Christian (Chris) Lenz-Multidisciplinary Designer and Design Leader
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Experience
Freelance
Independent Practice
- Exploring how design systems in Figma need to evolve to work reliably with AI across design and code.
- Prototyping workflows around Figma design-to-code, deterministic component generation, source-of-truth models, and system consistency.
- Teaching Screen Design and Web Development at Hochschule Kaiserslautern.
- Selected consulting and design work.
Lecturer
Hochschule Kaiserslautern
I teach the modules Screen Design & Web Development.
Head of Design, UX Director
Ergosign
- I was responsible for everything related to design and research across a team of 125+ UX Designers and Researchers in seven offices across the DACH region.
- Shaped and managed the company's design service portfolio, leading a team of 20 managers and experts responsible for the individual areas of expertise.
- Led strategic client engagements at C-level, while also staying hands-on in strategically demanding projects and pilots for new services and capabilities.
- Continuously evolved existing design disciplines and built new capabilities in response to market needs and the strengths of our people.
- Owned the company's brand identity and created the majority of sales and presentation materials.
Solution Manager Service Design, Principal UX Designer
Ergosign
- I introduced service design methods and principles into the agency's established UX processes and standards, with the goal of strengthening product strategy and helping teams make better decisions earlier in the design process.
- Expanded a predominantly B2B UX practice with a stronger consumer and service-design mindset, while keeping UX design at the core.
- Embedded service design methods into existing workflows to help teams identify opportunities beyond individual interfaces and make more informed product and experience decisions.
- Built and led a small team of designers who helped establish and scale the approach across projects, methods, and internal standards.
- Developed practical tools, methods, and workshop formats to make these capabilities usable across the wider design organization.
- Applied the approach directly in client work across multiple industries, deepening my own expertise in service design, product strategy, and cross-channel experience design.
- Represented Ergosign externally through talks, meetups, and conferences, positioning the agency around strategic UX, product thinking, and broader experience design.
Consultant
Freelance
Freelance consulting and relocation to Germany
Design Lead
Fjord
- Guided projects from research, journeys, and service blueprints through concepts, prototypes, digital products, websites, brand expressions, events, and final delivery.
- Led multidisciplinary design teams and owned design quality across complex international transformation programs in Financial Services, Media, Telecommunications, and Insurance.
- Managed senior client relationships and facilitated workshops across multiple markets, adapting methods to different cultures, organizations, and business contexts.
- Had full ownership of the design process, shaping methods, team practices, and ways of working around each project.
- Stayed deeply hands-on with the team, spending hours at the table with designers refining concepts, interactions, flows, and visual execution until the work felt complete.
- Supported Fjord's international growth through business development, client expansion, and high-profile programs across markets.
Senior Designer
Fjord
Senior Designer
Fjord
Senior Creative Developer
Saint Elmo's Interactive
UX/UI Designer & Creative Developer
Freelance
Art Director
ADAME GmbH
UI Designer & Creative Developer
Freelance
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Experienced in Professional Services, Banking and Finance, Insurance, Media and Entertainment, Telecommunication, and Advertising.
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Experienced in Product Development, Research and Development, Information Technology, Marketing, Strategy, and Project Management.
Summary
I'm a multidisciplinary designer and design leader working across digital products, services, design systems, and experience strategy. I'm equally comfortable shaping the work hands-on, leading teams, guiding clients, and setting direction.
I care about quality, but also about creating solutions that are sustainable, genuinely useful, and relevant enough to last. I'm used to delivering ambitious work within real budgets, timelines, technical constraints, and business realities.
For almost five years, I led design and research across one of the largest UX agencies in the DACH market, with 125+ designers and researchers across seven offices and a broad portfolio spanning industries, technologies, and design disciplines.
Years of international consulting have made me comfortable moving between craft, strategy, clients, teams, industries, and cultures — whether as a Lead Designer, a Director, or diving deep into a specialist rabbit hole.
Portfolio: [link]
Skills
- Experience Strategy
- Ux Design
- Design Operations
- Service Design
- Visual Design
- Ux Metrics & Measurement
- Design Leadership
- Design Systems
- Workshop Facilitation
- Executive Presentations
- User Research & Testing
- Ai Workflows & Coding
Languages
Education
FHTW Berlin
Business Informatics · Berlin, Germany
FH Wolfenbüttel
Applied Computer Science · Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Technical College Diploma · Design · Goslar, Germany
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Experience
Global experience
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Christian is based in Berlin, Germany.
Christian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Christian has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Christian has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Christian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christian would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance, Lecturer, Head of Design, UX Director.
Christian's most recent position is Freelance at Independent Practice.
In recent years, Christian has worked for Independent Practice, Hochschule Kaiserslautern, and Ergosign.
Christian is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Banking and Finance, and Insurance. Christian also has some experience in Media and Entertainment, Telecommunication, and Advertising.
Christian is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development, and Marketing. Christian also has some experience in Information Technology, Strategy, and Project Management.
Christian has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Education, and Information Technology.
Christian has recently worked in business areas like Research and Development, Marketing, and Strategy.
Christian attended FHTW Berlin for Business Informatics.
Christian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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