Global Design Executive & AI Product Builder

Hugo
Mourlevat

Design as a driver of digital transformation: bridging the power of a century-old brand with the innovation of a resolutely customer-centric experience.

LocationLyon, France
FocusDesign Leadership, Strategy & AI
Experience10+ Years
StatusOpen to Advisory
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01 / About

Scaling the experience.
Preserving the exact standards.

As Chief Design Officer at Michelin Group and a member of the Digital Experience Executive Committee, I orchestrate the UX, Design, and Content strategy for our brands across 170 countries. My role is to make design a lever for strategic transformation and tangible value creation.

What I industrialize is never the soul of design. It is our capacity to serve millions of users with the same exacting standards that a century-old manufacturer applies to its physical products. I hold the tension between global vision and local craft, between strategic patience and operational urgency.

Because the influence of design extends far beyond the company, I sit on the Board of Directors of the APCI to help guide design policy at the national level. I am also a member of the scientific committee at ISCOM: structuring a demanding profession means ensuring that tomorrow's academic programs produce practitioners perfectly aligned with our industrial reality.

02 / Experience

Chief Design Officer

Michelin Group
2016 - Present · 10 yrs

Over a decade, I transformed a 4-person unit into a global ecosystem of 50+ experts across France and India, steering the experience produced by all our digital factories with a P&L exceeding €5M. I structured the Michelin Design System (deployed across 25+ brands), integrated a creative studio at the core of our brand experience, and spearheaded a UX maturity program that brought thousands of employees on board, instilling a sustainable corporate culture rather than merely imposing processes.

Design Strategy Design Ops Design Systems Content Engineering UX Maturity AI Integration

Founder, GenAI Radar

genairadar.co
2024 - Present · 2 yrs

Weekly deep-dives into AI tools with proven research frameworks to cut through the hype. Delivering an uncompromising perspective on the forces reshaping design, product, and business. Practical AI insights for creative professionals and design leaders.

GenAI Newsletter Research Thought Leadership

(AI) Product Builder

Freelance, 11+ years
2014 - Present · 12 yrs

With over 11 years of experience designing, building, and scaling digital products, I now operate as a freelance AI Product Builder. I bridge the gap between emerging Artificial Intelligence capabilities and tangible business value. I do not just build "AI wrappers". I architect resilient, intelligent ecosystems designed to solve complex business problems and drive measurable ROI.

Automation Apps Websites AI Workflow Prototype
03 / Expertise
01

Architecting Growth & Culture

Transforming a 4-person unit into a global ecosystem of 50+ experts across France and India. Steering digital factories with a P&L exceeding €5M and making design leadership a boardroom-level conversation.

02

Scaling Design at Scale

Structuring the Michelin Design System across 25+ brands. Integrating a creative studio at the core of brand experience. Spearheading a UX maturity program that instills sustainable corporate culture, not just processes.

03

Content Engineering

User experience cannot thrive without a strong editorial strategy. Building global infrastructure and a rigorous content engineering framework powering both traditional interfaces and new AI-generated experiences.

04

Industrializing Impact

Demonstrating that design is not a cost center but a strategic investment. Industrializing the capacity to serve millions of users with the same exacting standards a century-old manufacturer applies to its physical products.

05

AI, Our New Creative Material

Integrating AI into production workflows for over two years. Orchestrating and deploying brand voice across new algorithmic surfaces at Group scale, from GenAI Radar intelligence platform to enterprise-wide AI adoption.

06

Structuring the Profession

Board of Directors at APCI, guiding design policy at the national level. Scientific committee member at ISCOM, ensuring tomorrow's academic programs produce practitioners aligned with industrial reality.

04 / Speaking & Thought Leadership
Interview
40 Years of ISCOM, 40 Icons
Featured as part of ISCOM's 40th anniversary celebrating leaders who shaped the industry. A conversation on aligning academic programs with the reality of our profession.
ISCOM 2026 Read
Interview
Portrait: Hugo Mourlevat, Chief Design & Content Officer
An in-depth portrait exploring my journey from creative technologist to Chief Design Officer. How a decade of building at the intersection of design, technology, and business shaped my vision.
MonsieurGuiz 2026 Read
Talk
Powered by AI, Driven by Content
When content becomes the interface, design shifts from crafting screens to orchestrating intelligent experiences. Exploring new product surfaces at the intersection of AI and editorial strategy.
AI Product Day 2025 Watch
Podcast
Generative AI x Design: The Michelin Playbook
A deep-dive into how Michelin integrates generative AI into its design workflows. From the GenAI Radar to enterprise-scale deployment, building AI culture within a century-old manufacturer.
Just a Click 2025 Listen
Podcast
Michelin Design: Global Transformation & Leadership
Scaling a 4-person team into a 50+ expert global ecosystem. Lessons on building design culture across 170 countries and making the CDO role matter at the executive level.
Head Of Design 2025 Listen
Talk
The Adoption of Design Systems: Beyond Code
The real challenge of design systems is not building them. It is making an entire organization adopt them. A strategic framework for documentation, tooling, and business alignment.
LinkedIn 2024 Read
05 / Writing

Industrializing design is not a surrender of soul. It is a deliberate shift in scale: serving millions with the same rigor a century-old manufacturer applies to engineering and producing its tires.

06 / Connect
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