KYLE MORGAN
Experience Research & Product Strategy
https://www.kylemorgan.ai · https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylemorganuxr
Contact: via the form at kylemorgan.ai

SUMMARY
Product strategist and design researcher. I've shaped AI product
experiences across automotive, voice, generative media, agents and
multi-device at DeepMind, Gemini, Bard, Google Applied AI, Assistant, and
Maps. I build
from zero and operate at global scale: founded research functions inside a
$300M enterprise transformation, shaped first-of-kind AI products used by
hundreds of millions, and shipped embedded experiences with Polestar, Volvo,
and Ford. Named inventor on US & EU patents. I do my best work where the
product bet is ambiguous and consequential.

TRACK RECORD
- 12+ first-of-kind experiences, defined 0->1 (DeepMind, Applied AI, Maps, Assistant)
- 650M+ users retained; owned launch research (Bard -> Gemini)
- 1B+ users reached across Google AI surfaces (Maps, Assistant, Gemini)
- Led research for 6 products with keynotes showcased at Google I/O

EXPERIENCE

Founder — Intent Co. (Independent) | 2026–present
Design research, product strategy, and AI UX measurement. Advising product
teams, leaders, and founders building in undefined territory.

Lead UX Researcher & Product Owner — Google Applied AI | 2025–2026
Led research strategy for production enterprise agents. Authored the
Production-Ready framework (trust, reliability, latency, integration,
measurable value), adopted as the team's 12-month quality bar.

Lead UX Researcher, Gemini Consumer App — Google DeepMind | 2023–2025
First-of-kind delivery across Google's flagship AI surface: Bard to Gemini,
Canvas, Imagen 3, multimodal generation. Owned the launch UXR for a 650M+
user product. Built the Intent Preservation Evaluation used in Imagen 3
launch sign-off.

Lead UX Researcher, Assistant Whole Home — Google | 2022–2023
Foundational research on voice, on-device LLMs, personalization, and
multi-device ecosystems. Defined first-of-kind ambient experiences for Pixel
Tablet and Pixel Fold. Helped point a $500M+ R&D bet toward on-device models.

Lead UX Researcher, Maps Automotive — Google | 2019–2022
Next-gen in-car experiences across EV, ADAS, and privacy. Named inventor on
a granted US patent for EV charging-station routing. Launched the first
embedded EV experiences with Polestar, Volvo, and Ford. Research set the
direction for trailer-aware routing launched in Google Maps (2024).

Head of Digital Experience — Vocus Group | 2018–2019
Built and led the company's first Experience Design & Research function
during a large-scale digital transformation across three national brands.

UX Research Manager — AGL Energy | 2017–2018
Founded and scaled AGL's first UX Research team (9) inside a $300M
enterprise transformation. Built a self-serve research model that protected
senior capacity for the strategic questions.

Experience Research Lead — Symplicit | 2015–2017
Directed innovation across AI, fintech, public infrastructure, and
safety-critical systems for enterprise and government (NAB, Telstra,
Suncorp, Ambulance Victoria).

Digital Solutions Manager — Web 123 | 2012–2015
Managed end-to-end web and design services, leading a product and design
consulting team focused on user-centered experience.

FRAMEWORKS (AUTHOR)
- Novelty-to-Utility Gap: when an AI feature moves from interesting to useful.
- Production-Ready: five-pillar customer-side readiness bar for AI agents.
- Intent Threshold: whether a system preserves what the person actually means.

EDUCATION
- Communication, Leadership & Storytelling — Stanford GSB (2023)
- B.Sc. Behavioral Science — Swinburne University (2016–2020)
- Human-Computer Interaction Design — UC San Diego (2015)
- Research in Social Psychology — Wesleyan University (2014)
- Advanced Diploma, Design & Advertising — Tractor Design School (2009–2013)

PATENTS & RECOGNITION
- Named inventor, granted US patent: energy-aware EV charging-station routing.
- Named inventor on US & EU patents.
- Research behind 6 Google I/O keynote products.

OPEN TO
Principal / Lead Design Researcher for AI products · Founding / 0-1
Researcher for a frontier AI team · Product Strategy Lead for intelligent
systems · Partner.

NOTES
Work reflects research conducted at Google (DeepMind, Applied AI, Maps,
Assistant). Figures are study sample sizes, churn thresholds, customer-stated
performance bars, and published behavioral or market findings; internal
Google performance metrics are withheld. Frameworks are my own.
Full case studies: https://www.kylemorgan.ai · Machine index: /llms.txt
Updated July 2026.