Giorgio Schiro

Lead designer and UX architect
Experience Log
Associate Director, Experience DesignApril 2023 — Present
Moody's
  • Co-lead platform UX for Moody's unified risk and compliance platform, owning the shared architecture beneath it.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering leadership before requirements are locked, so teams build against the right problems.
  • Manage four designers across roughly ten squads while staying hands-on, setting the standard by doing the work.
  • Built a versioned prototype hub on GitHub with reusable AI skills as a single source of truth.
  • Automated the first draft of interaction specs with AI, taking documentation and handover from days to minutes.
  • Established structured critique across the team, combining execution with active mentorship.
Senior UX DesignerJuly 2022 — April 2023
Moody's
  • Unified the experience across compliance product lines during PassFort's post-acquisition integration.
  • Defined and scaled the design system the integrated product lines now build on.
  • Worked across squads on KYC/AML initiatives alongside writers, engineers, and researchers.
Product DesignerSeptember 2019 — July 2022
PassFort
  • Design lead for the Automation squad, covering discovery, UX design, accessibility review, and testing.
  • Contributed through PassFort's growth from early-stage startup to Moody's Analytics acquisition in 2021.
  • Collaborated with PMs and tech leads on KYC/AML workflow direction and prioritisation.
Product DesignerJanuary 2018 — September 2019
PredictX
  • Owned the full design cycle: user research, information architecture, interaction design, and handover.
  • Built and managed PredictX's internal data visualisation design system.
  • Worked with product owners and engineers on new product concepts and roadmap inputs.
Creative Director & Visual DesignerMarch 2015 — January 2018
BARDS Collective
  • Progressed from visual designer to creative director, leading team output and client relationships.
  • Delivered brand and UX work across UI, print, and web for startups in tech and fashion.
Freelance Visual DesignerFebruary 2013 — January 2018
Independent
  • Worked with clients across Europe and North America on branding, marketing assets, exhibitions and digital interfaces.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Industrial DesignSep 2010 — Feb 2014
Università degli Studi di Palermo

Grade: 110/110 with Honors

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