Jasper van Hemert

Head of Product & Design | Scalable Platforms & Strong Teams | Sustainability & Impact | ex-TomTom, ex-trivago | curious by default

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About

Strategic product & UX leader with 20+ years of experience turning complex problems into digital solutions that scale — for people, planet, and business. I’ve led product, UX, and research teams at FedEx and TomTom, launched apps and SaaS platforms used by millions, and co-founded businesses from scratch. My sweet spot is at the intersection of behavior design, sustainability, and product strategy — where bold ideas meet business impact. I’m known for building empowered teams, translating ambiguity into action, and creating momentum across functions. I bring clarity, energy, and calm to high-stakes environments, always tying design and research back to strategic priorities. What I bring to the table: • End-to-end product and UX leadership across global orgs and startups • Strategic discovery, growth, and digital transformation • Deep experience in sustainability, behavior design, and experimentation • A builder’s mindset and an executive lens Curious, energetic, and grounded — I lead with purpose, and I love solving hard problems with great people.

Experience

  • FedEx (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head of UX Design
      Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

    • User Experience Manager
      Dec 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • tell Charlie (Amsterdam Area, Netherlands)
    • Head of Product
      Aug 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Driving the product and growing the business; My responsibilities span Customer Development, Market Research, User Research, Product Strategy, Product Development, Product Marketing, Business Development, Partner Integrations and Growth.

    • Product Owner • Research Lead • Growth Hacker
      May 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      tell Charlie is a service that enhances guest experiences through feedback and personal contact. Throughout the entire customer journey, tell Charlie will be there for the guests to make sure their stay is the best it can be. Hotels that use tell Charlie receive higher ratings, higher room value and higher guest loyalty. Get in touch if you want to find out what tell Charlie can do for your hotel: ✆ +31-(0)6-24652598 ✉ jasper.vanhemert @ tellcharlie.com

  • User Researcher • Product Owner at trivago
    Oct 2017 - May 2018 · 8 mos

  • TomTom (11 yrs)
    • Product Manager
      Jan 2017 - Sep 2017 · 9 mos

      Responsible for the definition, implementation and productization of the web feedback product for the GPS Sports watch, reporting into VP Product Management.

    • Global UX Design Research Lead
      Dec 2013 - Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Drive innovation and research for sports & fitness products, wearables, action cameras, car & motorcycle navigation, mobile apps, web and packaging. Directing product scope on a tactical and strategic level. • Management and coordination of all consumer UX Research. • Tool and knowledge development, such as for the Behaviour Design program. • Identifying potential product opportunities and threats. • Collaboration with all product creation stakeholders.

    • Senior User Experience Researcher
      Sep 2009 - Nov 2013 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      User & design research and product development for numerous products for dedicated navigation devices, mobile, and web.   • User & Design research, such as for the TomTom VIA range. • Exploring new product concepts, such as driver support systems. • Product development, such as for the TomTom GO range. • In collaboration with PM, PMM and agile development teams. • Sharing research insights and evangelizing UX across organization. • Interaction design, such as for TomTom’s Car Park feature. • Project management, such as for the EcoNav and Advice project. • Development of new research tools, such as usage analytics.

  • Co-Founder & ICT Developer at Mylogic
    Jun 2005 - Dec 2007 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Webdevelopment, information architecture, Usability Advice and Sales.