.
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Deutsche Telekom: Contributed to a multi-brand Design System adopted by 51 teams, with over 50,000 component instances used across the organisation. Mentored junior designers and partnered with global stakeholders on technical implementation.
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Harley Davidson: Led the design of the "Ride and Dine" app feature, delivering wireframes and prototypes through five iterations, along with a comprehensive component library for implementation.
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TSB Bank: Conducted competitive benchmarking and user research to evolve the joint account proposition, translating complex user pain points into actionable insights.
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Vanquis Bank: Developed user profiles for three priority cohorts identified for strategic value, informing design decisions. Mapped user journeys for the Moneybarn division’s Salesforce migration, optimizing experiences through collaboration with internal teams.
Make it Clear
Senior UX/UI Designer
March 2022 - September 2023
Worked for the digital design agency Make it Clear. I Delivered strategic, client-facing solutions for high-profile institutions and technical businesses. I managed two junior designers across multiple workstreams, ensuring design excellence and cross-functional alignment.
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Cambridge University Press: Led and managed the development of a unified corporate website for the merger of Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment, along with the transition to a new CSS platform, Drupal. Overseeing stakeholders, junior designers, and developers. Created a Design System and a new global navigation as part of the project.
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The Natural History Museum: Led the project to create a responsive website and booklet for the NHM’s funding pitch, helping secure an additional £20 million of Government funding. Collaborated with developers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
Paul Smith
Senior Designer
December 2015 - October 2021
A senior Designer at the luxury brand Paul Smith. I Created concepts, art direction and digital assets for the execution of the RTW & print design collections. Tasks included creating marketing campaigns, look books, branding and artworks.
Led creative briefings, partnering closely with marketing and sales to understand and create holistic brand marketing and campaign assets. Maintaining brand strategy, identity and consistency at all levels.
Working on collaborations with clients such as Man Utd and Mr Porter, creating project decks & digital designs.
JW Anderson
Designer
March 2014 - December 2015
Headhunted by LVMH to join the brand JW Anderson, whom they had just acquired a majority stake.  
Designed and created on-brand products and collections, leading projects from inception to show.
Worked with the creative director and wider design team to create a strong visual identity. This included advertising campaigns, lifestyle imagery and product copy.
Christian Dior
Design Assistant
July 2013 - March 2014
Worked with the design to create a strong and directional seasonal collection. Directed by sales analysis, market research and high design standards ingrained at working for a luxury Parisian house.
To see more view my LinkedIn Profile
SKILLS
UX Abilities
  • UX research
  • User surveys & interviews
  • Personas
  • User flows
  • Usability testing
  • Affinity mapping
  • Card sorting
  • Information architecture
  • Agile & lean practices
  • Working cross functionaly
UI Abilities
  • User Interface design
  • Design systems
  • Component libraries
  • Responsive design
  • Accessibility
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Graphic design
  • Branding
  • Creative direction
  • Art direction
UX/UI Tools
  • Figma (Expert)
  • Miro / FigJam
  • Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator
  • Webflow
  • Keynote / Google slides
  • Slack
  • Basecamp
  • Monday.com
  • Trello / Notion
Soft Skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication
  • Team leadership
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Empathetic
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Time management
  • Continuously learning
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Growth mindset
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email:
henry.foster888@gmail.com
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-foster-design/
Medium
https://medium.com/@henry.foster888
Gold @ London Design Awards for UX/UI design work supporting Spamhaus

REFERENCES

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Thiago Thome Marques
"Henry is a very skilled, organised and detail-oriented designer. He’s able to adjust quickly and jump into new challenges, changing direction, receiving and giving feedback, contributing greatly to the overall approach and quality of the work delivered. We’ve collaborated in building a multi-brand design system that had unique requirements and working with Henry was such a pleasure. I hope that we get to work together again."
Deutsche Telekom
Senior Principal Designer
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Sarah Edwards
"Henry consistently exhibited a deep understanding of user-centred design principles and a keen ability to translate complex requirements into intuitive, visually appealing interfaces. Henry's communication skills were instrumental in articulating design concepts and rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences. Overall, Henry proved to be an invaluable asset to our UX team, consistently delivering high-quality work and contributing to the overall success of our projects."
Make it Clear
User Experience Director
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Sir Paul Smith
"Henry was an integral part of the Paul Smith Men's design team.
He was loyal, hardworking and a proactive member of staff and I was very fortunate to have him as part of my design team for so many years."
Paul Smith
British Fashion Designer
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Maximilian Doerr
"Besides being a pleasure to work with, Henry always completed his duties quickly, efficiently and to the highest standard.
I found Henry to be consistently pleasant, very responsible and reactive. I highly recommend him and I am confident that he will be an asset to any studio."
Christian Dior
Head Designer
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