Luke Dacey | Scaling design into growth

Build it right before you scale it wrong.

I’ve helped shape products used by 70+ million people. The difference between growth and noise is rarely craft. It’s direction.

$1 Billion+

Contributed to $1B+ GTV while leading product design

70 million+

Directed product experiences for 70M+ users across MENA

5 orgs

Repeatedly scaled design across global organisations

50%

Faster execution by embedding AI into decision workflows

In-house roles, scale-ups, enterprise and global partnerships

23 years shaping product direction

When growth matters, direction matters more.

I work with founders and leadership teams who are building, launching or scaling products and want to do it deliberately. I help clarify what matters, align decision-makers and design the operating model that allows product and design to scale without collapsing under complexity.

High-leverage involvement. No organisational drag

How I work

Clarify direction

Growth rarely fails because of effort. It fails because of misalignment.

I work with leadership teams to define the real problem, sharpen product ambition and align around measurable outcomes.

Clear direction removes noise and speeds execution.

Design the operating model

Product and design don’t scale by adding people. They scale by improving how decisions get made.

I design structures, rituals and governance that reduce friction, improve accountability and embed AI where it meaningfully accelerates work.

Better systems. Faster decisions. Higher quality output.

Ship with intent

Strategy means nothing without delivery.

I work alongside teams to raise the quality bar, tighten feedback loops and ensure velocity does not erode standards.

Scale without compromise.

From concepts to results…

Delivering exceptional experiences

Repositioning design from execution to strategic influence

I restructured how design interfaced with product and leadership, shifting it from execution support to strategic partner.

30%

+300%

Team satisfaction

Faster delivery

40%

Increased involvement

Unifying fragmented legacy systems into a single intelligent experience

Working hands-on to re-architect core journeys across web and app, aligning product, engineering and design around one operating model.

+27%

+18%

Upsell conversion

Garage bookings

43%

Fewer recovery calls

Iterating flows wasn’t enough, we had to rebuild confidence.

Directed design across 140 features to restore reliability at scale across MENA

+12%

23%

Fewer cancellations

Ride completion

95%

CSAT scores

If you need a design leader who builds clarity, culture & systems that scale - let’s talk.

luke@makeitaconversation.com