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Alastair Simpson shared thisSuper proud of the new brand rolling out today at Intuit, amazing to have been a small part of this alongside Katie P.ngside Katie P. and crew, and how we bring it to life inside of our products!Alastair Simpson shared thisTo the people who never quit. For 40 years, we’ve been in it with you. Chasing inspiration and invoices. Growing possibilities and profits. To give you the financial confidence to keep you moving forward. Building a life. Building a future. Building a business. There’s no end to what you can get done. Be confident it’s done right. The products our customers know and trust are part of one connected company, one platform, and a powerful financial system of intelligence. That’s the ambition behind our unified look and feel. It’s all connected, consistent, and unmistakably us. Hi, and welcome to a new Intuit.
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Alastair Simpson shared thisExcited to welcome Josh Adler to the QuickBooks Design Team as Senior Staff Product Designer! Josh joins us from Pinterest, where he led design across some of the company’s most impactful growth and social experience initiatives - from activation and retention strategy to large-scale collaboration and engagement systems used by millions. His work consistently brought together strong product vision, thoughtful craft, and a deep understanding of how to create experiences people genuinely connect with. Looking forward to building with him, welcome Josh! #designhiring #design
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Alastair Simpson shared thisExcited to welcome NORAH PARK to our Experience Architecture team under Shailesh Shilwant! Norah will be focused on the future of the QuickBooks ecosystem. A theme that came through clearly in her interviews: you’ll never get just one answer from her. She explores problems broadly and comes back with fully realized options - thoughtful interactions, carefully considered details and exceptional craft. Looking forward to seeing her work come to life here! #designhiring
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Alastair Simpson shared thisExcited to welcome Danyi Robertson to the QuickBooks Mobile team! Danyi brings deep expertise in AI, motion, and product design from Google and Fitbit - we’re excited to have that craft shaping the future of QB Mobile. And welcoming back Grayson Hjaltalin to Intuit! He will be focusing on Payroll AI - helping us reimagine how small businesses manage time, pay, and their teams. My Design org is hiring across all levels. Excited for what's ahead and continuing to grow a team focused on craft and thoughtful experience for our customers. #designhiring #design
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Alastair Simpson shared thisI am hiring across all design roles in the USA, searching for designers with high craft and curiosity. Highlighting this critical design leadership role based in Tel Aviv, to lead my design team across our Bill Pay segment. If you want to come and transform how SMBs get paid and enable them to spend more time on their business, click the link and apply below! https://lnkd.in/gktdEX9M #designleadership #designjobs #uxleadership
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Alastair Simpson shared thisDesign systems at scale aren’t just UI kits. They span technical architecture, brand expression, and the cultural norms of a design org. That work gets especially interesting when you’re supporting 4 distinct brands like we are at Intuit. Earlier this week we kicked off a new chapter of systems work, partnering with some of the best in the field- Ben Callahan, Brad Frost, Yesenia Perez-Cruz, and Ian Frost. Excited to learn from this crew and continue the important work ahead. #designsystems, #design Intuit folks pictured, the wonderful; Peter Duyan, Sally Croom, Cap Watkins, and Jules Forrest.
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Alastair Simpson shared thisReally excited to welcome Jennifer Shin as an Executive Business Partner on QuickBooks Design. I had the opportunity to work with Jen for many years at Dropbox, where she partnered closely with both Brand and Product Design teams. She has a strong instinct for creating the conditions that allow great design to happen - not just in the work itself, but in how teams are supported and decisions get made. Jen is joining Daniella Mogannam and Sally Croom (both of whom I've also worked with for many years) and who have been in the QuickBooks Design org since last year. Together they share a point of view that puts intentionality and craft at the center of how teams run. Taste isn’t just expressed in the output - it’s present in the systems, judgment, and care behind the scenes. Excited for what this crew will continue to shape together.
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Alastair Simpson shared thisI’m really excited to welcome Cap Watkins on his first day at Intuit, joining us as Design Director leading our Platform team spanning Design Systems, AI Platforms, Content Systems and Shared-Experiences (among other things!). I've admired Cap's work at incredible brands for many years and am super excited to get the opportunity to work and learn from him at Intuit. When Cap and I first met to talk about the role I said something along the lines of: "We have a lot of work to do". Cap didn’t flinch. In fact I think he said something like "Awesome." He leaned in, asked great questions, delved into our products, and clearly saw the opportunity in the complexity. Cap brings a thoughtful, high-agency approach to leadership, and a genuine curiosity about how teams, systems, and platforms come together to do their best work. Please join me in welcoming Cap to Intuit - incredibly excited for this next chapter and what we’ll build together. #designleadership #design
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Alastair Simpson shared thisAlways amazed to see what the kids involved with Project Invent make. If you want to learn more about this amazing non-profit or have them involved with your kids school, reach out to Jax Chaudhry or Autumn Hamra Kaji, CFRE #design #nonprofitAlastair Simpson shared thisAll Andrew wanted was to walk his dog again. Ten 8th graders from Markham Woods Middle School in Orlando, FL were inspired to build a device to support Andrew’s dream! These Project Invent students met their Community Partner, Andrew, a 73 year old retired construction worker living with a neurological condition that makes walking unpredictable and exhausting. His dream was simple yet profound: “I just wanna walk my dog and take short hikes again.” Those words changed everything. Driven by empathy, the students created TrueNorth, a neural headset that reads brain signals and helps stimulate leg movement, giving people like Andrew the chance to move freely again. Their journey was far from easy. When early code failed, they didn’t give up, they tested, adapted, and persevered until TrueNorth became a working prototype. By spring they earned the Moonshot Award at Demo Day San Diego for the most novel idea! “Andrew’s dream isn’t just about distance—it’s about freedom.” — Team TrueNorth These young inventors turned one man’s hope into a movement for change. Their work embodies what Project Invent stands for: empowering youth to design empathy, creativity, and courage, to see beyond what is and imagine what could be. With your support, we can bring this transformative experience to even more schools across the country! Your donation helps students turn compassion into innovation, and innovation into impact. Donate Now: https://lnkd.in/eBE6BjCG #PutHopeIntoAction #EmpowerYoungInventorsToday #Innovation #STEMeducation #ProjectInvent #Neuroscience #EmpathyInAction
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You are going to be very much missed, sir. Stay in touch and wishing you all the success with what comes next!
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Alastair Simpson reacted on thisAlastair Simpson reacted on thisAfter taking some time to have fun with family and friends and think carefully about what I wanted to do next, I recently joined Delinea as CFO — and I feel great about where I landed. What drew me to Delinea was a combination of the people, the business, and what I think is a particularly interesting time in the market. Companies need to protect themselves against new AI-driven threats while also figuring out how to adopt AI quickly and securely. Delinea helps solve both challenges. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Art Gilliland and the Delinea team over the past few months, and I’m looking forward to building alongside them. I’m grateful to Art and TPG for the opportunity and excited to get to work!
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Alastair Simpson reacted on thisAlastair Simpson reacted on thisOne of our most popular videos of all time, the one and only Alastair Simpson giving his talk on what design leadership means. It means more in today's work environment than ever before. https://lnkd.in/eNt9NXHrAlastair Simpson: Real Talk About Design LeadershipAlastair Simpson: Real Talk About Design Leadership
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Alastair Simpson reacted on thisAlastair Simpson reacted on thisOne of the things I appreciate about Dropbox’s Virtual First culture is the flexibility it gives us, but that also makes the moments we come together in person even more important. This week, I had the joy of bringing our Executive Recruiting team together in New York. We spent half our time looking ahead, focused on business planning, AI innovation, and thinking about how we continue to evolve our work. And the other half? Going analog. Screens shut, walking the High Line, sharing some laughs, and spending time together as a team. Grateful for this crew and everything we’re building together! Paulina Khokhlova Kim Rawlings Christopher I. Alyssa De Vicente Dave Hayes Chris Rivera
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Alastair Simpson reacted on thisAlastair Simpson reacted on thisIt was a pleasure to host our first ever AGM in London this week. I fought hard in the beginning to keep my emotions in check! The journey as a founder is for sure an emotional one, at least for me. I was overwhelmed with gratitude to be together with the group of people who were the first believers in me and Evantic. I was also thankful to have one of our star founders join us Lin Qiao of Fireworks AI and some of our amazing Legends on stage and in the audience. Laura Modiano Ryan Mac Ban Jorge Bestard Matthew O'Donohoe Reece Chowdhry Our ambition is to build one of the best performing venture platforms in the world. We have the super power of a thriving community of incredible founders, builders and investors at our core who are our Legends. In a ruthlessly competitive industry we emphasize collaboration and work to be the partner that adds so much value that every founder and investor wants to have us along the journey with them. We try to embody a culture of San Francisco hustle and London swagger. I’m very grateful for all the help and warm reception in year one. Pumped to be working to do even better in year two. Thank you to our amazing Evantic Capital Team for orchestrating the event. Annie Ager Dídac Lee Imke Koberg Franky Roberts Maria Dowling Ricky Eatough Sammi Mcclure Spencer Hemphill Vipin Chamakkala Vivien Monory with a few more joining shortly …
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Alastair Simpson reacted on thisIt's aliiiiive! Sending huge congratulations to the whole Intuition creative team + partners, and to the incredible humans at JKR, for introducing our fresh new look for Intuit 💙 So proud to have this work out in the world !!!Alastair Simpson reacted on thisTo the people who never quit. For 40 years, we’ve been in it with you. Chasing inspiration and invoices. Growing possibilities and profits. To give you the financial confidence to keep you moving forward. Building a life. Building a future. Building a business. There’s no end to what you can get done. Be confident it’s done right. The products our customers know and trust are part of one connected company, one platform, and a powerful financial system of intelligence. That’s the ambition behind our unified look and feel. It’s all connected, consistent, and unmistakably us. Hi, and welcome to a new Intuit.
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Project Invent Board Member
Project Invent
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Empower youth with future ready mindsets to succeed individually and impact globally, through invention.
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Marketing Communications
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Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Deloitte
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Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Deloitte
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