Helping relationship managers onboard a corporate group by deciding, not typing.
The AI reads what the bank already knows. The RM confirms only what it can't settle.
Summary
What I achieved.
I turned a months-long, form-by-form onboarding into one guided route where the AI does the reading.
Problem framing
Why it mattered.
The RM was a data collector, going back and forth between bank and client.
- 01Gather info from many sourcesRM types it
- 02Verify and documentRM types it
- 03Check group and entity recordsRM types it
- 04Map the business lifecycleRM types it
- 05Build the money flowRM types it
- 06Map recommended productsRM types it
- 07Configure each productRM types it
- 08Onboard users into groupsRM types it
Starting point: the SME's framework as detailed spreadsheets and a form-based prototype.
Role & team
Who did what.
- Co-defined the overall journey
- Owned money flow, user groups, workflow
- Built ~100 HTML prototypes
- Also designed the upstream PM studio and RM360
Co-designer. The connected canvas view.
Direct review rounds. The Google Maps idea.
The banking framework and requirements.
Approach
The strategy.
Google Maps for onboarding: see the whole route, work one checkpoint at a time.
Tap a leg. The others stay visible but quiet.
Challenges
What changed my mind.
Every version showed less, and claimed only what it could prove.
Tried, then dropped · tap a card
A call I lost: where the AI speaks
OutcomeI wanted a human, talking guide. The UX Architect argued the RM was already overloaded, so the bar went quiet and the AI's voice moved into each decision. My layout stayed: bottom bar for AI, right panel for decisions.
Solution
The journey, recorded from the prototype.
The whole journey, connected end to end
Sources, business, lifecycle, products, accounts and configuration in one thread. This part of the prototype isn't recorded; I walk through it live.
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Results & impact
What changed.
Shown live at Sibos 2026, and visitors loved it.
Live demo
Hosted and presented at Sibos as RM Intelligence Studio.
34 principles
AI-native design principles used as acceptance criteria. An independent review flagged 3 heavy defects; all fixed.
"Intriguing"
Visitors were amazed by the experience, found it intriguing, and loved the overall journey and the way the agents work.
I designed across all three, so the journey and what feeds it were shaped together.
Next steps
What I'd do next.
- Workflow edge casesRoles that match no group, overlapping amount bands, checking a generated approval chain.
- Near-threshold matchesA quick review lane for people just above the auto-assign bar.
- A voice for first useBring back the talking guide for an RM's first journey only.
Client, people and identifiers are fictional (“Meridian Group”). Recordings are from my prototypes with client data replaced.