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Aug 2024 - Present

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Product Design · AI · Conversational UX

Aimee, EE’s virtual assistant

Designing journeys and conversations within Aimee, EE's digital assistant for over 10 million customers. Leading projects including billing, roaming and connection issues from the first query to the resolved answer. 

Aimee

The problem

How do you make an AI assistant feel genuinely useful in the moments that matter most?

Refining the numerous billing journeys. Understanding roaming before a trip. Getting set up as a new customer. These are all complex tasks with many variables to cater for and I need to bear in mind that customers are here because they need help. The challenge? Solve the customer queries in the simplest form, smooth handoff transition and create trust with the customer. 

Context

EE is the UK’s largest mobile network, with more than 21 million customers using the app every month. Aimee is the AI assistant that handles 10 million customers with support via the chat bot and a soon to released AI voice experience. Aimee can be the first point of contact for many customers looking for support.

I joined as Product Designer in August 2024, working across three of Aimee’s highest-traffic areas: early-life (for new customers finding their feet), billing (the number one reason for many contacting the network, and roaming (which for most people is stressful, time-sensitive, and often happens while they’re already abroad).

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