Hello I’m Maria Edwards.

An Experience Design Leader with more than 15 years expertise and background in Product Design and Business. Solving complex business challenges, building, maturing and scaling experience design teams and delivering valuable customer experiences with business advantage. Currently, Head of Product Design (APAC) at foodpanda, part of Delivery Hero. Delivering food and groceries in over 50 countries and 4 continents globally.

I have extensive experience building long-term sustainable, scalable and ethical growth across customer experiences with business results in many industries. Familiar with matrixed eco-systems across product and organisation lifecycles.  Across globally dispersed multidisciplinary, multicultural environments and partnering with cross-functional teams to continually improve and deliver innovative, market leading experiences.

Motivated through nurturing the best working conditions where people can lead with their strengths and values that translate to positive outcomes for individuals and organisations, while doing the best work of their careers.

Previously design leader and designed customer experiences for WooliesX part of Woolworths Group, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Expedia, Exetel telecommunications. Founder and Director of Expatmate global relocation SAAS startup.

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