PensionPro

The brief was a sales site. The real work was figuring out why existing customers weren't converting. Usability research reframed the problem, and the resulting product requirements gave engineering a clear target, one that paid off in the first year.

Client

PensionPro

Website Design

My Role

Frontend Designer

UI + Product Scale

Duration

Two Years

2017

Inputs

Research Design

Research Design

interviews
code reviews
code reviews
competitive analysis

The Benefit Insights product portfolio was new to the business, so I did a deep dive on user experiences, product landscape, and feature opportunities.

Synthesis

Synthesis

pain point mapping
ticket analysis
ticket analysis
ticket analysis
workflow analysis
workflow analysis

Consolidated direct user feedback and support tickets to identify recurring interface friction points across the client-facing platform.

Influence

cross-functional alignment
process improvement

Pitched prioritized fixes to the product team and shipped interface improvements independently — closing the loop from customer pain to deployed solution.

Insight

Client support volume wasn't a usability problem — it was a personalization problem. Modular components and a custom branding script reduced per-client labor by eliminating the need for bespoke builds.

Insight

Client support volume wasn't a usability problem — it was a personalization problem. Modular components and a custom branding script reduced per-client labor by eliminating the need for bespoke builds.

OUTCOME

Delivered a modular component system and custom branding script that enabled unique client configurations at scale — reducing manual customization labor across the product team.

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