MapX: Revolutionizing Leadership Talent Intelligence Through AI
Project Vision: Crafting a Game-Changing Talent Intelligence Platform
MapX is an AI-powered platform that transforms executive talent acquisition by offering deep, actionable analytics on companies, teams, and talent pools. When I joined the project, it was still in its early concept stages—a vision in need of structure. Over my 2.5 years as the lead product designer, I helped evolve MapX from basic mock-ups into a fully functional, sophisticated platform. My responsibilities extended beyond product design to include:
Website and branding development
Establishing a cohesive design system to ensure consistency as the platform scaled
Close collaboration with C-level leadership and 1:1 engagement with the CEO to align design with strategic goals
The initial vision was ambitious: to reduce the executive research process from several days to hours, and ultimately, minutes. With advancements in AI, we achieved even greater efficiency—allowing clients to generate fully customized reports within minutes. The result is a tool that sets new standards in talent intelligence through a combination of thoughtful design and powerful AI capabilities.
Addressing Unique Design Challenges for Talent Researchers
MapX was envisioned to be more than just a data repository; it needed to be an intelligent, responsive platform capable of handling millions of profiles and extensive company data—while remaining accessible and easy to navigate.
Key Challenges:
Balancing sophisticated data with an intuitive interface that’s approachable for all users
Cooperating with a diverse team including Business Analysts, Front-End and Back-End Developers, Data Engineers, and ML Engineers to translate complex requirements into user-friendly design
Bridging communication gaps to ensure alignment between technical and executive teams
This challenge pushed me to continuously adapt and communicate clearly, making certain that each element supported both user and business goals. Every interaction needed to feel effortless and empower researchers with confidence and efficiency.
In-Depth Analysis: Building Empathy and Insights for User Needs
Understanding the needs of executive researchers was critical to MapX’s success. By immersing myself in their workflows and challenges, I was able to approach the design with a researcher’s mindset, creating features that were relevant, intuitive, and impactful.
Conducted user feedback sessions and iterative testing to refine the interface
Collaborated closely with Business Analysts to stay aligned with real-world researcher pain points
Focused on building empathy with users, ensuring MapX’s features were consistently evolving to address their needs
This continuous feedback loop allowed us to transform MapX from an early concept into an indispensable tool that executive researchers could rely on to make data-driven decisions.
Designing Solutions: Empowering Users with “Fit to Brief” and Natural AI Interaction
One of the most impactful features I worked on is the “Fit to Brief” function, enabling researchers to input detailed role requirements and letting the AI assess candidates accordingly. This personalizes the search, allowing researchers to:
Find best matches faster, with AI ranking candidates based on specific job criteria
Type search queries naturally through conversational AI, making interactions feel seamless and intuitive
Collaborative Efforts:
Worked closely with ML engineers to create a natural interaction with the AI, crafting interfaces that would effectively serve as the ground truth for AI learning and responses.
Ensured the platform’s design prioritized ease of use, with features that researchers could navigate quickly and confidently.
By combining personalized search capabilities with user-friendly design, MapX empowers researchers to find precise insights faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Results and Benefits: A Transformative Tool for Executive Research
MapX has evolved into an indispensable tool for executive researchers, drastically reducing time-to-insight and enhancing the depth and quality of research findings. Key outcomes include:
Time savings: From days to minutes, enabling faster, data-driven decision-making
Limitless data access: A user-centered design that unlocks vast potential through rich, customizable insights
Industry impact: Setting a new standard in talent intelligence with a unique combination of design and AI-driven features
Through ongoing collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership, We were able to create a product that meets and exceeds the needs of executive researchers. MapX’s distinctive design and advanced capabilities make it an essential tool in talent acquisition, and I’m proud to have played a pivotal role in transforming it from vision to reality.
