Hello, I'm
John Haynes
— a lead product designer who likes complex, regulated problems.
Right now I'm Design Lead at The Pensions Regulator, shaping how 16 million people will judge value for money in their pensions.
Previously, I led the design of the film industry's first end-to-end payroll platform—used by Disney, Apple, and Netflix—handling £100m+ in revenue.
Day Job — Design Lead
Working on the Value for Money framework — a major new policy under the Pension Schemes Act 2026 that will require pension schemes to benchmark and publish their performance for the first time. The intent is to improve outcomes for the 16 million people in DC pension schemes.
Alongside this, leading a discovery into the future of pensions data in regulation — exploring how better data flows could change the way the industry is supervised.
Experiments
Using Claude Code to analyse my Apple health data and optimise my schedule. Also built a small pantry-tracking PWA to stop throwing food away.
Training
Updated daily from Apple Health · last synced 2026-05-12
I had a particularly active day yesterday with an outdoor run and strength training session that pushed my daily active calories well above my 30-day average of 930 kcal. My resting heart rate dipped to 41 bpm, the lowest in my recent trend, while my heart rate variability improved significantly to 116 ms, suggesting good recovery despite the workout intensity. Overall, the metrics suggest I'm moving well and my cardiovascular system is responding positively to training.
Training KPIs
28 Apr – 4 May vs 5 May – 11 May
Recovery
Resting heart rate · last 7 days (bpm)
Heart rate variability · last 7 days (ms)