Martin Reilly

Martin Reilly — Senior Product Designer at toast. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.

Martin Reilly

Senior Product Designer

Martin Reilly is a Senior Product Designer at Toast – the all in one restaurant platform. He currently works on fintech and payments products. He has over 10 years experience as a product designer in organisations from startup to enterprise, and in domains like health, education, music production, insurance and financial services.

Past talks

2 talks · 2 events

2023

UXDX EMEAOct 2023

Navigating the Fog: Embracing Uncertainty in Product Delivery

In the ever-evolving landscape of product development, uncertainty often looms large, presenting unique challenges for teams striving to deliver successful outcomes. Drawing on examples and practical insights from how the team at Toast work, Martin delves into the strategies and mindset required to tackle the design-to-build process when faced with limited information. By the end of this talk, attendees will be equipped with practical tools and strategies to confront uncertainty head-on, leading to innovative solutions and successful outcomes. - Embracing the unknown: Understanding the psychological barriers associated with uncertainty and adopting a mindset that embraces ambiguity as a creative force. - Designing with limited information: Strategies for developing robust design frameworks that can adapt to evolving requirements and changing landscapes. - Agile methodologies: Harnessing the power of iterative development and continuous feedback loops to adjust course and optimize product delivery in uncertain environments. - Risk management: Techniques for identifying and mitigating risks in the face of incomplete information, ensuring smoother project execution. - Collaboration and communication: Fostering effective cross-functional collaboration and transparent communication channels to align stakeholders and navigate uncertainty collectively.

Martin Reilly

2022

UXDX EMEAOct 2022

Forum

Manager or IC Career Path

With a typical organisational structure as you climb the ranks you need to change your career from being a maker, an individual contributor on a team, to a manager, looking after other people. This is effectively a career change as it is a very big shift in day-to-day work and requires a completely different set of skills. In this forum, we will explore the alternative ways that companies are offering more career options to people and how they can avoid the career change progression if they want to.

Martin Reilly