Enterprise UX

A multi-market sales platform built for scale and inclusive usability

Role: Senior UX Designer

Tenure: Sep 2022 – Present

Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology serves as the global IT service provider for Allianz Group, supporting operations across multiple markets. The Bangkok hub includes a UX team of 22 designers working across enterprise platforms and internal systems.

I joined Allianz Technology in September 2022 and have been contributing to the Sales Digital Platform since then. Working within a large, cross-functional enterprise environment has strengthened my focus on systems thinking, workflow simplification, and designing solutions that scale across markets.

Global Sales Digital Platform

Context

The Sales Digital Platform supports insurance agents and business teams in managing product configurations, customer interactions, and operational workflows across multiple regions.

The platform is developed by a global UX team operating across locations, with close collaboration between Munich and Bangkok. When I joined in September 2022, I was the sole designer in Thailand contributing to this product. Over time, the team expanded, and we now have four designers in Bangkok working alongside our international counterparts.

The platform consists of multiple interconnected assets serving different user groups, including dashboards, lead management, task management, customer advisory workflows, collaboration tools, campaign management, and comprehensive customer detail views. Designing across these modules requires maintaining consistency while accommodating diverse functional requirements.

Operating within this structured enterprise environment demands careful alignment across markets, technical constraints, and regulatory considerations. Accessibility is treated as a foundational principle in every feature delivery, ensuring that usability and inclusivity remain integral to the platform’s evolution.

The Challenge

Enterprise sales platforms accumulate complexity over time. As features expand across markets and business units, structural inconsistencies begin to surface.

Key challenges included:

  • Multi-step workflows layered over legacy processes
  • Diverging interaction patterns across interconnected assets
  • Increased cognitive load for sales agents navigating critical tasks
  • Technical dependencies limiting structural flexibility
  • Accessibility inconsistencies within operational tools

The challenge was not aesthetic refinement, it was architectural clarity.

The objective was to streamline workflows, standardize system behavior across modules, and establish a scalable UX foundation capable of supporting long-term enterprise growth.

My role

Since joining Allianz in September 2022, I have contributed to the Sales Digital Platform as a Senior UX Designer within a global, cross-functional team.

My responsibilities include:

  • Leading workflow redesign initiatives across critical sales modules
  • Collaborating closely with product owners and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into scalable design solutions
  • Contributing to system-level decisions affecting interaction patterns and structural consistency
  • Embedding accessibility standards within enterprise workflows
  • Ensuring alignment with the broader design system to support long-term scalability
  • Ensured alignment with design system principles

My role extends beyond interface design. It involves influencing structural direction, simplifying operational complexity, and helping shape a coherent experience across interconnected product asse

Design Approach

Rather than addressing the platform screen-by-screen, I approached it as a connected system of workflows and assets.

1. Workflow Mapping

Reviewed end-to-end journeys to identify redundancy and areas causing unnecessary cognitive load.

2. Structural Simplification

Grouped related actions together and clarified task progression to reduce complexity.

3. System Alignment

Standardized interaction patterns across modules to improve consistency.

4. Design System Integration

Ensured components were reusable and aligned with established design system standards.

Accessibility Integration

Accessibility was treated as a foundational design principle rather than a late-stage compliance activity.

When accessibility became a formal requirement, the UX team took ownership of driving the initiative. As the team with the most practical knowledge in inclusive design standards, we were responsible for translating requirements into actionable guidelines and structured improvements.

Key focus areas included:

  • Prioritizing accessibility-related tasks within feature delivery
  • Introducing clearer interaction and visual guidelines aligned with WCAG principles
  • Improving keyboard navigation and logical focus order
  • Enhancing screen reader compatibility across complex workflows
  • Strengthening color contrast and reducing reliance on color-only cues

Beyond implementation, we actively communicated the importance of accessibility to developers and business stakeholders, reinforcing that inclusive design is not optional but essential within enterprise systems.

This approach helped embed accessibility more structurally within workflow design and component standards, supporting long-term platform evolution.

Impact

Due to confidentiality, detailed performance metrics cannot be disclosed. However, the initiative contributed to meaningful structural improvements across the platform.

  • A measurable increase in internal user satisfaction following workflow improvements (Internal user satisfaction score)
  • Clearer workflow progression across key modules
  • Reduced redundancy in task execution
  • Improved consistency between interconnected assets
  • Stronger integration of accessibility standards
  • A more scalable foundation supporting future product expansion

The platform continues to evolve on a more unified and structured UX foundation, enabling sustainable growth across markets.

Reflection

Designing within enterprise systems is fundamentally different from working in startup environments.

It requires:

  • Systems thinking beyond individual screens
  • Collaboration across layered stakeholder groups
  • Comfort with technical and regulatory constraints
  • Long-term architectural awareness

This experience strengthened my ability to navigate complexity while maintaining clarity, consistency, and usability at scale.