Kate Hanrahan

a product design lead designing AI products for real people.

✦ work examples on request ⌄⌄

Currently☺︎

Based in Perth, Western Australia. Most recently Lead Product Designer at Canva, where I was the first designer on Canva AI.

Experience▶

  • Canva

    Lead Product Designer | Mar 2023 – Nov 2026

    First designer on Canva AI, from its early days as Canva Assistant to a product used by millions. Owned design end to end, from coded prototypes and user research to the interactions and animation that make AI feel clear and trustworthy.

  • Prospa

    Product Design Lead | Oct 2019 – Feb 2023 | Sydney

    Led design in the Customer Experience pod and mentored junior designers. Owned the design system and the end-to-end application UX, validating solutions with user testing before build.

  • Vervoe

    Principal Product Designer | Aug 2018 – Oct 2019 | Sydney

    Improved the platform daily by turning feedback from customers, sales and support into design changes.

Education & Recognition⁕

  • Master of Digital Design

    Edith Cowan University | 2011

  • Bachelor of Environmental Design

    The University of Western Australia | 2008

  • Nominee, Leader in AI

    Women in Tech WA Awards | 2026

  • Content and Discovery Supergroup All Star

    Canva | 2023

    For work on content and discovery in Canva AI.

Skills✎

  • End to end product design
  • Design systems
  • Figma
  • Front end development
  • Prototyping in code
  • User research
  • Interaction design
  • Animation
  • UX/UI design
  • Design leadership
  • Illustration
  • Web design

About⌘

I'm a product design lead who designs AI products for real people. I've spent fifteen years across AI, fintech, hiring and SaaS, taking products from first concept to shipped. Currently based in Perth, Western Australia.

My portfolio is available on request. Email me with a little about your team or project and I'll share what's relevant.

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