UI/UX design leader with over 10 years of experience building (digital) products, leadings teams, defining strategy and crafting vision. My approach blends a passion for user-friendliness and a simple, yet effective design direction to create experiences that improve costumer interaction while delivering business value.
Product design
Leading the creation of UX/UI strategy for Saas companies. Products that offered services to over 1M clients, like DEGIRO. Translating ambiguous goals into design action across multiple business areas & platforms.
Strategy
Go-to-person to guide and explore new business initiatives from UI/UX perspective. Set styles and direction for new product versions and improving usability mechanisms.
Growth
Connecting research outcome and interaction design to make sure new product features make a difference for our end user.
Design leadership & management
Connecting research outcome with interaction design to make sure new product features make a difference for the end user.
Experience
CoinMart 2022 - Current
Lead product designer
DEGIRO 2020 - 2022
Lead product designer
DEGIRO 2016 - 2020
UX/UI Designer
Atabix Solutions 2011 - 2015
Web/Visual Designer
Scholtens ontwerpt 2009 - 2010
Freelance designer
Don’t tell mum 2009
Design internship
Education
Bachelor Graphic Design 2005 - 2010
Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Academie Minerva
Exchange program, Graphic design 2009
California College of the Arts - San Francisco
Interaction Design 3 Day Course 2021
Nielsen Norman Group - Online
Skills
Wireframing
Prototyping
Designsystem
Branding
Creative direction
Typography
Illustration
Tools
Figma
Framer
Adobe CC
Basic HTML/CSS
Jira
Soft skills
Initiator
Enthusiastic
Team
Growth
Networking
Other
Wife and 3 kids
Football
Cycling
Running
Skiing
Volunteer
Bussum Football Club
Contact information
Pieter Jan Scholtens
17/03/1983
Groningen
+31641247361