Steve O’Connor

Principal UX & Interaction Designer, Accessibility & Inclusive Design Systems, Team Leader

Experienced Principal UX Designer blending strategic leadership with hands-on delivery. Specialist in accessible, inclusive digital services for public, charity, education, and healthcare sectors. Proven impact through design system creation, interaction design, and user-centred service delivery.

Core Skills

Experience

Principal UX Designer — Nexer Digital

Mar 2024 — June 2025

Senior UX Designer — Nexer Digital

Mar 2017 — Mar 2024

Lead Designer — Airsource

Sep 2010 — Mar 2017

Earlier roles

Volunteering

Director & Organiser — CamCreatives CIC

Feb 2008 — Present

Education

What others say

“Steve is one of the best UX designers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. He’s got a deep understanding of interaction design, always puts users first, and makes space for content design from day one.”

Ivy Halstead-Dawber, Senior Content Designer, DfE

“Steve leads with values of fairness and accessibility. He brings deep experience, great instincts, and a knack for gently guiding teams toward better choices—without ever being preachy.”

Francis Rowland, Service Design Lead, Nexer Digital

“A dependable, thoughtful colleague and the steady heart of CamCreatives. Steve’s grown into a confident presenter and trusted organiser—with a great sense of humour too.”

Paul Smith, Founder, CamCreatives CIC

“Steve brought top-tier prototyping and design skills to our Alpha phase, while keeping things grounded in GDS patterns, user needs, and stakeholder reality. A real asset to the team.”

James Cheetham, Product Manager, DfE