H&R Block
Transforming how one of the world's largest tax platforms is designed and built.
The challenge:
The product reflected organizational silos more than customer needs. Teams worked independently, research was rarely used, design systems didn't exist, and every release became harder to maintain.
The insight:
The interface reflected the organization behind it.Improving the experience meant improving the way the organization designed products.
The approach:
I rebuilt the design organization around research, collaboration, content strategy, shared standards, and scalable systems. We modernized tools, established evidence-based decision making, unified four design organizations, and partnered with engineering to establish the foundation for an enterprise design system.
The outcome:
The transformation extended far beyond the product itself. It changed how teams collaborated, how decisions were made, and how design scaled across one of the world's largest consumer software platforms—creating a framework that continued to improve customer experiences long after individual projects shipped.
LET’S TALK
The problems I enjoy most are the ones that don’t have obvious answers.
If you’re working on something complex—and want to make it simpler for the people using it—I’d enjoy the conversation.
shane@olivusdesign.com
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Shane Allen Wilson
Experience Design Leadership
Kansas City, Missouri
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