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SNAPSHOT: MORGAN STANLEY

IFF Design System

Reducing complexity across millions of internal documents

Lead Product Designer • 2019

MY CONTRIBUTION

Enterprise UX

Search Design

Information Architecture

Workflow Design

Data-Dense Interfaces

CHALLENGE

Financial professionals needed to search thousands of documents across multiple systems. Existing search behavior, filter relationships, and result hierarchy often created uncertainty around what information could be trusted.

OUTCOME

Modernized a legacy enterprise search experience by reducing unnecessary complexity, clarifying filter relationships, and improving information architecture. The result was a more intuitive workflow for navigating millions of documents.

Search Hierarchy Redesign

Reorganized results to create a clearer visual hierarchy and improve relevance scanning.

Filter Dependency Awareness

Made filter relationships and applied logic transparent and easy to manage.

Document Metadata Optimization

Prioritized the most relevant document information while making supporting details easier to access when needed.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Successful modernization often comes from strategic refinement rather than complete redesign.

Effective search experiences depend on clear information architecture and meaningful metadata.

Successful modernization often comes from strategic refinement rather than complete redesign.

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