Joshua Orr

Jul 2025 - Present

Building beautiful products that are missing in the world. Designing, developing, and shipping a portfolio of consumer and productivity apps as a solo founder — from concept to App Store.

• Shipped Shopa, Torqa, Tracka, Writa, Jambora, and Toolkit
• End-to-end product ownership: strategy, design, SwiftUI development, and launch
• Built real-time collaboration tools used by AI engineers
• Established a product portfolio across productivity, fitness, design, and developer tools

Oct 2021 - Mar 2026

Led design vision, strategy, and execution at a $3Bn operations platform. Scaled and shaped a 20+ person design organisation across product, brand, and platform — through a period of rapid growth, acquisition, and AI transformation.

• Scaled design team to 20+ designers with career pathways, coaching, and structured growth
• Evolved the product from an inspections tool into a full operations platform
• Led design through a company rebrand and 2 acquisitions
• Established design systems, processes, and measurement frameworks
• Overhauled tooling and processes to lead design into the AI era
• Drove design reviews, workshops, and cross-functional rituals across a 700+ person org

Oct 2014 - Oct 2021

Established global design-led product practices at a 500+ person technology services company. Owned end-to-end delivery across 80+ bespoke products spanning 12 industries.

• Launched 80+ bespoke products across healthcare, finance, logistics, and more
• Scaled hybrid Product, Design, and Engineering teams across India and Australia
• Grew the hands-on craft capabilities of the design team from the ground up
• Owned end-to-end delivery of product — from discovery through to release

May 2013 - Dec 2014

Brought digital transformation to the trades and services industry at an early-stage startup. Connected technology products with real frontline workers and problems.

• Delivered digital tools to an industry that had never used them
• Scaled startup operations and customer delivery
• Bridged the gap between tech products and frontline workers

Dec 2008 - May 2013

Progressed through multiple roles during Apple's early expansion in Australia. Worked across Retail and Corporate in highly technical positions that built a foundation for leadership and a deep appreciation for world-class software.

• Progressed through multiple roles across Retail and Corporate
• Built foundational leadership skills in a world-class product culture
• Developed deep technical expertise across Apple's product ecosystem