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
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 : )
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.
