# Damien Pascoe Damien Pascoe is a remote worker on Himalayas, Head of UX at Virtuoso, based in United Kingdom. Source: https://himalayas.app/@damienpascoe ```text Head of UX at Virtuoso, embedding UX in an AI testing product with self-healing, AI data generation, and StepIQ. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | United Kingdom | | Authorized to work in | United Kingdom | | Salary expectations | 85k+ GBP | | Job categories | Lead UX Designer, UX Designer, UX Consultant, UX Architect, Digital Product Owner | | Skills | UX Design, UX Research, Human Centered Design, Building UX Teams, UX Process, AI Testing, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Design Systems, Axure, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Claude Code, Jira | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/djdpascoe | ## About ```text At Virtuoso, I built a UX team and its processes from scratch, raising awareness of UX, research, and user-centred design. As Head of UX, I’ve overseen UX functionality in Virtuoso QA, from ML-powered self-healing to AI data table generation, StepIQ, and requirements synthesis. I use LLMs and Claude Code to accelerate UX work, including harmonising design variables and supporting design-system creation across UX and front-end. I’ve also written about the benefits and limitations of AI in UX and design. ``` ## Experience ### Head of UX (current) Virtuoso. Jan 2021 - Present ```text Built a UX team and related processes from scratch, methodically building awareness of UX and the importance of research and user-centred design. Oversaw successful embedding of UX functionality, including ML-powered self-healing, genAI functions, AI-powered step generation, and requirements synthesis. ``` Skills: AI, LLM, Claude-Code, UX-Leadership, Design-Systems, User-Research, Human-Centered-Design, GenAI ### Lead UX Designer [NTT Data](https://himalayas.app/companies/nttdata). Nov 2019 - Dec 2020 ```text Lead UX Designer at NTT Data, leading user experience design projects. ``` ### Lead UX VMLY&R. Oct 2019 - Oct 2019 ```text Lead UX at VMLY&R, leading user experience design. ``` ### Lead UX Consultant (Interim Head of UX) Zoopla. Feb 2018 - Jun 2019 ```text Lead UX Consultant and Interim Head of UX at Zoopla, leading UX initiatives. ``` ### UX Consultant Juice Moving Images. Jul 2018 - Aug 2018 ```text UX Consultant at Juice Moving Images, providing UX consulting services. ``` ### Lead UX VML London. Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 ```text Lead UX at VML London, leading user experience design. ``` ### Lead UX (Maternity cover) SapientRazorfish. Aug 2017 - Sep 2017 ```text Lead UX (Maternity cover) at SapientRazorfish, leading UX during maternity cover. ``` ### Senior UX Designer Addison Group London. May 2017 - Aug 2017 ```text Senior UX Designer at Addison Group London, leading UX design. ``` ### Senior UX Designer VML London. Jan 2017 - Apr 2017 ```text Senior UX Designer at VML London, leading UX design. ``` ### Senior UX Designer Space01. Nov 2016 - Jan 2017 ```text Senior UX Designer at Space01, leading UX design. ``` ### Senior UX Designer [Aviva](https://himalayas.app/companies/aviva). Oct 2015 - Nov 2016 ```text Senior UX Designer at Aviva, contributing to user experience design with over 25 years of industry experience. ``` ### Senior Experience Designer R/GA. Aug 2015 - Sep 2016 ```text Senior Experience Designer at R/GA, applying extensive UX design expertise. ``` ### Lead UX Designer Splendid Unlimited. Jan 2014 - Jul 2015 ```text Lead UX Designer at Splendid Unlimited, leading UX design initiatives. ``` ### Senior UX Architect Rufus Leonard. Nov 2013 - Jan 2014 ```text Senior UX Architect at Rufus Leonard, architecting user experience solutions. ``` ### Lead UX KBS Albion. Sep 2013 - Nov 2013 ```text Freelance Lead UX at KBS Albion, leading UX design efforts. ``` ### UX/UI Designer IntuDigital. Dec 2012 - Aug 2013 ```text UX/UI Designer at IntuDigital, designing user interfaces and experiences. ``` ### UX Architect Burberry. May 2012 - Dec 2012 ```text UX Architect at Burberry, architecting user experience solutions. ``` ### UX/UI Designer Chartered Insurance Institute. Aug 2011 - Apr 2012 ```text UX/UI Designer at Chartered Insurance Institute, designing user interfaces and experiences. ``` ### Senior Designer LBi. Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 ```text Senior Designer at LBi, creating design solutions. ``` ### UX Designer Expedia. Mar 2011 - Jul 2011 ```text UX Designer at Expedia, designing user experiences. ``` ### Senior Web Designer Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Jan 2002 - Mar 2011 ```text Senior Web Designer at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, designing web experiences. ``` ### Web Designer Various. Jan 1998 - Dec 2001 ```text Web Designer at Various, designing web experiences. ``` ## Education ### Chartered Insurance Institute Certification ```text Completed a certification with the Chartered Insurance Institute. ``` ## Tech stack - Figma - Jira - Axure - Claude Code To contact Damien, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Michael Gregorio](https://himalayas.app/@michaelgregorio): Consultant, Client under NDA - [Michael Gregorio](https://himalayas.app/@michaelgregorio1): Lead UX Designer & Researcher, British Telecom - [Tom Good](https://himalayas.app/@tomgood): Head of UX (Product Design), MRM UK - [Adam Bruzon](https://himalayas.app/@adambruzon): Senior UX Designer, Build2Enjoy AI - [Rain Lieberman](https://himalayas.app/@rainlieberman): Lead Product Design Consultant, Various Clients - [Danny Seabra](https://himalayas.app/@dannyseabra): UX Consultant, Car Finance 247 - [Heenesh Patel](https://himalayas.app/@heeneshpatel): Founder & Product Designer, TuteonKaards - [Adrian Green](https://himalayas.app/@adriangreen): Product/UX Design Leader, Independent - [Dario Codipietro](https://himalayas.app/@dariocodipietro): Founder, E2E Product Delivery, Fiuto - [Jonathon Marc O'Connor](https://himalayas.app/@jonathonmarcoconnor): Senior Product Designer, Accenture