Christopher Barklem

Background

About Christopher Barklem

Christopher is a seasoned creative professional with over two decades of experience in product design. His work is been used by over 100 million users, and his award-winning designs are integrated into over 700 banks worldwide. Christopher has a deep understanding of the creative process and a proven track record of success in building and managing creative teams. Led the CX strategy transformation for a Fortune 500 SaaS company serving the financial industry. The project involved mapping the current state, identifying best practices, and defining a 10x target operating model. Designed the digital onboarding process for Banco Sabadell by leading the project's user experience with an ambitious target of nine months. The project went live to the public in December 2021. Designed the award-winning National Geographic Learning education platform, which became the leading English language tool for teachers in 2021. More than 1.5 million students have used the application to continue their English studies at home. Redesigned the Polymatica data science application, which increased its market share by over 26% in the first 12 months after relaunch. Designed the first personal financial management application, which won the Finovate award for best new banking application and is now integrated into over 700 banks worldwide and used by more than 1 Million users.