Hello! I’m Kaan.
I’m a design leader who thrives on cross-functional collaboration. I currently work at Zalando Lounge as a Pillar Lead & Product Design Manager.
Having worked in the health, travel, publishing, automotive, and fashion industries over the past 10 years, I have recruited and led teams across four continents building products through responsive web and native mobile applications.
As a transformational design leader with combined experience as a product owner and good knowledge of code, I am able to lead teams throughout the entire product lifecycle delivering business value and exceptional customer experience.
Below, you can view some examples of my work.

HeyGroup, Deutschland
heycar Mobile Application
Role: Research & Design Lead, Design Sprint Facilitator
Tourlane GmbH
Improving the design process to make sure we’re building more user-centric products and features
Role: Lead Designer for The Trips Area


Bite IOS Application
A food delivery platform for small to midsize restaurants.
Role: UX Researcher, UX/UI Designer

Wellbin.co
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform enabling clinics and patients access lab tests & imaging studies on demand.
Role: Product & UX Designer
Health App
A conceptual exploration for Siri and IOS Health App combination providing healthy lifestyle habits.
Role: Market Research, Product Designer, UX/UI Designer

Kaiser Permanente
Redesigning the user experience and interactions on Kaiser Permanente Hospital group’s website with ~1M visitors per month.
Role: Senior UX Producer


UX Design & Visual Design Instructor
An 8-week UX & Visual Design Fundamentals Course on How to Build a Digital Product
Role: Instructor & Course Producer
Now let’s talk about some other things..

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