Stefanus Sunarja

Design Manager

Tallinn, Estonia11 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Design Operations at Bolt, Europe's first mobility super-app.
  • Streamlined UX processes at N26 for a team of 50+ professionals.
  • Supported cross-functional teams in delivering insights-driven business solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design Operations Leader in the Fintech and Mobility sectors.

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About

Hi, so nice of you to stop by! People call me Stefan. Having made my way through industrial Birmingham, metropolitan Jakarta, green Offenburg, and vibrant Berlin, I now find myself in digital Tallinn–some 10,000 km away from Bandung, the ever-creative hub where I was born and raised. I’m a creative operator with experience in both leadership and individual contributor roles–working in Operations Manager, Program Manager, and Chief of Staff capacities. A former Software Engineer and Product Designer, I’ve supported thousands of cross-functional partners and leaders across Product, Design, and Engineering organizations at scale. Currently, I lead Design Operations at Bolt, Europe’s first mobility super-app. When I’m not obsessing over the design of everyday things, you’ll find me following German football, going for a run, or making music.

Experience

11 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 mos
Current Experience

Bolt

Design Operations Manager

Jan 2026Present · 4 mos · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Wolt

Design Operations Lead

Oct 2023Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • Wolt is DoorDash’s brand in Europe and Asia, serving over 60 millions customers, 450,000 courier partners, and 200,000 merchants across more than 30 countries and 1000 cities.
  • I served Wolt's Design team of 60+ Product Designers, Design Researchers, Content Designers, Motion Designers, and Design Leaders.

N26

Design Operations Lead

Mar 2020Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • N26 is Europe's first 100% mobile and fully-licensed bank, known for its simple and beautiful user experience.
  • I served N26’s 50-people team of UXers (Product Design, User Research, UX Writing, Design System, and Design Operations) in building a bank the world loves to use through:
  • 🧰 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🧰
  • Ensuring the availability of tools that the team need to do their jobs (software procurement, license management, etc.)
  • 🔁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🔁
  • Streamlining workflow that supports cross-functional collaboration (capacity planning and tracking, playbook, etc.)
  • 👥 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 👥
  • Fostering an engaging and inclusive working environment to help drive team’s engagement and satisfaction (team events, onboarding experience, etc.)
  • 🧠 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🧠
  • Making sure that all team members have relevant and timely information to do their jobs effectively (meeting culture, knowledge management, etc.)
  • As part of the 𝗨𝗫 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 team, I helped set and align priorities for the Director of UX and 4 Heads of UX.
  • I led 𝗨𝗫 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲, a centralized function within the UX Team, consisting of a System Designer, 2 UX Operations Coordinators, and 2 UX Writers.
  • As part of the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗫 (𝗣𝗧𝗫) 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 guild, I collaborated closely with cross-functional partners to look after the day-to-day operations of N26's PTX organization of 800+ people.

Market logic software

Senior Designer: UX Architecture and Operations

Oct 2016Feb 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • Market Logic Software builds AI-powered knowledge and insights management platform, used daily by 100,000+ business users globally.
  • I supported 8 cross-functional teams through UX architecture and design operations, helping world’s biggest consumer brands run insights-driven business.

Inmediasp gmbh

UX Designer

Mar 2015Dec 2015 · 9 mos · Berlin, Germany

  • InMediasP is a technology and consulting firm that builds custom software and engineering solutions for mid-to-large organizations in public and private sectors.
  • I took on the role of UX designer on a cross-functional team working on a number of projects, where I ensured user-centered approaches in agile software development environment.

Offenburg university of applied sciences

Media Lab Assistant

Oct 2014Dec 2014 · 2 mos · Greater Karlsruhe Area

  • I assisted a team of web designers in relaunching the website of media lab at the university by planning, conducting, as well as analysing the results of a series of usability tests performed on the old version of the website.

Pt schenker petrolog utama

2 roles

Multi-Department Intern

Sep 2014Sep 2014 · 0 mo · Greater Freiburg Area

  • I spent four weeks interning at one of Schenker's German branches (for multiple departments that included Ocean Freight, Exhibition/Special Transport, Air Freight, IT, Sales, and Warehousing/Logistics) to have a better insight into the everyday activities at a multinational corporation.

IT and Sales Planning Intern

Jan 2013Jul 2013 · 6 mos · Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

  • I served as an intern for IT department (where I developed a web-based application to support Logistics department) and Sales Planning department (where I was responsible for a series of presales activities) at the Indonesian branch of one of the largest logistic companies in the world.

Language bank ltd

English/Indonesian Interpreter

Sep 2011Sep 2012 · 1 yr · London Area, United Kingdom

  • I accompanied social workers on home assessments in various parts of the country to ensure smooth communication with clients by providing both parties with required support of English/Indonesian interpretation.

Education

Offenburg University of Applied Sciences

Master of Science (M.Sc.) — Communication and Media Engineering

University of Birmingham

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) — Computer Science

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