Thies Schneider
Spatial UX Lead
Experience
Spatial UX Lead
govar
- Concept, interaction and UX for XR experiences for the automotive industry
- Optimizing XR experiences
- Building experiences with AI
Interim Product Lead
Humanitarian Logistics Organization e.V.
- Product owner of a tailored SaaS platform to manage, observe, and document humanitarian projects
- Contributing to the digital transformation of humanitarian projects, including those in rural areas
- End to end user-friendliness, efficiency, personalization
Interim User Experience Lead
BurdaForward
- Led the creation and strategy of mobile applications
- Integrated complex internal AI innovations in meaningful user journeys
- Ensured the value of user experience while integrating the business needs
Interim Head of Product | Interaction Systems, JoynMe and DAVE
Seven.One Entertainment Group
- Led strategy, creation, and product management for the interaction ecosystem, including the experimental JoynMe app replacing the existing ProSieben app
- Led different teams in special projects, equivalent to a fast-paced startup environment
- Planned architecture and created a backoffice system for editorial staff for interactions, including design system
- Oversaw the connection, design, and UX of SDKs for web, iOS, and Android platforms for end users
- Built in A/B testing infrastructure from the beginning
- Managed the conception, planning, and execution of live and VoD show integrations (e.g., The Masked Singer, 1% Quiz, The Voice (Kids), GNTM, Zervakis and Opdenhövel, Joko & Klaas)
- Focused on delivering an excellent user experience with personalization, ad integration, conversion optimization, and fun user interactions
Interim User Experience Lead | Streaming Platform
Seven.One Entertainment Group
- Built and led high-performing design teams
- Head of user experience for a seamless, multi-brand streaming system; holistically, from research to implementation
- Led, integrated and managed the design system for more than seven brands
- Ensured smooth operation, interoperability, and optimal user experience for all products
- Led the development of enterprise core products such as 7pass (SSO), cross-platform media player, and SDKs for interactive elements and CMP
- Developed easy-to-use, intuitive experiences across web, apps, and smart TVs
- Shaped the overall user experience strategy, ensuring products were useful, intuitive, and fun across multiple platforms
- Managed testing infrastructure with quantitative A/B tests and qualitative user tests
- Pushed boundaries of user experience in a large corporate environment, aiming for innovation and excellence, always in sync with engineering
Senior User Experience Consultant
MediaMarktSaturn
- Established a cohesive design system companywide as a UX designer and design systems specialist
- Structured and built the UX team, creating structures to contribute to the design system
- Delivered a multi-brand design system, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience across two brands
- Developed no-code tools to streamline asset creation for marketing, enabling efficient and effective campaigns
- Leveraged expertise in design systems, UX design, and marketing to improve customer experience and drive business growth
User Experience Architect
Sinnerschrader | Accenture
- Led the creation and implementation of design systems for diverse clients
- Directed the redesign of clients’ digital platforms to improve user experience
- Assisted in developing omnichannel e-commerce concepts, ensuring seamless and consistent user experiences across all channels
- Delivered successful, user-friendly digital solutions tailored to specific industry requirements
User Experience Researcher & Product Architect
Folkwang University of the Arts
- Conducted research on user behavior to gather insights for product development
- Identified key design principles to guide the invention of new mechanisms and products
- Focused on fulfilling users’ needs while ensuring usability and overall satisfaction of the products
- Provided valuable insights and recommendations based on research findings to the team
- Delivered psychology lectures
Summary
I've spent the last decade designing holistic experiences that people actually want to use. That's what drives me - creating products where great UX isn't an afterthought, but the foundation.
My background in psychology and human-machine interaction shaped how I approach design: always starting with the user, their needs, and their context. I've led UX strategy and cross-functional teams at companies like Seven.One, BurdaForward, and MediaMarktSaturn, working across everything from streaming platforms to XR applications.
What I've learned: the best products come from autonomous teams where everyone - designers, engineers, PMs-contributes their best work. My role is to bridge the gap between business goals and user needs, translate technical constraints into design opportunities, and build design systems that scale across brands and platforms.
I've built enterprise design systems used across 7+ brands, transformed traditional TV into interactive experiences, and recently moved into spatial computing - designing for VisionOS and Meta Quest. My UX work has earned if Design, UX Design, and German Design awards, but honestly, the real win is seeing users adopt and love what we build.
Currently exploring how AI and immersive technologies can create better user experiences, not just flashier features. Always happy to connect with fellow designers, product people, and anyone who believes good UX makes a difference.
Skills
Tools:
- Ai Comfyui (2d/3d), Drawthings, Elevenlabs, Ollama, Replicate
- Cursor, Heygen, Clueso
- Product Management: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Slack/teams Etc.
- Ux: Figma, Adobe Xd, Photoshop
- Code: Visual Studio, Git (-Hub And -Lab), Xcode
Industry Knowledge:
- Ux-design
- Design Systems
- Design Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Strategic User Experience Management
- User Experience Research
- Service Design
- Holistic Design
- Workshop Facilitation
- Product Management
- Prototyping
- Information Architecture
- Wireframing
- Interaction Design
- Usability Testing
- User Testing
- User Interface Design
- User Centricity
- Team Building And Motivation
- Strategic Planning
- Usability Evaluation
- Assessment
Tools & Technologies:
- Figma, Adobe Xd, Sketch, Invision, Zeplin
- Jira, Confluence, Notion
- Office, Keynote, G-suite (Slides, Sheets)
- Html, Css, React, Typescript
- Code Understanding
Additional Skills:
- Design Leadership
- Supervising & Mentoring
- Recruiting
- Agile Methodologies
- Scrum
- Safe
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Empathy
- Time Management
- Continuous Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Manage Feedback
- Creativity
- Presentation Skills
- Visual Communication
- Business Acumen
- Trend-chasing
- Diplomacy
- Strategic Decision Making
- Adaptability And Innovation
- Mentorship And Talent Development
Languages
Education
TU Darmstadt
M.Sc, Psychology - Occupational and Engineering Psychology · Psychology · Darmstadt, Germany
TU Darmstadt
B.Sc., Psychology · Psychology · Darmstadt, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Product Owner PSPO I
Scrum.org
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