Felix Praschak

Shaping the future of digital user experiences

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Global UX Leadership // SOP-ready Production UX Delivery for Automotive & Digital Ecosystems // Concept & Interaction Design // User Experience & Interface Design // Hardware & Software Prototyping

Experience

  • UX Lead AI at BMW Group
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • BMW China (Shanghai, Cina · On-site)
    • UX Lead
      Mar 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      // Strategic Leadership Guide the UX direction for BMW in China, aligning local customer needs with global strategy. // User-Centric Innovation Turn insights from Chinese users into digital experiences that are intuitive, premium, and relevant. // Product Focus Deliver mass-production, SOP-ready solutions with a focus on quality and brand fit. // Global Influence Bring local innovation into global products, acting as a bridge between China and Munich.

    • Expert User Experience Design
      Apr 2019 - Feb 2025 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      // Future Concepts Shaped next-gen in-car digital experiences by anticipating user needs in China and beyond, translating insights and trends into intuitive, brand-fit systems. // Collaboration & Teams Enabled high-performing, cross-cultural teams through agile, iterative prototyping and a strong user-centered design culture. // Creative Tech Advocated for early use of creative technologies to ideate, test, and showcase concepts — ensuring innovation that is both cutting-edge and user-friendly.

  • BMW Group (München)
    • Creative Technologist & User Experience Designer
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs

      // User Experience Framework Responsible for the development of the user experience framework for the upcoming MINI instrument cluster, the upcoming BMW head-up display and the overall in-car augmented reality experience. // Rapid Prototyping Platform Design and development of a sustainable rapid prototyping platform for quick testing and iterating concept ideas. The platform allows to experience, iterate and present ideas in a vehicle environment. // Mentoring of junior target groups Recruiting, on-boarding and supervision of junior target groups in the UI / UX area. // Other tasks Budget planning, supervision and support of our development service providers. Coordinating the yearly departmental ISO audits.

    • Engineering Project Specialist
      Oct 2014 - Mar 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

      // SE Team Lead Development E/E AC Components Professional lead of an interdisciplinary development team for the E/E components of the vehicles air conditioning unit. Including technical project management, requirements engineering and validation from concept phase until start of production.

    • Master Thesis Student
      Feb 2014 - Sep 2014 · 8 mos

      // Master Thesis in human-machine interaction and interface design. Development and evaluation of an interaction concept for semi-transparent displays.

  • User Experience Intern at BMW Brilliance Automotive
    Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 · 6 mos

    Developing interface concept for the Chinese market respecting the needs of Chinese customers and their environment.

  • User Interface Design Intern at crossvertise GmbH
    Mar 2011 - Sep 2011 · 7 mos

    Support of crossvertise GmbH during their start-up phase with interface design, corporate identity graphic design and frontend development of the companies web platform.