Charlotte Zahnleiter

AI is changing how products are built. I believe it’s also changing what great design leadership looks like. For more than 20 years, I’ve helped organisations turn complexity into products people actually understand and enjoy using. Today my focus is on building AI-native product organisations where design doesn’t stop at the interface but shapes decisions, systems and implementation. As VP Design & Experience at Harvest Group and Fincite, I lead global design and experience across multiple products, working closely with product and engineering to bring strategy, design systems and implementation closer together. My work sits at the intersection of:• AI-native product development• Agentic design and workflow orchestration • Design leadership• Design engineering• Experience strategy• Design systems• Creative Technology• Accessibility• B2B SaaS and WealthTechI believe AI makes design more important, not less. When everyone can generate interfaces, the real differentiator becomes experience: understanding user behavior, designing complete workflows, making complex systems usable and ensuring products remain coherent, accessible and trustworthy. I’m passionate about building high-performing teams and products, raising product quality and helping organisations adapt to the next generation of product development.