Troy Halliday — Principal Product Designer & Design Leader
Troy Halliday

Hi, I’m Troy.I turn ambiguity into scalable product direction.

I’m a Principal / Founding Product Designer and hands-on product design leader. I help teams and executives turn ambiguous ideas and complex workflows into clear, scalable product direction.

Outcomes shaped through design

A snapshot of product, commercial and team outcomes shaped through design strategy, product architecture and hands-on delivery.

Explore my approach

5x

Marketplace Revenue Growth

Redesigned Asite procurement ecosystem, revenue share from 4% to 20%

1.1m+

Monthly Orders

wi-Q platform (core experience I designed still powers growth).

62+

Countries

Scaled wi-Q white-label engine from concept to global adoption.

8+

Designers led

Mentoring a global product design team across multiple SaaS products.

30%

Faster Launch Velocity

Through design systems and cross-functional alignment.

25%

Increase in Active Usage

Simplifying complex 2D /3D data interaction strategy at 3D Repo.

I lead through clarity, structure and inclusion.

I believe senior design leadership requires confidence, but also the humility to recognise that useful insight can come from any level of the team.

Direction

I help teams understand what should be built, why it matters and how it connects to business value.

Craft

I stay close to the product, shaping UX architecture, flows, interface detail and design quality.

Systems

I create scalable design systems, governance, file standards and component foundations that improve consistency and delivery.

Culture

I mentor designers, introduce critique and discovery rituals, and create space for better product thinking across teams.

Design leadership that understands engineering

My technical background helps me work closely with developers, understand constraints early and create functional proof-of-concepts where useful. I am clear about the difference between a prototype and production-ready code, but I use technical fluency to reduce ambiguity and improve collaboration.

React / React Native POCs

HTML / CSS / JavaScript

Storybook

API awareness

Design-to-dev workflows

Technical feasibility

Trusted across product, engineering and leadership

Troy’s strategic design leadership and entrepreneurial mindset were invaluable to our tech startup. He transformed complex requirements into elegant, user-focused solutions, propelling wi-Q from a concept to a global product.

Stuart Barnett
Stuart Barnett,

Technology Entrepreneur & Co-Founder, wi-Q

What sets Troy apart is his ability to translate complexity into clarity. Whether working across cross-functional teams or navigating ambiguous briefs, he brings structure, perspective, and a calm confidence that elevates the work and the people around him.

Denis Antony
Denis Antony,

Product Executive
(former CPO Asite Solutions)

Troy’s clarity in design direction and collaborative spirit empowered our engineering team. He turned complex UX challenges into streamlined, high-quality implementations, greatly reducing our development cycles.

Danny Broadbent
Danny Broadbent,

CEO Purple IO & Lead Developer

he is an asset that can elevate any product team. Troy has a user-first mindset that allows him to jump into any unknown context, listen, and ask the fundamental questions that will steer a product's design to health and scalability.

Jules Barkan,
Jules Barkan,

Product Manager (CSPO)

Troy is a true visionary... His leadership and innovative ideas have greatly improved our design standards.

Nishtha Parikh,
Nishtha Parikh,

UX Designer (Direct Report)

Troy is… honest, dependable, and incredibly hardworking. His work is at a very high standard and is constantly thinking outside the box, he is an exceptional designer

Harj Dhamrait,
Harj Dhamrait,

Product Manager, Asite Solutions

he has demonstrated on more than one occasion, outstanding work ethic, creativity and coding capability, I have no doubt that I will be requiring his aid on many innovative projects in the future.

Justin Hope,
Justin Hope,

HxGN EAM Certified Consultant

Looking for a hands-on product design leader who can shape what gets built?

I'm interested in Principal Product Designer, Founding Product Designer, Staff Product Designer, Product Design Lead and hands-on Head of Product Design roles where I can help turn ambiguous product opportunities into clear, scalable, buildable direction.