Arjan Hendriksen

Product Manager | Simplifying Complex Workflows with AI | Platform Strategy • B2B SaaS • Agentic AI

The Randstad, Netherlands

About

I've spent 10+ years in B2B SaaS building one conviction: the best products don't showcase what technology can do. They eliminate what used to slow people down, and make what's left genuinely delightful to use. I identify where innovation can fundamentally transform how teams work: not just automating tasks, but changing workflows and ways of working entirely — turning hours of manual effort into minutes, replacing context-switching with flow, and making sophisticated capabilities feel effortlessly simple. Right now, that means leading AI-powered products. Most recently, I've led AI-agentic developer experiences where context-aware assistants understand application models, generate quality code, and let developers focus on business logic instead of boilerplate. I've redesigned onboarding experiences that dramatically increased Day 1 activation and led cross-functional teams to deliver products used by thousands of enterprise customers. What I bring: - User & Customer Obsessed: Dedicated to creating products that solve real problems and deliver exceptional user experiences. - AI & Intelligent Automation Expertise: Deep understanding of AI technologies (LLMs, agentic AI, RAG) and their application to real-world problems. - End-to-End Product Ownership: Experienced in driving product vision, strategy, roadmap, and iterative delivery. - Strong technical foundation: Fluent across cloud infrastructure, APIs, and AI implementation — able to bridge what's technically possible with what actually serves users. What I'm looking for: I'm exploring senior product leadership roles where technology creates genuine transformation — particularly at the intersection of AI and how people and teams get work done. Curious what you're building, always up for a conversation.

Experience

  • Product Manager - AI Assisted Developer Platform at Mendix
    Mar 2015 - May 2026 · 11 yrs 3 mos

    As an AI driven product manager, I lead product vision and execution of the developer experience of Mendix Studio Pro. Radically transforming existing development lifecycle journeys (SDLC) and development tasks into modern, frictionless AI-assisted experiences for tens of thousands of users. My passion is to build experiences that are both intuitive and frictionless for first time users, yet robust and feature rich enough to satisfy seasoned developers. - Defining and executing the product roadmap for our AI-assisted development experience (Maia) in our low-code IDE, Studio Pro. Turning AI into a strategic assistant for developers in their daily development workflows. - Directing the product strategy, engineering, and go to market for our globally available, multi tenant PDF generation SaaS capability. - Modernized functional test automation capabilities in partnership with Menditect, cutting costs by 30 %, shortening feedback loops, and elevating overall application quality. - Co led frictionless on-boarding journeys that set new activation and learnability benchmarks for new users while preserving deep customization for experienced.

  • Product Manager - Forms & Dynamic Case Management IDE at Backbase
    Apr 2014 - Feb 2015 · 11 mos

    - Defined product strategy and roadmap for a developer IDE supporting dynamic forms and case management within the omni-channel banking platform. - Acted as Principal Consultant for strategic customers, guiding complex implementations and ensuring successful adoption of the developer platform.

  • Capgemini (8 yrs 10 mos)
    • Thought leader Mendix low-code
      2011 - Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Solution Architect / Managing Consultant
      2007 - Mar 2014 · 7 yrs 3 mos

    • Team lead & Lead J2EE developer
      Jun 2005 - Jun 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Several Client projects, including: - Belastingdienst - Kadaster - Rijkswaterstaat

  • Business analyst & Java developer at UMCN St Radboud
    Mar 2003 - May 2005 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    - Led a two-year project, partnering with UCLA, Los Angeles -owner of an open source medical learning CMS- to capture additional requirements and deliver a fully customized adaptation to store and retrieve digital multi-media medical information to support the medical education at the UMCN. - Developed several scripts and tools to transform and adjust the classical docent educational information to be fitted in the E-learning environment.

  • Business analyst & Java developer at Self-employed
    Jan 2000 - Feb 2003 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    - Designed and delivered Java & Visual Basic applications for several SMB clients, boosting daily operational efficiency and reducing manual effort.