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Sjoerd Dijkstra

The friendly design leader from the Netherlands

I am a hands-on design leader with over 20 years of experience dedicated to digital products and user experiences that people love using and deliver value to the business.

WHAT I DO

Grow

Grow, manage & mature design teams and the design competence within a company.

Build

Build products that people enjoy using by focussing on value and delight.

Lead

Actively participate in the product leadership team of a company.

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HOW I LIKE TO WORK

Understand the problem.
Agree on the solution.
Implement & Test.

WHAT I HAVE DONE

I started my design career in the agency and consultancy world, allowing me to work for a lot of different companies in various markets. After 10 years I started working for startups that make awesome products.

Below you can find some of the work I have done