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Artu Immonen

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Experienced and proven design professional with end-to-end project leadership roles in leading design agencies and in-house positions for both B2B and B2C products.

About

Experienced and proven design professional with end-to-end project leadership roles in leading design agencies and in-house positions for both B2B and B2C products. Strong ability to manage and plan complex project entities, cut through interdisciplinary team noise, design with AI integration, and handle confidential information with discretion.

Recognized for high adaptability and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments while advocating for healthy agile lean UX practices.

  • 14 years' experience
  • Joined July 2026

Industry experience

  • Computers & Electronics
  • Consumer Goods
  • Manufacturing
  • Software & Internet
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 8 roles

Staff user experience designer · Mercedes-Benz Tech InnovationOct 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Supervised and planned a design library migration for an internal development platform, coordinating 80+ individual contributing scrum teams with ready-to-use templates and component-specific usage guidance. Shipped as a lead designer 50+ complex business feature-specific technical user flows with implementation-ready design specifications and a 0% escalation rate over a five-year span. Integrated and trained agency AI models into the early discovery phase concept validation processes, resulting in shorter design iteration loops.

Staff user experience designer · Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, Stuttgart, DEOct 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

Supervised and planned a design library migration for an internal development platform with more than 80 individual contributing scrum teams, enabling ready-to-use templates and component-specific usage guidance. Shipped as lead designer more than 50 complex business feature technical user flows with implementation-ready specification documents, aiming for 0% escalation rate over a five-year span. Integrated and trained agency AI models into early discovery phase concept validation processes, resulting in shorter design iteration loops.

Senior designer · Phoenix DesignFeb 2017 – Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Held multiple project lead roles for exploratory design projects in the automotive and emerging technology fields. Served as long-term client contact for Audi’s internal design team; managed project team capacity estimations and utilization in addition to creative leadership and leading motion design roles across market-ready projects. Led multiple blue ocean pitch deck projects resulting in five- and six-figure design project orders.

Senior designer · Phoenix Design, Stuttgart, DEFeb 2017 – Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 6 mos
Senior designer · Ziba TokyoAug 2013 – Nov 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Senior designer · Ziba Tokyo, Tokyo, JPNAug 2013 – Nov 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Visual designer · Yasum a Kan StudioOct 2011 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos
Visual designer · Yasum a Kan Studio, Tokyo, JPNOct 2011 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos

Education

Master of engineering - Product design · Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, JPN2030 – 2011
Bachelor of design - Industrial design · LAB University of applied sciences, Lah ti, FIN2030 – 2009
Master of Engineering - Product Design · Kyoto Institute of Technology2011
Bachelor of Design - Industrial Design · LAB University of Applied Sciences, Lahti2009

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