François Halard

Sr. Product Designer

I’m François, a Product Designer based in Paris, specialized in B2B SaaS and AI-driven products.

I started my career in startups and design agencies, including Attoma, before joining Preligens in 2021 as their first Product Designer. For three and a half years, I shaped core products, created new ones, and built the design foundations that supported the company’s scale-up phase. I also grew the design team from one to five designers as Preligens expanded from 50 to over 250 employees, eventually being acquired by Safran AI.

I then shifted to full-time freelance work, collaborating with the government of Côte d’Ivoire on the redesign of the national coffee and cocoa commercialization system, a strategic project given that cocoa represents 40 percent of global supply and nearly 20 percent of the country’s GDP.

Most recently, I joined Owkin as a Senior Product Designer to contribute to the early development of K, the company’s multimodal AI platform for biomedical researchers, helping shape its vision shortly after the MVP.

Experience

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Owkin

Jun 2025 - Today

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Owkin

Jun 2025 - Today

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Owkin

Jun 2025 - Today

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Conseil du Café-Cacao

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Conseil du Café-Cacao

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Senior Product Designer - Freelance

Conseil du Café-Cacao

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025

Lead Product Designer

Preligens

Oct 2021 - Jan 2025

Lead Product Designer

Preligens

Oct 2021 - Jan 2025

Lead Product Designer

Preligens

Oct 2021 - Jan 2025

Product Designer

Skapa

Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

Product Designer

Skapa

Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

Product Designer

Skapa

Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

Product Designer

Attoma

Jul 2018 - Sept 2020

Product Designer

Attoma

Jul 2018 - Sept 2020

Product Designer

Attoma

Jul 2018 - Sept 2020

Product Designer

Fitnext

Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

Product Designer

Fitnext

Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

Product Designer

Fitnext

Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

Got questions?

I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!

E-mail

francois.halard@gmail.com

Phone

+33 6 84 92 69 43

Got questions?

I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!

E-mail

francois.halard@gmail.com

Phone

+33 6 84 92 69 43

Got questions?

I’m always excited to collaborate on innovative and exciting projects!

E-mail

francois.halard@gmail.com

Phone

+33 6 84 92 69 43

Built by François Halard using Framer · ©2025 Halardesign

Built by François Halard using Framer · ©2025 Halardesign

Built by François Halard using Framer · ©2025 Halardesign