Vijay Kandhalu

Human thinking. AI delivery.

Human judgement where it matters. AI where it moves things faster.

Twenty years end-to-end — research, prototypes, shipped products — across government, healthcare, finance and enterprise.

What I do

Design Leadership

Building and leading multidisciplinary design teams — setting direction, raising the bar, and creating the conditions for measurable outcomes across discovery and delivery.

Product Design

UX, UI and design systems — from design thinking and user journeys through to design handoff, ready for teams to ship and scale.

End to End UX Design

End-to-end, hands-on UX — from discovery and research through prototyping, testing and delivery to go-live, with evidence at every step.

Digital Transformation

Helping organisations modernise products, services and operating models — aligning policy, technology and operations around what users need, without losing focus on evidence or quality.

AI for Design

Applying AI, automation and agent-based workflows to accelerate research, design and delivery — with human judgement, traceability and approval at every step.

Organisations I've worked with

Selected organisations across public services, healthcare, finance, energy, aviation and enterprise.

  • GOV.UK
  • UK Export Finance
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Home Office
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • Ofgem
  • NHS
  • Avis
  • Canon Medical Systems
  • VELUX
  • BMW
  • Nationwide
  • Vodafone
  • Virgin Media O2
  • Travelex
  • Pay by Bank
  • British Airways
  • The Scottish Government
  • Fiserv
  • British Gas

Past project experience. Organisation names and logos are the property of their respective owners and do not imply current endorsement or partnership.

My Philosophy

Technology changes. Methods evolve.

AI will transform how teams work.

But one thing remains constant: the organisations that succeed are the ones that understand people, design around evidence, and build systems that scale.

That's where I work — at the intersection of people, design, operations and AI.

Let's build what's next

Whether you're scaling a design function, transforming a service, embedding AI into delivery, or building UCDOps capability — I'd love to talk.

Designing the future. Operationalising experience. Scaling with AI.