Design Director · Author · Educator
Kursat Ozenc
Design leader, author, and educator at the intersection of AI, enterprise products, and human behavior.
I'm Kursat Ozenc, a design director and educator working at the seam of enterprise software and applied AI. At JPMorgan Chase I lead design for Connected Services. At Stanford d.school I teach classes on designing org culture and designing human-AI teams.
I've also co-authored two books on team rituals published by Wiley, and write a weekly newsletter on designing with AI.
Experience
Executive Design Director
JPMorgan Chase
Spearheading UX for Enterprise Application Integrations, leading design strategy for AI-enabled financial products that help businesses streamline financial workflows.
Lecturer
Stanford d.school
Instructed over 400 students in design thinking, creativity, and prototyping. Author of Rituals for Virtual Meetings and Rituals for Work (Wiley, 20K+ in sales).
VP of Design
JPMorgan Chase
Conducted in-depth interviews with 70+ startup founders to inform product strategy, directly influencing a $150M investment decision for a new digital banking platform.
Design Director
SAP Labs
Designed ML app for Fortune 500 client, enhancing inventory predictions by 30%. Developed human-centered design toolkit rolled out to 437K SAP customers globally.
Senior UX Designer
Autodesk
Owned data import workflows for Autodesk InfraWorks; co-developed notification architecture for the platform experience.
Education
Ph.D. in Interaction Design
Carnegie Mellon University
M.F.A. in Visual Communication Design
Sabanci University, Istanbul
B.S. in Industrial Product Design
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Publications
Rituals for Virtual Meetings
Practical insights and rituals for nurturing virtual team culture and energy. (Illustrated by the author.)
Rituals for Work
50 team practices to improve team and organizational culture.