Open to new roles · Lisbon, PT
Rowan Ellis
Product designer crafting calm, useful software. Currently Design Lead at Halcyon Labs, previously at Orbit Health and Paperline.
Design Lead · Halcyon Labs
Years of experience
Products shipped
Awards & features
EXPERIENCE
2023 — Now
Design Lead
· Halcyon Labs
Leading a team of five designers across web and mobile. Shipped a redesign that lifted activation by a third.
2020 — 2023
Senior Product Designer
· Orbit Health
Designed patient booking and messaging used by two million people, and built the first design system.
2018 — 2020
Product Designer
· Paperline
Owned onboarding and billing for a document tool used by small teams.
2016 — 2018
Designer
· Studio Kettle
Brand and web projects for startups and cultural clients.
SKILLS & TOOLS
Product strategy
UX research
Interaction design
Design systems
Prototyping
Figma
Framer
HTML & CSS
Workshop facilitation
Team leadership
EDUCATION
2012 — 2016
BA Interaction Design
Lisbon School of Art & Design
2021
Design Leadership Program
Online course, 12 weeks
RECOGNITION
2025
Site of the Day
Independent web design award
2024
Speaker, Design Systems Week
Talk on scaling design teams
2022
Featured designer
Product design newsletter
KIND WORDS
“Rowan brings calm to messy problems. The team ships faster and with more confidence since they joined.”
Maya Ortiz · VP Product, Halcyon Labs
“One of the clearest thinkers I’ve worked with. Every design decision comes with a reason.”
Daniel Kwon · Head of Design, Orbit Health
CONTACT
Have a role or project in mind? Let’s talk.
hello@rowanellis.com
BASED IN
Lisbon, Portugal
RESPONSE TIME
Within 2 working days
OPEN TO
Full-time and freelance