Jan-Willem van den Dries

Digital innovation strategy at Shell

Harrow, England, United Kingdom

About

My work lives at the intersection of strategy and empathy. With a background in UX, service design, journey mapping and digital strategy, I specialise in turning fragmented digital landscapes into coherent, customer-first experiences, where every interaction feels intentional and meaningful. Specialties: User Experience Design, Accessibility, Digital Strategy, UX Research, AI, Sustainability in business strategy, Energy Systems

Experience

  • Shell (Full-time · 7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Strategist
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Technology Programme Lead (Computational Science and Digital Innovation)
      Aug 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Technology Advisor
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Senior User Experience Architect at Amazon
    Feb 2016 - May 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Senior Digital Customer Experience Manager (Mobile) at BT
    Jan 2015 - Feb 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Vodafone Group (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • User Experience Design Manager (Vodafone Group London)
      Jun 2010 - Dec 2014 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • Principle Manager User Experience (Vodafone Netherlands)
      Nov 2008 - Jun 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Senior Interaction Designer
      Aug 2008 - Nov 2008 · 4 mos

  • Blast Radius (1 yr 5 mos)
    • Interaction Architect
      Aug 2007 - Aug 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Freelance Interaction Designer
      Apr 2007 - Aug 2007 · 5 mos