An Engineer Turned Designer — And Never Looked Back.

I'm Dilara, a multidisciplinary design & product leader. My non-linear journey to design provided me with developing passion for creating impactful, people-centric products.

With 11 years in design, I've led various teams and developed products loved by millions. My experience spans building products from 0→1 across Europe, the US, and APAC, uplevelling existing products, and growing design organizations.

I am currently working as a fractional leader, design advisor to different startups & scale ups, while advancing my practice in transformational coaching.

Beyond work, I am deeply engaged with art, psychology, journaling and music. You can find me in getting lost in my large canvases, filling my Hobonichi agenda in a coffee shop or doing vocal exercises—neighbour-friendly, of course.

Photo credit: Felix Ziebarth

My core values.

Integrity.

I am true to myself and my word. My actions reflect my values.

Curiousity.

Journey of learning broadens my perspective and keeps me hungry.

Belonging.

I cherish and create communities where everyone can freely express their true selves.

Connection.

I find joy and growth in quality relationships in both my personal and professional life.

Intuition.

I honor intuition as my personal source of insight and powerful tool in making decisions.

Work experience.

Senior Director, Product Design at Checkout.com
Berlin Germany

2022 — 2024

2022 — 2022

Global Head of Product Design at Klarna
Berlin Germany

2021 — 2022

Director of Product Design at Klarna
Berlin Germany

2020 — 2021

Senior Manager, Product Design at Klarna
Berlin Germany

2019 — 2020

Manager, Product Design at Klarna
Berlin Germany

Senior Product Designer at GetYourGuide
Berlin Germany

2018 — 2019

2017 — 2018

Lead Product Designer at Delivery Hero
Berlin Germany

2016 — 2016

Head of Design (UI/UX) at Stilnest
Berlin Germany

2013 — 2016

Freelance UI/UX Designer
New York, US

Clients
Tommy Hilfiger USA — New York, US
Ribbon App — San Francisco, CA
Select.com — New York, NY
Tilda.com — UK
Walkin App — Dallas,TX
Pratt Institute — New York, NY
TurkishWIN — Istanbul, Turkey
Natural Junkie — UK

2013 — 2016

Marketing & Engineering roles
Istanbul, Turkey & New York, US

Companies
Refinery29 — Istanbul, Turkey
Time, Inc. — New York, US
Bluemarlin Design — New York, US
Unilever — Istanbul, Turkey
L’Oreal — Istanbul, Turkey
Baxter International — Istanbul, Turkey
BASF — Istanbul, Turkey

Fractional Design Leader & Advisor at Heyflow
Remote

2024 — Present

Design Consultant at Flink
Remote

2024

Education.

Masters of Prof. Studies, Design Management at Pratt Institute
New York, US

2013 — 2015

GPA: 3.76 / 4.00, Graduate Assistant

BSc. Chemical Engineering at University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada

2011

GPA: 3.94 / 4.00, Exchange Semester

BSc. Chemical Engineering at Bogazici University️
Istanbul, Turkey

2007 — 2013

GPA: 3.18 / 4.00, Concentration in Marketing

Transformational Coaching, Animas Centre for Coaching
United Kingdom

2024

Coaching Qualification for ICF & EMCC

Selected press.

2016 — 2017

Digital Contributor in UX at Harvard Business Review Turkey

Contributed to HBR Turkey with trends and developments in Design & UX.

Articles

“What Does Failure Mean in Product Design Process?”, 2017

“Global Product Design in 3 Steps”

“5 Topics UX Designers Will Continue to Talking About”, 2017

“3 Myths About Product Design”, 2016

“10 Books That UX Designers Can Fall in Love With”, 2016

“UX Design for Little Fingers”, 2016

“Music and UX: What Does It Mean To the Industry Today?”, 2016

“Why Should You Care About UX Design?”, 2016

2016

Service Design Award Winner at Core77 New York

Our project “Therapups”, a dog walking service built with a social purpose won the award in service design category.

Community contributions.

2016 — 2018

OpenIDEO Berlin Chapter

Co-founder & Leadership team

2018 - 2024

Mentorship Engagements

Employed World, Techstars

2013 — 2016

Turkish WIN (Women’s International Network in New York

Design Consultant & Community Member

2013

Bogazici University Women in Business Club

Co-founder & Leadership Team

Let’s chat.

dilara.neutze@gmail.com

Berlin, Germany