Yiner Zhou🇬🇧

About Yiner Zhou

Agent Insight and Design Lead at Barclays

👋 Hello and welcome! I'm a senior product designer with a deep passion for leveraging the core of people, data, and value creation. It's been an honor to collaborate with top-tier organizations and several innovative start-ups. 🤩 In recent years, I’ve focused on transforming AI technology into practical, business-driven solutions. ☕️ If you're also interested or passionate about these areas, let’s grab a virtual coffee and chat!

Expertise

Sessions with Yiner Zhou

• Discovery Session (15 min): Hi! Thanks for checking my session! This is a quick, no-pressure discovery session. Think of it as a coffee chat to kick things off. We’ll get to know each other and see how I can best support your journey into UX, Service, or Product Design in this AI world. Feel free to: Talk about where you are in your career (or where you’d like to go) Explore what you're hoping to get out of mentorship See if my experience and approach align with your goals This is not a coaching session—just an open conversation to make sure we’re a good match before you commit to having mentorship sessions with me. Looking forward to working with you!
• Let's Talk Design with AI (30 min): Hi, thanks for stopping by my session! Just a heads up - while I'm fully booked for general mentorship, I open new slots on the first of each month. For now, I'm specifically focusing on Design with AI tech discussions! Thank you! This session will focus on discussions about generative AI or AI agents. I'm happy to discuss insights my day to day practice into the latest developments, practical applications, and emerging trends in the AI landscape.
• A Customised 2-Session Mentorship (60 min): Hey, thanks for landing here! I created this mentorship program based on 3,000+ minutes of mentorship with my former mentees. Having spent my entire career in B2B service with frontier tech, I know firsthand what it takes to break into UX, take ownership, and grow in a fast-paced environment. Here’s what I can help with: Becoming a UX designer working with AI or a conversational designer like me (career switch, skills, mindset) Taking ownership & leading small teams Communicating effectively with tech functions Brand and position yourself in this fast-changing world Stakeholder management & data-driven decision-making Interview prep: CV, portfolio reviews, and mock interviews What I can’t help at this moment: Leading a large org, my current experience is focused on small and mid-sized teams & startups Technical reviews like coding, AI/ML engineering, data science A reminder: Coaching isn’t just about skills—it’s about mindset and perseverance. I strongly encourage you to book a discovery call first to see if my mentorship style is a good fit for you.

What mentees say

“I had an insightful session with Yiner, though short, her amazing communication and deep subject knowledge illuminated gaps in my product thinking, prompting me to reconsider my management approach. Yiner's motivation and structured approach were evident, providing valuable insights into the way I think of product building”

“I had an exceptional session with Yiner that truly exceeded my expectations. Her communication was amazing, fostering an open dialogue that made me feel comfortable. Highly recommend to everyone! Will book Yiner's next session to talk more about AI and other topic~”

“Yiner is really a great mentor, and it was really a great learning experience to have a session with her. She made me understand the areas where I need to work on and provided me very helpful insights and knowledge. She has amazing communication skills and has vast practical knowledge”