Mentoring for senior product design & UX professionals

A practical, human mentorship for leading design teams, shaping strategy and staying sane in the AI era.

I mentor senior product IC & management design and UX professionals who want a trusted, experienced partner to plan & grow with. Together we work on the real challenges of life & leadership in modern SaaS and AI-driven Product organisations.

Is this for you?

You might be:

  • Head of / Director / VP of Product Design or UX

  • Senior IC or Staff designer moving into leadership

  • Design leader in a product or engineering led culture

  • UX leader in the middle of reorgs, acquisitions or AI transformation

What you get from mentoring

You can expect:

  • A sustainable career path

  • Clearer strategic vision

  • Better leadership decisions

  • Healthier team dynamics

How mentoring works

  • 1:1 sessions - 60 minutes, usually every 1 to 2 weeks.

  • Grounded in your context - We start with where you are now

  • Real work, not homework - We use upcoming meetings, reviews, team issues and decisions as our raw material.

  • Useful tools when needed - Career/life journey mapping, strengths work, simple leadership and mindset tools.

  • You can start with a small block of sessions & extend.

What I bring:

  • VP level experience leading global product teams

  • Track record building teams and careers internationally

  • Qualified coach and mentor with a human, strengths-first style

  • Still hands on in product and design leadership

Next steps

If any of this resonates, let’s have a chat online, or in-person if you are based in Dublin, Ireland.

You can use the meeting scheduler to book a short call.

or alternatively you can just drop me an email:

donal@donalomahony.com

Mentoring process Donal O Mahony UX Product Design