Robert Ehlers-Digital Innovation & Experience Consulting
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Consultant Digital Innovation & Experience
self employed
Director UX Design
Wunderman Thompson
Led and developed UX/UI Capability in DE
- Optimized UX Research offering
- Implemented Service Design approach on new and active clients
- Acquisition of new design projects: CX playbook for a med-tech corporation, global site redesign for another corporation in the same industry
UX Director & Consultant
self employed
- Multiple projects (e.g. data protection by design concept for an automotive OEM)
Senior Manager UX Design
Accenture Interactive
Digital Product Design Lead – Czech Automotive OEM
- Led and scaled Product Design unit
- Delivered user centric design strategy (definition and execution) in Connected Car, Online Sales and E-Mobility
- Led service design activities in certain growth areas (E-Mobility, fleet business)
- Successful acquisition of new design projects: site redesign, design system (awarded)
Business Development
- Active role in new business acquisition
Internal Responsibilities
- People development as coach, trainings owner & -approver
- People development as career counselor
Manager UX Design
Accenture Interactive
Digital Product Design Lead – Czech Automotive OEM
- Built and led Product Design unit
- Oversaw Product Design activities at digital touch points
- Implemented a comprehensive style guide for digital touch points
Service Design Lead – global bank
- Oversaw service design and product design activities for a B2B multi-banking portal
- Initiated customer involvement in concept phase
- Initiated and facilitated Design Thinking workshops
Area Design Lead – global ERP systems provider
- Oversaw product design activities for financial applications
- Planned and executed Design Thinking activities
UX Consultant & Designer
self employed
Multiple client projects
- Led UX projects such as web and mobile apps, e.g. for a leading tourism company
Onsite Marketing & Design Lead
mobile.de / eBay
Strategic and operative responsibility for the onsite marketing channels of mobile.de, automobile.it and automobile.fr
- Defined and executed channel strategy derived from company's marketing strategy
- Managed a six digit budget
- Steered digital agency
- Oversaw ad management of onsite campaigns
- Raised average CTR of onsite ads by 30%
- Implemented a comprehensive web analytics system for marketing landing pages and microsites based on Google Analytics
Corporate Design Governance for all mobile.international portals
- Pioneered an integrated styleguide initiative
- Definition of cross channel design principles and guidelines
- Definition of corporate imagery
- Realization of a one-stop-shop online brand portal
- Project and budget management
- Executed product- and brand design governance cross channel
- Introduced design operations processes
- Serving as approver and consultant
Design & Onsite Marketing Specialist
mobile.de / eBay
- Executed corporate- and product design governance
- Led or supported UI Design projects (from mockups to usability testing)
- Realized Onsite Marketing campaigns
- Executed ad management for mobile.international's onsite channels
Web Designer
mobile.de / eBay
- Web Design of mobile.de UI components (concept, UI design, HTML/CSS/JS coding, testing)
- Developed reusable UI components in Eclipse
- Used web standards, unobtrusive JS, MySQL
- Cooperated closely with Development and QA (later in cross functional agile teams)
- Evaluated usability and design consistency of UI components
- Conducted usability testings
Web Designer
self employed
- Realized complete web projects for small businesses like retailers, event agencies etc.
- Collaborated with agencies in bigger projects like e.g. a PR portal for an oil company
Web Designer
webHouse GmbH
- Designed and maintained UI of e-commerce platform, web pages, landing pages and online advertising
- Took on responsibility for project management of a key client, served as SPOC
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Retail, Professional Services, Banking and Finance, and Tourism.
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Experienced in Product Development, Information Technology, Strategy, Marketing, Project Management, and Research and Development.
Summary
Senior Innovation & Design Leader with 20+ years of experience driving design-led digital transformation for leading brands, including Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, SAP, ŠKODA Auto, Bayer, and eBay.
My approach combines Design Thinking, Human-Centered Design, and Service Design with rigorous data-driven decision-making to maximize user adoption and business value.
As a lifelong learner, I recently complemented my professional expertise with an M.A. in Leadership in Digital Innovation (2023), deepening my strategic and scientific understanding of innovation.
Skills
Strategic Design
Business Design
Service Design
User Experience Design
Digital Innovation Leadership
Change Agency
Agile Methodologies
Data Protection By Design
Automotive
E-Commerce
Financial Services
Med-Tech
Business Design (Lean Startup)
Ux Strategy
User Research
Service Design
Human Centered Design
Customer Journeys
Design Sprint
Workshop Facilitation
Design Governance
Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Spotify Approach)
Client Relationship Building
Project Management
Budget Planning & Administration
Ai Toolstack Along Design Phases
Analyse
Ideate
Design
Validate
Agentic Ai
Cms
Design Systems
Project Management
Collaboration
Languages
Education
University of the Arts
MA · Leadership in Digital Innovation · Berlin, Germany
University of Applied Sciences Lübeck
Media Informatics · Germany
FIU - Free Art School Hamburg
Free Art · Germany
Certifications & licenses
UX Management – Strategy & Tactics
Interaction Design Foundation
Statistics
Experience
Global Experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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