Product Designer · Tokyo / Remote

Designing the invisible railsof the new financial internet.

A multi-disciplinary designer with 8+ years across product, service design and marketing. I focus on design strategy and user experience — with a proven track record of building products from 0 to 1, and far beyond. I bring design-thinking principles and methodologies that help businesses innovate collaboratively, grounded in empathy, alignment and iteration.

[ Selected Works · 2023–2024 ]

Things I've shipped.

Instrument & Deal Ticket Upgrade
01 / 10

Instrument & Deal Ticket Upgrade

Pepperstone · CFD · Trading · Retail · 2026

An end-to-end redesign of the instrument page and deal ticket experience on a CFD trading platform — research-led work that reduced friction across the core moments of discovery, order entry, and execution.

InstrumentOrder ManagementTrading
CFD Portfolio Upgrade
02 / 10

CFD Portfolio Upgrade

Pepperstone · CFD · Portfolio · Retail · 2026

Redesign the experience from the ground up to serve how traders actually manage margin, positions, and risk.

CFDMobilePortfolio
Connecting the Dot: Design the Process to Streamline Collaboration
03 / 10

Connecting the Dot: Design the Process to Streamline Collaboration

Design Ops · 2025

A cross-functional collaboration to redefine the future of PD ⇆ Dev ⇆ DS workflow.

Service DesignWorkflow OptimisationWorkshop
CFD Deposit Experience Redesign
04 / 10

CFD Deposit Experience Redesign

Pepperstone · CFD · Payment · Retail · 2025

Re-thought deposit around the high-value cohort — regional payment preferences, a 3-day cross-functional workshop, and a future flow that reduces drop-off from first deposit to funding.

PaymentsWeb experienceStakeholder collaboration
Asset overview revamp
05 / 10

Asset overview revamp

OKX · Portfolio · Retail · 2023

A three-month project collaborated across functions (Asset, Trading, Financial Product, User research, and Engineers) to simplify the current Asset overview (Phase 1) with better portfolio visualization and PnL tracking experience for all OKX users, ensuring simplicity and ease of use.

CryptoPortfolioMobile
Crypto Deposit Experience
06 / 10

Crypto Deposit Experience

OKX · Retail · 2024

Rebuilt the on-chain deposit flow — network selection, address, and confirmations — into a guided journey that cut failed deposits by 42% and slashed support tickets.

CryptoMobileFlow Design
Token Dimension Page
07 / 10

Token Dimension Page

OKX · Retail · 2024

Revamped the per-token detail page — chart, holdings and breakdown — into a focused surface that works equally well for the curious newcomer and the active trader.

CryptoData VizMobile
AIA MOST · BI Analytics Tool
08 / 10

AIA MOST · BI Analytics Tool

AIA × EY Wavespace · 2023

Collapsed 1,300+ Excel and PowerPoint trackers into a single Management One Source of Truth. Two sprints to MVP, four production dashboards, 30s → 3s render.

InsuranceBI / ReportingDesktop
09 / 10

DTTD — A Mobile-First Web3 Wallet

DTTD / BlackPine · 2022

DTTD is an app that makes owning digital assets a social experience by providing an easy-to-use wallet and more ways to show off your collection.

Web3WalletMobile
Overture · Royal Opera House
10 / 10

Overture · Royal Opera House

ROH × RCA · 2017

A digital platform and daytime events service for the ROH Open Up Project. Orchestrates fragmented channels into one themed day — turning a 3-hour performance into a full immersive experience.

Service DesignStrategyDigital + Physical
[ About ]
Sue Lai
EST. 2013 · HONG KONG ⇆ LONDON
✉ laixiaosu@gmail.com
📱 +852 6600 9058
in /suelai

A multi-disciplinary designer building products from 0 to 1 — and far beyond — with empathy, alignment and iteration.

8+ years across product, service design and marketing. I lead agile squads at the seam where business strategy meets craft — framing the problem, shaping the system, and shipping the pixels. Currently leading the Asset experience at OKX, previously at DTTD, EY Wavespace, Accenture Interactive and YOOX Net-A-Porter.

MA Service Design, Royal College of Art (London). BA Visual Arts, HKBU — full scholarship. Off-screen: tennis, street food, and the quiet craft of an empathetic design process.

[ Experience ]
  1. 2022 — Now

    Design Lead, Asset

    OKX

    Lead a 4-person experience squad (product + copy) shaping the Assets surface for 50M+ retail crypto users.

  2. 2022

    Design Lead

    DTTD / BlackPine

    Partnered with C-level to define the product, build the design system and mentor the team from 0 → 1.

  3. 2019 — 2022

    Manager

    EY Wavespace

    Led experience teams for top-tier global banks and insurers — journeys, IA, flows, hi-fi prototypes.

  4. 2019

    Service & Interaction Designer

    Accenture Interactive

    Coached a leading HK utility on design thinking — training, facilitation, cultural uplift.

  5. 2018 — 2019

    UX Designer

    YOOX Net-A-Porter

    Onboarding, return and exchange flows for a leading global online fashion retailer (iOS + web).

  6. 2015 — 2016

    Multimedia Designer

    X2 Creative

    Mini-sites, marketing collateral and interfaces for a global consultancy and a HK conglomerate.

  7. 2013 — 2015

    Multimedia Designer

    Ovolo Hotels Group

    In-house campaigns, property activations and hotel collateral across HK and Australia.