Dieter Jansen

Head of Design

Seattle, Washington, United States21 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led global teams to innovate AI-powered design solutions.
Shaped product strategy impacting over 200 million users.
Committed to ethical design and cross-cultural leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS design leader specializing in AI-driven user experiences.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyDesign Leadership

Other Skills

Cross-Cultural LeadershipBusiness ArchitectureEthical & Responsible AIAI-Human CollaborationCross-Cultural Design LeadershipMultimodal Interface InnovationManagement Of International TeamsDesign ManagementE-commerceGraphic DesignCreative DirectionInteraction DesignWeb DesignArt DirectionInformation Architecture

About

Design Director at Microsoft, leading global teams to reimagine content ecosystems with AI-powered agentic experiences. Shaped product strategy and partnerships across the company, driving products that impact 200M+ users worldwide. Delivered measurable growth by orchestrating human/AI collaboration and launching adaptive, multimodal solutions in content management. Known for enabling innovative, ethical design at scale—by aligning vision, data storytelling, and cross-cultural intelligence. Passionate about building teams where creativity and psychological safety lead to commercial impact. Committed to ecosystem thinking: designing not just products, but services, partnerships, and business models for the future. Key strengths: AI-human collaboration | Scaled agent-driven UX globally Data storytelling at scale | Transforming metrics into vision Business architecture | Shaping strategy beyond design Cross-cultural leadership | Connecting talent/markets worldwide Experimentation with new modalities | Voice, audio, multimodal UI

Experience

Microsoft

3 roles

Principal Design Director

Promoted

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Lead Design for SharePoint AI, managing a global team driving the reinvention of content ecosystems through AI-powered agentic experiences. Deliver measurable growth by orchestrating human-AI collaboration and launching adaptive, multimodal solutions in content management. Shape product strategy and partnerships across Microsoft, building specialized agents that solve specific jobs-to-be-done, orchestrated via workflow agents. Ensure these intuitive, trustworthy agentic experiences rely on high-quality, structured content—positioning SharePoint as the backbone of next-generation enterprise intelligence.

Design LeadershipCross-Cultural LeadershipProduct StrategyBusiness ArchitectureEthical & Responsible AIAI-Human Collaboration

Principle Design Manager

Promoted

Sep 2018 – Sep 2023 · 5 yrs

Senior Design Manager

May 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

Sap hybris, an sap company

2 roles

Head of Product Design

Sep 2016 – May 2017 · 8 mos

Lead global team of Information Architects, Interaction Designers, User Experience Designers and Visual Designers.
Evangelize the importance of human-centered design and UX/UI.
Responsible for the overall product design strategy for SAP Hybris as a Service (YaaS).
Oversee and contribute to the work of designers, architects and developers; guiding them on process, providing feedback and creating deliverables that set new standards of quality.

Creative Director

Mar 2014 – May 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Evangelize the importance of human-centered design and UX/UI.
Oversee and contribute to the work of designers, architects and developers; guiding them on process, providing feedback and creating deliverables that set new standards of quality.
Inspire colleagues with passion and action – engage them in collaborative innovation processes driving user experience design to tackle enterprise challenges across industries (B2C as well as B2B).
Utilize user research and data analytics to capture insights that can then drive workflows, wireframes and prototypes.
Create solutions - leveraging emerging technology (e.g. VR).
Work with diverse and geographically dispersed team members.

Salesforce.com

Sr. Art/Experience Director

Mar 2013 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr · greater chicago area

Worked with major B2C and B2B brands to deliver innovative brand experiences on iPad, mobile and new media devices, through the cloud.
Designed on-brand, on-strategy compelling creative work for clients such as Alcon, eBay Enterprises, Nebraska Crossing Outlets and Southern Wine and Spirits.
Created concepts for B2B, B2C, off-line and on-line.
Mentored and lead creative designers and being available to critique their work to maintain consistent creative quality.
Set up a global user-centric design guideline for a suite of native IOS apps.

Micros retail systems

Sr. Art Director

Aug 2008 – Feb 2013 · 4 yrs 6 mos · greater chicago area

Lead multi-disciplinary teams in the re-design of retail website of major B2C brands.
Re-launched Canon USA. Rebuilt page logic, information architecture and interface design.
Recreated Micros’ MyMenu App. Reconceived the ordering menu with desirable functionality, featuring a flexible screen design, improved tools and fresh interface.
Served on the team that created an e-commerce web and mobile site for Tourneau, the industry’s largest watch retailer. Work received an award for 2012 Best Retail Mobile Site by the Web Marketing Association.
Designed True Value’s first e-commerce website. Built new interface, strategy and positioning.
Created interactive concept studies for Lilly Pulitzer and Pendleton, which were designed to provide customers a unique way to build outfits and browse the catalog.

Red carter south beach

Art Director

May 2007 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos · Miami - South Beach

Developed and designed the Red Carter brand. The new twist on the brand increased traffic and generated mainstream press.

Independent

Creative Consultant

Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 · 5 yrs

Design consultant for emerging brands and companies. Worked with teams to stimulate creative ideas for everyone involved in the creative process. Helped individuals and companies think more innovatively.

Agv sports group, inc.

Designer / Jr. Art Director

Dec 2005 – Apr 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos · Baltimore, Maryland Area

Created and built suite of web products for the online division. Managed design team devoted to creating new products and marketing. Developed the corporate identity for the online division, with direct input form the president of the company. Also created designs for the new product line, which put a new twist on an established brand.