Stephan van Dijk

Head of Design

Rotterdam, NL.

About

Senior Product & UX/UI Designer with over a decade of experience working across startups, agencies, corporates, and public initiatives. Currently serving as Head of Design at WAIR, formerly Senior Product Designer at Finstack and Level.works, with broad expertise in product strategy, design systems, prototyping, and cross-functional leadership. Passionate about solving complex problems through simple, user-centered solutions and creating impactful experiences.

Work

WAIR

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Head of Design

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Leading design strategy and execution for WAIR, an AI-powered retail intelligence platform transforming operational processes with deep learning and forecasting capabilities. Driving visual and product design to support the mission of democratizing state-of-the-art AI for retail. Includes development of design systems and aligning dev and design workflows.

Highlights

Head of Design at WAIR, defining product and visual design direction.

Contributing to brand and design system evolution at an AI-intensive retail tech company.

Finstack

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Senior Product Designer

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Designed end-to-end digital financial products, focusing on user experience, prototyping, and visual design to support Finstack's fintech offerings.

Highlights

Shaping product UX/UI across mobile and web platforms in a startup fintech environment.

Level.works

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Senior Product Designer

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Led UX, UI, branding, prototyping, and the design system development for Level.works’ mobile app and employer/internal portals—balancing fast delivery with user-centered design.

Highlights

Crafted design principles and journey maps for flexwork platforms.

Created a design system supporting multi-platform consistency.

Drove visual identity evolution alongside rapid iteration requirements.

WeAreReasonablePeople

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Senior User Interface Designer

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Designed UI solutions for various digital projects across agency clients.

Hallmark Cards Benelux

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Senior Product Designer

Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Delivered product design across digital and print mediums for Hallmark’s Benelux markets.

STiP design

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Co-owner | Product Designer

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Co-founded and designed independent product and graphic solutions across multiple clients and projects.

BEEQUIP Equipment Finance

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Product Owner / Product Designer

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Oversaw product development and design, bridging stakeholder needs and UX for the equipment finance platform.

Struisenburg Horeca

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UX & UI Designer

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Delivered user-centered interface and visual design for hospitality clients.

Kindermedicijn B.V.

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Interaction & Visual Design Graduate

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Summary

Designed interaction and visual components as a UX/UI graduate for healthcare communication.

Education

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Bachelor's Communication, Design & Multimedia

Comenius College

Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands
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Secondary Education

Skills

UX/UI Design

user experience, user interface, wireframing, prototyping, design systems.

Product Design

product vision, user flows, interaction design.

Visual & Brand Design

typography, visual design, branding.

Design Tools

Sketch, Figma, InVision, Principle, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.

User Research & Testing

usability testing, user interviews, user research.

Agile & Collaboration

agile software development, communication, cross-functional teams.