Lieze Jackson · Everlytic
Role Alignment Proposal · Confidential
Internal Proposal · Formal Role Alignment

Role Alignment Proposal.

The formal alignment of role and title to Lead Product Designer — reflecting responsibilities already being performed across Everlytic Next.

Submitted by
Lieze Jackson
Senior UX/UI Designer
Proposed Title
Lead Product Designer
Product Design Leadership
Organisation
Everlytic
Everlytic Next
Audience
Executive & HR
Confidential review
01Executive Brief
5-min read
Current Title
Senior UX/UI Designer
Aligned in 2025
Role Actually Being Performed
Lead Product Designer
Strategic, cross-functional design leadership across the platform
Responsibilities Added Since 2025
Everlytic Next UX architecture Product experience direction Design-system governance Product strategy involvement Platform-wide UX governance Cross-functional design leadership
Business Impact
  • ·Lower long-term product and delivery risk
  • ·Stronger product continuity as Everlytic Next scales
  • ·A more efficient, consistent design-to-delivery process
Proposed Alignment
  • ·Title alignment to Lead Product Designer
  • ·Recognition of the leadership scope already held
  • ·Compensation alignment appropriate to the proposed role
Why Now

The Everlytic Next soft launch is a natural milestone to align role and title with a function that has continued to expand since the 2025 alignment — reducing dependency risk and providing continuity as the platform scales.

The responsibilities described align more closely with a Lead Product Designer than a Senior UX/UI Designer.

02Role Evolution

A role that already changed.

The role has expanded progressively through organisational transitions and the development of Everlytic Next — accumulating ownership well beyond its original execution scope. The 2025 title alignment was accurate at the time; this proposal reflects its continued evolution since.

Phase 01 · Initial appointment

UX Designer

Execution-focused scope — UX design, UI, user flows, and product collaboration within an established structure.

Phase 02 · Leadership transition

Expanded Responsibilities

Absorbed additional ownership through changes in design and development leadership — maintaining UX continuity across the platform.

Phase 03 · 2025

Senior UX/UI Designer Alignment

Title formally aligned — accurately reflecting a hybrid product-design and UX-leadership function at that point.

Phase 04 · 2025–2026

Everlytic Next

Took central ownership of UX architecture, design-system direction, and product experience throughout the platform's reinvention.

Current State · Today

Lead Product Designer — in practice

Operating across product strategy, UX architecture, design systems, and delivery — a level of ownership consistent with a Lead Product Designer function.

03Current Scope of Ownership

Where the scope sits today.

Day-to-day responsibilities map to leadership-level scope across four areas. The shift from a Senior to a Lead function is visible in the work itself.

Senior UX/UI Designer
Lead Product Designer
Current Reality
UX execution
Product direction
User flows
UX architecture
Design delivery
Design leadership
Component design
Design-systems governance
Feature design
Product strategy contribution
Team participation
Cross-functional alignment
Design reviews
Platform ownership
A

Product & UX Leadership

  • ·UX architecture and product experience direction
  • ·Contribution to product strategy and feature direction
  • ·Design decisions aligned to business and technical goals
B

Design Systems & Scalability

  • ·Design-system direction and PrimeNG governance
  • ·Scalable UI patterns and standards
  • ·Reduced long-term product complexity
C

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • ·Sprint planning and delivery alignment
  • ·Collaboration with engineering and product leadership
  • ·Feature prioritisation and stakeholder alignment
D

Organisational Design Leadership

  • ·Central point of continuity for platform UX decisions
  • ·Product experience quality across implementation
  • ·UX education and standards across the organisation
04The Proof

Evidence of Lead Product Designer ownership.

Five concrete examples from Everlytic Next where ownership extended beyond UX/UI execution into product architecture and platform strategy — each shown as challenge, ownership, and business value.

Flagship ExampleA

Everlytic Next Information Architecture & Navigation Consolidation

Product architecture & platform strategy — not UI design
Challenge

Everlytic Next required a coherent information architecture and navigation model spanning many product areas, balancing usability, technical constraints, and long-term scalability.

Ownership

Led the redesign and consolidation of platform navigation, product organisation, sending configuration, domain management, workflow architecture, permissions, team access, and feature discoverability.

Business Value
Improved usability & discoverability Reduced long-term product complexity Platform consistency & scalability Foundation for future product growth

PrimeNG Design System Direction

B

Ownership · Established design-system direction and implementation standards for consistency and scale.

Component consistency Faster implementation Lower maintenance cost

Team Access & Permissions

C

Ownership · Redesigned and simplified permissions management and role-assignment structures.

Improved usability Reduced complexity Security & governance Scalable framework

Asset Manager

D

Ownership · Led UX thinking and product design direction for the centralised Asset Manager.

Improved content management Scalable foundation Product consistency

Soft Launch Readiness

E

Ownership · Aligned product, engineering, and QA to improve delivery quality and launch readiness.

Delivery efficiency Reduced implementation risk Launch preparedness
05Business Impact

Why this matters to Everlytic.

Formal alignment is an organisational decision, not only an individual one. It strengthens how the product function is owned and sustained as Everlytic Next scales. Throughout its development, this work has been carried out as the sole internal designer — making continuity and clarity of this function a direct business consideration.

ProductStrategy EngineeringImplementation QAQuality LeadershipDirection MarketingWebsite Design SystemStandards ProductDesign

The product design function is a central point of continuity across the platform.

Risk
Reduced operational dependency risk
Continuity
Product & UX continuity as the platform scales
Efficiency
Improved product delivery efficiency
Scalability
Platform consistency & scalability
Clarity
Organisational clarity & accountability
Retention
Retention of institutional product knowledge

Formal alignment reduces dependency risk and provides continuity, clarity, and scalability as Everlytic Next grows.

06 · Proposed Alignment

The recommendation.

Current Title
Senior UX/UI Designer
Proposed Title
Lead Product Designer
Role Alignment
Formal recognition of responsibilities currently being performed.
Compensation
Alignment appropriate to the responsibilities and expectations of the proposed role.
Timing
To be discussed and agreed with management and HR.

Once that scope is recognised, title, compensation, and timing follow as straightforward next steps.

07Future Commitment

An investment in future value.

If aligned, continued focus will turn this function into sustained, compounding value as the platform scales.

01
Product Experience Leadership
02
Design System Maturity
03
Everlytic Next Scalability
04
Product & Engineering Alignment
05
Internal UX Education
08Closing

Aligned for what's ahead.

I remain committed to the success of the platform and the product team, and believe formal alignment of this role will create greater clarity, accountability, continuity, and long-term value for Everlytic.

Lieze Jackson
Submitted with respect for the team and the work ahead.