PRODUCT DESIGNER & USER RESEARCHER

Over the last 9 years, I’ve tackled design and research projects in audio streaming, broadcasting, healthcare, fashion and travel sectors in-house and remotely. I love to merge insight with innovative design to craft experiences that benefit people and make a difference. I’m currently helping to make fashion circular at Depop.

Y’ALRIGHT?

That’s how we say hello here in Manchester, where I live with my two sausage dogs, Bean and Albert.

I’m currently a Lead User Researcher at Depop, focusing on building trusted communities. Previously, I was a Senior User Researcher at Spotify, uncovering insights for social listening experiences. Before that, I worked as a Lead Product Designer at Bupa, leading digital transformation in healthcare. At the BBC, I guided design research across Voice & AI, Future Tech & Ethics, and Education. My career started at Booking.com as a UX Researcher on travel platforms.

Outside of work, I’m at gigs, trying out painting or immersed in crime novels. If you’re in Manchester, let’s grab a coffee, I’d love to connect!

COMPANIES I’VE WORKED WITH

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

UX/UI Design

User Research

Prototyping Wireframing

Information Architecture

Facilitation

  • “I had the honour of being the one who was able to convince Alex to join Spotify a few years ago. During the hiring process I was so impressed with her that we promoted her immediately and hired her a level higher than she applied for. I have rarely seen user research having such a profound impact on product strategy. Alex is a true user research unicorn, she can run a survey, conduct qualitative research in the field and everything in between. And boy is she fast and efficient, sometimes it felt she was 2-3 people because of the output and outcome of her work.”

    Rósa Guðjónsdóttir- Director of Product Insights at Spotify

  • “Alex is one of the most influential researchers I have worked with. During her tenure at Spotify, Alex led the research for one of our top company priorities. This role required challenging existing assumptions to ensure we were building the right thing and employing both quantitative and qualitative methods to cover the research throughout the entire product lifecycle. She understands how to uncover unmet user needs in a way that allows product teams to go beyond the obvious, and develop truly innovative products.”

    Alex Durmus- UX Research Manager at Spotify

  • “Alex is a highly-skilled senior user researcher. I have seen her work challenge assumptions but also inspire innovation. She has successfully led research on complex projects and delivered findings with tactical and strategic impact. It is hard to overstate both the pace of Alex’s work and the quality of the output. She is talented, bold and fun to work with."

    Alistair Hinde- Senior User Researcher at Spotify (ex-BBC)

  • "Alex was an asset to the design and research team at the BBC. They worked on, and drove, a number of high-quality strategic pieces of work that shaped the roadmap for design and product development across multiple teams and BBC brands. They are great at turning complex data into user-friendly designs, guiding teams with a clear vision, and developing and mentoring UX colleagues whilst ensuring everyone contributes and stays aligned with the product goals. It was a pleasure to work with and learn from Alex."

    Charlie Gardner- Head of UX Research at Revolut (ex-BBC)

  • “It was a pleasure working with Alex, she taught me so much about UX, Customer Flow/User Journeys and Agile work practices that I still carry these lessons into my current ways of working. The way that she embraced data and analytics and showed how data and UX research share common ground has made me a better analyst. She can meld UX and Data with a long-term strategic mindset but never loses sight of the immediate goals of both her team and the wider stakeholders.”

    Brian Fleming- Senior Data Analyst at Booking.com