my role

Led UX strategy and interface design for early mid-market CRM concepts, collaborating with product, research, and development partners to clarify workflows and improve usability for complex sales scenarios.

impact

Conceptual design work provided a clearer understanding of mid-market CRM needs and informed internal discussions around prioritization, workflow patterns, and user task flow, contributing to a shared vision for future development.

challenge

Mid-market sales workflows involve greater complexity than traditional SMB CRM needs, including multi-stage negotiations, cross-team collaboration, and sophisticated lead tracking. The challenge was to explore design concepts that balanced this complexity with clarity and usability, reducing cognitive load while supporting essential sales activities across stages and teams.

approach

I began by identifying key mid-market CRM tasks such as pipeline management, opportunity tracking, team assignment, and multi-stage forecasting. Drawing on stakeholder input and real estate sales patterns, I mapped typical workflows and interaction pain points. Using this foundation, I developed interface concepts that focused on clear visual hierarchy, contextual context panels, and task prioritization cues. Iteration with cross-functional partners ensured alignment with product goals and feasibility.

key insights

  • Clear visual differentiation between opportunity stages helps reduce confusion in pipeline views.
  • Team context and assignment cues are essential for multi-user CRM collaboration.
  • Inline feedback on status changes reduces anxiety around complex task transitions.
  • Persistent, contextual panels support faster decision making in multi-stage flows.
  • Aligning interaction patterns with real sales scenarios builds user trust and predictability.

outcome

The exploration clarified how a mid-market CRM could be structured to better support complex workflows and collaborative interactions. These concepts helped align product and design teams on priority areas and illuminated opportunities for more refined task flows and interaction patterns in future iterations.

reflection

This project reinforced that mid-market CRM design must prioritize both clarity and collaboration. By grounding early concepts in actual sales scenarios and workflow expectations, the team gained shared insight into where complexity was necessary and where simplification was possible. With additional time, validating these concepts with mid-market sales professionals would help refine priority cues and team management interactions.

arly CRM pipeline layout showing distinct stage separation and opportunity context.

Interface exploring how assignments and roles could be surfaced in context.

Workflow highlights showing inline feedback for status updates.

Early Ideation and Product feature mapping

Map showing the core structure and details of the app

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