Lead/Senior Product Designer & UX Consultant
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- 29.01.2026
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Geschäftsdaten
Qualifikationen
Projekt‐ & Berufserfahrung
5/2023 – 6/2024
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Led hands-on product design in tandem with Interim CPO and Tech Lead for corporate-backed B2B SaaS venture from idea validation to minimum lovable product (MVP) launch. Designed UX architecture and design system enabling confirmed product-market fit.
**Rapid MVP Development & Validation**:
- **14-Week Sprint**: Corporate-backed venture from idea validation to MVP launch in 14 weeks
- **Product-Market Fit**: UX architecture and design system enabled scaling to 30+ B2B clients
- **Sales Pipeline**: Design quality contributed to 40+ high-potential leads pipeline
**End-to-End Design Leadership**:
- **Compliance Architecture**: Streamlined user flows for 150+ countries regulatory framework
- **Technical Integration**: Localization (Lokalise), RBAC, SSO, account customizations, HRIS API integrations
- **Design System**: Scalable architecture enabling rapid feature development and client customization
- **Team Building**: Hired and onboarded design talent within one week, mentored for increased ownership
**Stakeholder & Business Impact**:
- **Cross-Functional Alignment**: Engaged stakeholders across functions ensuring product and UX strategy buy-in
- **Award Recognition**: Contributed to "Best HR Startup 2023" award (8th HR Start-up Award)
- **Successful Spin-off**: JobRad corporate venture spun off as independent company (2024)
- **Strategic Positioning**: Design excellence enabling transition from corporate venture to standalone entity
**Methodology Innovation**: Modified Shape-Up framework for compliance-heavy regulatory constraints, enabling rapid iteration while meeting legal requirements
**Impact:** SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth)
Agile Methodologie, Design Thinking, Extreme Programming, Interaction Design, Lean Startup, Leiter Design, Nutzerforschung, Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Prototyping, Responsive Webdesign, Saas, Software Design, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
2/2022 – 7/2022
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
AI-powered sustainability platform automating packaging data management and plastic tax compliance. Operated as Fractional Principal Designer in tandem with Interim CPO and Venture Lead, serving major enterprise clients in circular material use transformation.
**Enterprise Impact & Validation**:
- **Market Validation**: Secured Letters of Intent from Landbell, Bahlsen, and Melitta confirming market demand
- **Cost Efficiency**: UX design enabled up to 80% AI-driven reduction in plastic tax reporting costs
- **Data Scale**: Platform processes 236M+ data points, 800K+ packaging components, 160K+ products classified
- **Corporate Satisfaction**: High level of corporate client satisfaction regarding regulatory compliance
**Technical Design Excellence**:
- **Scalable Frontend**: Designed and shipped Tailwind-based frontend for multi-level data analysis
- **AI-UX Integration**: Turned AI data checks into actionable UI with low cognitive and interaction cost
- **Contextual Design**: Role and operational context specific sorting and filtering mechanisms
- **Collaboration Systems**: Assignment logic for cross-team collaboration, preventing delayed reports
- **UX Coherence:** Delivered clear, consistent UX in German and English. Improved flows, microcopy, and interactions in close collaboration with Frontend Lead across agile sprints.
**Strategic Business Contributions**:
- **Stakeholder Engagement**: Drove technical-business alignment through Director-level alignment
- **Growth Foundation**: Extended stakeholder engagement laying groundwork for strategic expansion
- **Vision & Roadmap**: Defined MVP and long-term roadmap positioning PlasticPlan for venture funding
- **Global Impact**: Addresses 40% of global plastic waste, enabling regulatory compliance
- **Environmental Context:** Addressing critical sustainability challenge where plastic production GHG emissions projected to account for 15% of Paris Agreement allowed emissions by mid-century
- **Impact:** SDG 8 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), (SDG 14, 9)
Jira, Saas, Lean Startup, Agile Methodologie, Design Thinking, Extreme Programming, Figma, Interaction Design, Leiter Design, Nutzerforschung, Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Prototyping, Responsive Webdesign, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
1/2022 – offen
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Contract extended to permanent employment after 8 months full-time contract at precious design studio, exclusively for enfore.
Strategic design leadership within Product-Design tandems and trios for corporate innovation projects. Operating as specialized venture building expert within Germany’s leading sustainable venture ecosystem, collaborating on multiple corporate ventures and spin-offs.
Agile Methodologie, Application Development, Benutzerschnittstelle / Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle (MMS), Digitale Transformation, Figma, Git, Interaction Design, Interactive design, Jira, Konzeption (IT), Lean Startup, Leiter Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Mobile Application Development, Nachhaltigkeit, Produktmanagement, Projektleitung / Teamleitung (IT), Prototyping, Saas, SAP Fiori UX, Schulung / Coaching (allg.), Usability Testing, User-Interface-Designer, User Experience (UX), UX / UI Designer, Zielgruppenstrategie
6/2018 – 5/2020
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
ERP Systems / POS SaaS
UX leadership for retail and hospitality POS/ERP platform serving SME market. Delivered comprehensive modules including reservations, pick-up & delivery, online presence, business documents, a modular KPI dashboard and dashboard widgets.
**Key Contributions**:
- **Modular Design Systems**: Scaled architecture for complex multi-device workflows across multiple verticals (gastronomy, retail, beauty salons, services, e-commerce)
- **SME-Focused UX**: Simplified complex ERP processes for non-technical business users
- **UX Architecture:** Developed robust service blueprints to support fragmented, real-life user journeys with rapid context shifts and multi-role handovers
- **Engineering Partnership**: Ensured design QA and performance optimization throughout development cycles
Agile Methodologie, Application Development, Confluence, CSS-Programmierer, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Design Thinking, E-Commerce, Figma, Git, HTML, Interaction Design, Jira, Leiter Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Mobile Application Development, Nutzerforschung, Prototyping, Responsive Webdesign, Saas, Sketch, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
1/2018 – 3/2024
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Scheduling SaaS Product / C2B Innovation / Social Network
Co-founded an uncompromisingly user-centric scheduling platform challenging traditional group scheduling models and ad-tech driven Social Networks. Led complete product design from early concepts and business model design through multiple product iterations.
**Strategic Contributions**:
- **Product Architecture**: JTBD-based UX strategy with hypothesis-driven validation cycles
- **Cross-Platform Systems**: Designed and maintained design systems across iOS, Android, Web
- **Product development:** Led end-to-end feature delivery using our assumption mapping method and drove continuous improvements through user-centered insights
- **Innovation Model**: Pioneered C2B approach disrupting traditional enterprise scheduling workflows
Agile Methodologie, Extreme Programming, Git, Microsoft Visual Studio, Mobile Application Development, Android, iOS, Figma, Nutzerforschung, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), HTML5, Produktmanagement, Sketch, Lean Startup, Business Model, Design Thinking
9/2016 – 2/2018
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
FinTech / B2B2C SaaS Collections
Contract extended to permanent employment after 7 months.
Led the UX and design as the founding Product Designer to create a customer centric collections platform. Designed scalable dunning and self-service payment flows for enterprise clients within regulated finance environment. Architected a B2B2B SaaS receivables management platform, powered by smart ML driven claim resolution.
**Specialized Contributions**:
- **Traction:** Delivered product design that helped scale receivables management to €25M
- **White-Label Architecture**: Built modular design systems supporting multiple client brands
- **Payment Journey Optimization**: Self-service flows reducing customer service dependencies
- **Regulatory Compliance**: Receivables management workflows within strict financial and GDPR rules
Agile Methodologie, Business Software, Design Thinking, Extreme Programming, Git, Interaction Design, Jira, Konzeption (IT), Lean Startup, Microsoft Visual Studio, Nutzerforschung, Prototyping, Responsive Webdesign, Saas, Sketch, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI)
2/2016 – 8/2016
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Zero to One company building phase of the FinTech / B2B2C SaaS Collections corporate startup.
Led the UX and design as the founding Product Designer and UX & design department of one from scratch and helped building the core user experience, MVP and version one, starting with a tiny team of about five and growing quickly to about 25 people.
Agile Methodologie, Extreme Programming, Git, Jira, Microsoft Visual Studio, Saas, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), UX / UI Designer, Konzeption (IT), Sketch, Lean Startup
11/2015 – 9/2016
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Enterprise GIS / Infrastructure SaaS
Digitized vegetation risk assessment for Swiss railway infrastructure through GIS-enabled iPad/web application. Mapped complete field-to-office workflows for public sector efficiency and sustainability.
**Technical Integration**:
- **Service Design Workshops**: Complete workflow mapping from field assessment to procurement
- **Component Library**: UI systems aligned with SBB corporate identity across iOS and web
- **Stakeholder Complexity**: Public sector hierarchy alignment through iterative design workshops
Agile Methodologie, Confluence, Application Development, Jira, Mobile Application Development, Saas, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Requirements Management, Responsive Webdesign, Leiter Design, Lean Prozesse
9/2013 – 1/2014
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Enterprise Communications / Cloud-Based Team Collaboration SaaS
Designed the real-time collaboration experience design for “Project Ansible” (productized as Circuit) with frog Munich in close collaboration with the product leads and lead software architects from Unify. Seamless cross-platform consistency across mobile, web, and tablet for multi-modal enterprise communication requirements.
Agile Methodologie, Confluence, Application Development, Jira, Mobile Application Development, Interaction Design, Nutzerforschung, Prototyping, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Konzeption (IT), Design Thinking
1/2004 – offen
Tätigkeitsbeschreibung
Siehe mein offen zugängliches LinkedIn-Profil: -Hyperlink entfernt-
Fokus auf Lean Product/Service Design und Development im Startup und Venture Building sowie im Enterprise Kontext.
Highlights:
## Product/UX Design Leadership in der Corporate Startup und Venture Building Welt
* 06.2023- 06.2024: WHATEVER.WORKS/JobRad (New Work)
* 02.2022- 07.2022: Henkel (Circular Economy)
* 07.2018-05.2020: enfore AG (ERP/POS für SMB at scale mit Partnern wie Telekom, Swisscom)
* 09.2016-02.2018: collect.AI (Fintech)
## Product/UX Design Leadership mit Enterprise Kunden wie
* 09.2015-09.2016: SBB, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen IT
* 07.2015-09.2015: SAP (SAP Fiori UX, Global Design)
* 09.2013-01.2014: Unify Circuit (vormals Siemens Enterprise Communications) mit Frog Design München
## Weitere Engagements
Principal Product Designer & UX Consultant (freelance, remote/hybrid)
* Time Management B2B SaaS Rebranding & Relaunch · 2025 ongoing
* Babymarkt UX Audit · 2022
* Tagesspiegel Media Relaunch · 2022
Mercedes-Benz Design System Refactoring · 2022-2023
* 1komma5° Design System Consulting · 2024
* SAP (Fiori) Design System & UX Consulting · 2015
Android, Business Model, iOS, Konfliktlösung, Konzeption (IT), Lean Startup, Nutzerforschung, Product Owner, Produktdesign, Projekt - Start-Up-Workshop, Prototyping, Responsive Webdesign, SAP Fiori UX, Team Building, Technische Projektleitung / Teamleitung, Usability Testing, User Experience (UX)
Ausbildung
HAW Hamburg, Department Design
Hamburg
Über mich
* 2022 bis heute: SDGventure Impact Collective
Als Contractor tätig als Lead Product Designer für Corporate Venture-Pilot-Kunden wie:
* 2023-2024 WHATEVER.WORKS, JobRad Venture (New Work B2B2C SaaS Platform)
* 2022 PlasticPlan, Henkel Venture (Circular Economy B2B SaaS Platform)
Als Partner und Product Designer:
* 2018 bis heute: Hello Meet – Endlich einfach treffen. (Terminfindungs-App, C2B)
Als Lead/Senior Product Designer sowie Startups wie (jew. Freelance, dann festangestellt):
* 2018-2020: enfore AG (ERP/POS für SMB at scale) mit precious design studio
* 2016-2018: collect.AI (Fintech)
Dabei verantwortlich für das Vorantreiben der nutzerzentrierten Produktentwicklung von früher Discovery über die Erschaffung von neuen Produktlinien und der kontinuierlichen Weiterentwicklung der Produkte und Features über Stakeholder Alignment und Management bin hin zu Design Hiring und Mentoring.
Als Senior UX/Product Designer (Freelancer/Contractor) für Enterprise Kunden wie:
* Daimler/Mercedes-Benz (Design System)
* SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) — Informationssystem Vegetation
* SAP Fiori UX, Global Design (Konzeption und Design System)
* Siemens/Unify — Unify Circuit – Unified Communication Applikation
* Telefónica o2 — Konzeption & Design Lead: o2 Online/eCommerce Relaunch
Persönliche Daten
- Deutsch (Muttersprache)
- Englisch (Fließend)
- Französisch (Gut)
- Europäische Union
- Schweiz
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