UX lead, experienced with international teams and key accounts

Stephan Takken

Driven by a passion for exceptional experiences, companies hire me to increase UX maturity, improve products & services and manage teams & projects.

18

Years experience

40+

Projects

16%

Key account revenue growth

4

Awards & recognitions

125%

Increased user adoption

100%

Client satisfaction

What I can offer

What I can offer

Manage teams and projects

Manage small, medium and large projects/teams, hiring, coaching and mentoring individuals. Defining or improving way of working, department processes, and running day to day operations.

Research & product strategy

Explore and define human needs through research to guide product development. Conduct ideation workshops, define product direction based on research insights and align with business objectives.

Assessments & improvements

Performing design assessments based on usability and accessibility to improve products and services.

Prototyping & validation

Making concepts tangible and through user testing validate if the concept meets user needs and addresses pain points uncovered during research.

UI/UX & design systems

Agile delivery of technical & visual design and creative content in cross functional product teams. Including advanced design systems with engineering integrated tokens.

Manage teams and projects

UI/UX & design systems

Research & product strategy

Prototyping & validation

Assessments & improvements

Highlighted projects

Highlighted projects

What others say about me

What others say
about me

Eli

CEO @Gold Standard Consulting

His work on the project has been very, very impressive. He brought an extremely useful structure and process to the project, both for managing internal timelines with engineering and for managing reviews and approvals with the client. In about a week he took everyone from anxious about how we'd manage the workload, to feeling calm and in control.

The level of structure, detail and top notch work must be impressing the client. There are some very important stakeholders and I couldn't be happier that he's the main contact that they work with.

Ernest

Designer @GitHub

Stephan is easily one of the best design managers I have worked with. He is a skilled designer and leader who isn't only an excellent hands-on designer but a great leader who fosters an environment where the team is empowered to do their best work.

He has a huge passion for his work and fosters a positive team culture of collaboration, feedback, and delivering quality results.

Any organization would be lucky to have him.

Lennard

@Freelance designer

In the field of optimising user experiences and leading design teams, Stephan is a true expert. He has the ability to ask the right questions, to quickly understand challenges and to create efficient solutions. Aside from that, he’s fun to work with and you can trust his consistent, reliable way of working. When he was my manager, I was a freelancer, but he made me feel like a true member of the team. Thanks : )

What I'm looking for

What I'm looking for

In the past 11 years I’ve experienced how a digital agency grows from 35 to 1000 people. I’ve seen, and worked on, many of the challenges of growth. I would love to bring that experience to a new place.

People and projects bring me in for my ability to structure, organise and improve. Both on processes as on products and services. Due to my extensive background as a designer and manager I have the knowledge and ability to bring products from research, to concept to launch to expand. My experience as a manager allows me to keep an eye on high level business objectives while guiding and nurturing teams.

I've enjoyed working with these brands

I've enjoyed working with these brands

I've enjoyed working with these brands

Email

stakken@gmail.com

Phone

+316 44 074 897

© 2023 Stephan Takken

Email

stakken@gmail.com

Phone

+316 44 074 897

© 2023 Stephan Takken

Email

stakken@gmail.com

Phone

+316 44 074 897

© 2023 Stephan Takken