About
Senior Product Designer with 9+ years in digital products.
I'm Philipp, a Senior Product Designer based in Berlin. I started out in graphic and communication design and have been designing digital products as a freelancer since 2017, for brands like Bosch, NURI and KPMG and with agencies such as AKQA, R/GA and Omnicom.
I work across the whole product lifecycle, from discovery and problem framing to prototyping, design systems and handover. At Bosch I worked in larger teams for two years, mentored a junior designer, aligned daily with 7+ developers and saw products through to launch.
AI is now part of how I work. I explore in Figma Make and Claude Design and build coded prototypes with Claude Code on real design systems, so ideas reach users in days. The tools speed up the making. Framing the right problem stays with me.
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Working
- Remote, and on site on request
- Languages
- German (native), English (fluent)
- Experience
- 15+ years in design, 9+ in digital products
“Philipp and I worked together to build up the first version of our matchmaking platform Bosch LegendsLab. From day one he took on the role as Lead designer and established a well-founded design system where we could build up all future activities. He showed a great product understanding, always close to our users and proactively suggested new ideas to further improve our user experience. Philipp delivered high-quality results, always on-time and in an independent way of working. I highly recommend Philipp as UI/UX designer and would love to work together with him again.”
Dr. Katharina BurkardtProduct Management and Owner, Bosch LegendsLabEducation
- 2010Diploma in Communication DesignUniversity of Applied Sciences Trier
- 2005Graphic Design AssistantAdolf-Kolping-Schule Münster
FAQ
What kind of products do you design?
Mostly B2B and B2C SaaS, platforms, dashboards and mobile apps in security, recruiting, fintech, insurance and real estate. I work across the whole lifecycle, from discovery and problem framing to prototyping, design systems and handover.
How do you use AI in your design process?
I explore in Figma Make and Claude Design and build coded prototypes with Claude Code on the real design system, with tokens synced via Figma MCP. AI speeds up exploring and making. Framing the right problem, talking to users and deciding what ships stay with me. See the process.
Have you led designers, or do you work as an individual contributor?
Mostly as a senior individual contributor. At Bosch I worked in larger teams for two years, mentored a junior designer, aligned daily with 7+ developers and saw products through to launch. On Bosch LegendsLab I was the UX/UI Design Lead.
How do you hand over to developers?
As code-ready components, with engineering involved from research and sizing onwards. At NURI the handover ran through Storybook, at Bosch Security as React components via Anima, and today I hand over coded prototypes built on the real design system.
Do you work remotely or on site?
Both. I'm based in Berlin, work remotely and come on site on request.
Are you available?
Yes. I'm open to full-time positions or freelance projects. In a full-time role I want to stay with one product beyond launch and keep improving it with the team. Get in touch.