For over 18 years, I’ve designed and built digital products that help startups, scaling businesses, and global companies create meaningful user experiences with real impact.

I enjoy working closely with founders and leadership teams who deeply understand their space but need a design partner to help shape the product and bring ideas to life. My role is to translate ideas into clear, intuitive, high-performing products that users can easily understand and adopt.

I originally started out in code, but gradually moved toward design as I became more interested in identifying problems and shaping solutions. Product design gave me the opportunity to combine both, thinking deeply about problems while crafting the experiences that solve them.

Kieron Keenan

Throughout my career, I’ve developed a broad skill set that spans brand thinking, early concept exploration, prototyping product flows, crafting polished interfaces, and building scalable design systems. At the same time, I’ve continued working in code and collaborating closely with engineers, bringing that technical understanding into my design process.

With the rise of AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and others, the way products are designed and built is changing rapidly. Ideas can move from concept to working prototypes faster than ever. But the need for structured thinking, strong product judgment, and clear problem solving remains constant.

  • Staff Product Designer
    Shortcut · 2019 — Present
  • Director of Product Design
    Swrve · 2016 — 2018
  • Senior Product Designer
    Ryanair · 2015 — 2016
  • Creative Director
    Together Digital · 2012 — 2015
    • Facebook
    • Johnson & Johnson
    • GAA
    • PwC
  • Freelance Product Designer
    Selected clients & startups · 2008 — Present
    • iCabbi
    • TickerFit (acquired by Uniphar)
    • HackaHealth (acquired by Uniphar)
    • Piply
    • Digital Marketing Institute
    • Maula Digital Agency
    • West Coast Studio