Will Harmer
Design Lead | Service Designer
For over a decade, I've worked as a Service Designer and Product Lead across governments and consultancies in the UK and Canada. I excel at leading cross-functional teams from discovery through to launch, specializing in turning ambiguous organizational goals into seamless user journeys. I'm particularly at home in highly regulated environments, finding energy in designing around complex legal and policy constraints.
Outside of work you can find me in nature hiking, cycling, fly fishing and snowboarding.
Now
Contract Senior Service Designer — Government of Alberta
2022 - Present | Vancouver, Canada
Working Experience
Design Lead
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — 2021 - 2022 | Vancouver, Canada
Senior Service Designer
Homes England — 2020 - 2021 | London, UK
Service Designer
Government Digital Service — 2017 - 2020 | London, UK
Service Designer
Livework Studios Ltd. — 2015 - 2017 | London, UK
Talks & Writing
How to collaborate with other organizations and professions on end-to-end services
International Design in Government Conference
Nov 2019 | Rotterdam, NL
How cross-government communities can support cross-government services
Design in Government Conference
Jan 2018 | Edinburgh, UK
Service landscape maps – a tool for mapping public services
Mar 2022 | Services in Government Blog
We're all involved in government services
Oct 2019 | Services in Government Blog
What Service Communities are achieving across government
Jan 2019 | GDS Blog
How cross-government communities can support cross-government services
Jan 2018 | GDS Blog