Blueair

Global E-commerce Platform

Blueair Website | Lead Product Designer | 2015–2016

Overview

Led digital transformation for global air purification leader: complete website redesign spanning e-commerce, product catalogue, educational content, and B2B facility monitoring systems. Platform rolled out to 60+ countries.

My role: Lead Product Designer responsible for strategy, design leadership, and hands-on execution. Also operated as fractional product manager coordinating offshore engineering, localisation, and content teams.

Key outcomes:

  • Global rollout to 60+ countries
  • Complete product catalogue with accessories and filtering tools
  • E-commerce checkout experience
  • B2B facility-level analytics and remote monitoring systems
  • Company acquired by Unilever post-launch
  • Mobile-first responsive experience

The Challenge

The business problem: Blueair needed unified global digital presence combining:

  • Product catalogue (devices + accessories across product families)
  • Educational content about air quality and health
  • E-commerce experience matching physical showroom quality
  • Interactive tools for product selection and filtering
  • B2B monitoring and control systems for facilities (hotels, schools)
  • Support systems (FAQ, troubleshooting, multilingual manuals)

Technical complexity:

  • 60+ country localisation with cultural nuances
  • Complex product relationships (devices + compatible accessories)
  • B2B facility monitoring requiring remote device control
  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • Integration with offshore CMS-focused engineering team


Strategic Approach

Phased Implementation:

  1. Product catalogue with accessory linking
  2. E-commerce checkout flow
  3. Browsing and filtering tools for decision-making
  4. Support systems (FAQ, troubleshooting, multilingual content)
  5. B2B remote monitoring and control tools

Design Strategy:

  • Collaborated with external branding agency for homepage direction
  • Mobile-first prototyping approach
  • Content strategy and contributor guidelines
  • User testing focused on key markets (China, USA)
  • Built interactive tools (help-me-choose modules for filters/purifiers)

Cross-functional Coordination:

  • Sole point of contact for offshore engineering team
  • Coordinated with localisation, copywriting, translation, support teams
  • Presented strategy to senior stakeholders for sign-off
  • Managed roadmap and communicated progress to international stakeholders

Results

Global Reach:

  • Rolled out to 60+ countries
  • Complete digital transformation from scratch
  • Company acquired by Unilever (validating transformation success)

Platform Capabilities:

Consumer Experience:

  • Complete product catalogue with smart accessory recommendations
  • Interactive browsing and filtering tools
  • E-commerce checkout matching physical showroom quality
  • Multilingual support system (FAQ, troubleshooting, manuals, how-to videos)
  • Mobile-optimised responsive experience

B2B Experience:

  • Remote device monitoring for customer support
  • Facility-level monitoring and control systems
  • Analytics for hotels, schools, and large installations
  • Network-wide device management

Scope:

  • Product design and strategy
  • Information architecture
  • Content strategy and guidelines
  • Product management (roadmap, stakeholder communication)
  • Cross-cultural design and localisation strategy

CONTENT STRATEGY

BELOW IS THE STRATEGY that I DEVISED for the web experience

Juan Coleman