Design Leader for complex organisations.

I improve how organisations work by enabling better decision-making and execution — through tools, processes, and ways of working.

My work sits between research, strategy, and leadership.

I help people make sense of complexity — and move from fragmented efforts to coordinated action.

“You can’t fix a broken journey with better screens.”

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Redefining hiring across 400,000+ applicants

Rebuilt hiring workflows to improve fairness, alignment, and candidate experience in a complex organisation.

How I create impact

Design Operations

Establishing structures that enable teams to operate effectively at scale

Leading research that informs strategy, aligns stakeholders, and drives confident decisions

Coaching teams and enabling others to contribute to meaningful change

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Research & Strategy

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Leadership & Enablement

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How I lead and create impact

Beyond deliverables, I focus on how teams work, align, and grow.

My leadership approach is grounded in systems thinking, facilitation, and building trust across disciplines.

Proof & Recognition

Speaking

Speaker at industry events, academic programs, and design leadership forums

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Writing

Contributor to Touchpoint Magazine and Medium on service design and research practice

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Mentoring

Top 1% mentor on ADPList with 3000+ mentorship minutes

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Certifications

Design Leadership (Maven), OKR Practitioner, SAFe Product Manager

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He is an impressive and thoughtful researcher, and the research has produced important insights into a rapidly changing world of older people and shopping.
— Dr. Debora Price, Professor of Social Gerontology

Let’s build something that works

If you’re working on complex challenges around research, design, or organisational alignment, I’d be happy to connect.

Roman Schoeneboom

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