François Halard
Senior Product Designer | AI & SaaS B2B
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Paris, France
Freelance
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Introduction
Hello! My name is François Halard. I am a Senior Product Designer with 10 years of experience, specialized in designing digital products for start-ups, scale-ups, and large companies. A full-stack, results-driven designer, I support my clients in creating new products, new features, and POCs. For the past 4 years, I’ve been working on products leveraging AI technologies (LLM, Computer Vision, Machine Learning), turning complexity into seamless, human-centered experiences.
Expérience de travail
Senior Product Designer
Owkin
juin 2025 - Présent
1 an 5 mois
Paris, France
At Owkin, I lead the design of K, an AI-powered co-pilot that helps biologists and biomedical researchers generate, test, and refine hypotheses through conversational AI and advanced data visualization tools.
Senior Product Designer (Freelance)
Halardesign
mars 2024 - Présent
2 ans 8 mois
Halardesign is an independent design studio I founded in 2024 to support companies in building complex digital products. I bring over 10 years of experience in product design, including 4 years working on AI-powered solutions such as LLMs, computer vision and object detection. As a versatile designer, I cover the full design spectrum from user research, UX and UI to design systems and prototyping, with a proven ability to turn cutting-edge technology into accessible, effective and engaging user experiences.
Preligens
oct. 2021 - févr. 2025
3 ans 5 mois
Paris, France
Lead Product Designer
mars 2023 - févr. 2025
2 ans
Paris, France
At Preligens, as a Lead Product Designer, I led strategic initiatives to drive innovation and deliver impactful AI-based solutions, significantly enhancing the company’s product portfolio and operational efficiency. Key achievements: 🔸 Delivered four new AI-based products / Improved and expanded existing products 🔸 Established a scalable design system, streamlining product development and ensuring consistency 🔸 Standardized user research methodologies 🔸 Designed and deployed a UX repository to store and analyze user research data 🔸 Implemented collaborative processes between design and other company departments 🔸 Recruited and managed a UX team, scaling from 1 to 5 designers
Senior Product Designer
oct. 2021 - mars 2023
1 an 6 mois
Paris, France
User Experience Consultant
Skapa Agency
sept. 2020 - oct. 2021
1 an 2 mois
Paris, France
UX Designer
Assist Digital
juil. 2018 - sept. 2020
2 ans 3 mois
Région de Paris, France
UX Designer
Fitnext
juin 2016 - juin 2018
2 ans 1 mois
Paris, France
Founder
Croisière Musique
janv. 2013 - déc. 2016
4 ans
Région de Paris, France
Electronic Music Record Label
Formation
ECV - École de création visuelle
Master's degree, UX Design & ergonomics
IESA art & culture
Bachelor of Art History, IESA, Paris
Graduation thesis: the dematerialization of the art market
IESA arts&culture
Bachelor of Art History, IESA, Paris
Graduation thesis: the dematerialization of the art market
ESD - École Supérieure du Digital
Master's degree - Digital innovation
ECV Creative Schools & Community
Master's degree, UX Design & ergonomics
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