About Sébastien
With 20+ years of experience in digital product design, I’ve helped startups and global brands like Louis Vuitton, Michelin, Ontex, Prestashop, and Dreem craft meaningful, high-impact user experiences.
Currently Head of Design at a hyper-growth company in sustainable energy, I lead a team of product designers embedded in cross-functional squads. I define and scale design strategy, foster a culture of continuous discovery and delivery, and drive DesignOps to streamline execution.
My work blends strategic thinking, service design, and hands-on leadership to align user needs with business impact. I believe design is a force for progress — and I’m committed to building products that are not only effective and elegant, but also sustainable.
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 100km), Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Genève (up to 50km)
Experience
- MyLight150Head of designENERGY AND UTILITIESApril 2021 - Today (5 years and 3 months)Lyon, France• Building and leading a high-performing team of 7 product designers working in squads to deliver exceptional digital products.• Creating and managing a design system based on design tokens to ensure design consistency and efficiency throughout the organization.• Designing services and digital experiences that meet user needs while supporting business objectives.• Working with 3 entities attached to a group to continuously improve the quality of our products (B2C, B2B, and B2B2C Experience).• Managing and tracking design KPIs to measure the performance of the design department and ensure continuous improvement of product quality.• Building and leading a high-performing team of 7 product designers working in squads to deliver exceptional digital products.• Creating and managing a design system based on design tokens to ensure design consistency and efficiency throughout the organization.• Designing services and digital experiences that meet user needs while supporting business objectives.• Working with 3 entities attached to a group to continuously improve the quality of our products (B2C, B2B, and B2B2C Experience).• Managing and tracking design KPIs to measure the performance of the design department and ensure continuous improvement of product quality.
- PrestashopSenior Product DesignerE-COMMERCESeptember 2020 - April 2021 (8 months)Paris, France- Leading the Energy tribe, focused on optimizing and managing solar energy performance through user-centric digital solutions.- Overseeing the design delivery across multiple squads by coordinating workflows and supporting other designers in their product streams.
- DreemSenior Product DesignerMEDICALMay 2020 - September 2020 (4 months)Paris, FranceExploring and validating new mass-market business opportunities at Dreem within a multidisciplinary squad through high-speed prototyping, rapid testing, and continuous iteration.
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Education
- After Effect level I, II, IIIFormation Pyramid2012
- UX DesignLES GOBELINS2019Conception et recommandation des stratégies digitales, services et produits interactifs.
Certifications
- Design Thinking : PrototypingLinkedin Learning2016
- 3D Content creation for Virtual RealityLinkedin Learning2016