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Robert Kraus

@robertkraus

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I design enterprise SaaS interfaces and governed design systems for complex products.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to design complex enterprise or SaaS products, build and govern accessible design systems, and work closely with product, engineering, research, and domain experts while applying AI-assisted workflows.

I've designed enterprise and SaaS products for Mercedes-Benz, Zeiss, Probis Software, Toyota, Renault, and dealership digitalization platforms. My work turns complex, regulated, and safety-critical domain logic into clear, production-ready interfaces.

I build and govern design systems, collaborate closely with product, engineering, research, and domain experts, and use AI-assisted workflows for rapid prototyping. I also designed and built UIPrism end-to-end, a design-system governance tool.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Independent UX/UI & Design Systems Consultant

Current

robert-kraus.com

Jan 2003 - Present (23 years 8 months)

Independent consultant for enterprise and SaaS product design and development. Designed and built UIPrism, a design-system governance tool, end-to-end.

UX UI Design Design Systems Product Design Governance Figma Prototyping

Lead Product Designer

Probis Software GmbH

Mar 2026 - Apr 2026 (1 month)

Led product discovery with PM and engineering through interviews, prototyping, and usability tests. Owned design-system direction, UX principles, and accessibility standards; collaborated on specs, design QA, and acceptance criteria.

Product Discovery Prototyping Usability Testing Design Systems Accessibility Design QA

Senior UX/UI Designer

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year)

Designed screens and prototypes for a factory fault-recognition and second-level-support tool. Reworked a fleet-management system with high feature and cognitive load; ran stakeholder and expert workshops and translated findings into UI improvements. Contributed to MBUI governance and alignment.

UX UI Design Prototyping Design Systems MBUI Stakeholder Workshops UI Improvements

UX/UI Design Consultant

Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH

Apr 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Designed a cloud-based B2B financial-management suite of seven apps for dealership digitalization. Worked as one of two UX designers across seven development teams; delivered complex forms, approval flows, and production-ready features. Migrated the design system from Adobe XD/Sketch to Figma for a React-based frontend.

UX UI Design Design Systems Figma React Complex Forms Approval Flows

UI Designer

ONELOGIC GmbH (ONEDATA.AI)

Jan 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 11 months)

SaaS UI/UX, responsive product design, and cross-brand implementation. Brand and marketing website design.

UI UX Design SaaS Responsive Design Branding

UI Designer

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 (5 months)

Designed production-ready touch UI for the Zeiss VisuRef clinical refraction device and extended the ZUI system for physical medical-device contexts, including touch targets, states, and error prevention.

UI Design Touch UI Medical Devices Design Systems Accessibility

UX Consultant

Valtech Mobility GmbH

Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 (6 months)

UX/UI design for in-car navigation and smart-mobility solutions for Toyota and Renault; planned and evaluated user tests.

UX UI Design In Car Navigation Smart Mobility User Testing

Motion & Interaction Designer

BMEL/TULP GmbH

Motion and interaction design for Grüne Messe Berlin, including interaction and motion design.

Motion Design Interaction Design

Senior UX/UI Designer

ui/deation GmbH & Co. KG

UX workshops, research, MVP testing, and design systems for projects including waipu.tv, ProSiebenSat.1 TV, Cliximx Lernportal by Deutsche Post AG, and Burgerme.

UX Workshops Research MVP Testing Design Systems

Creative Director

Museum Cadolzburg

Creative direction for visual concept, animation, storytelling, and game design.

Creative Direction Visual Concepts Animation Storytelling Game Design

Co-Founder, Creative Director

Kurkontor GbR

Co-founded and led an agency for interactive media as creative director.

Creative Direction Interactive Media

Creative Designer

Partnerpool AG

Creative design and communication design for clients including Siemens Attane and Surpass.

Creative And Design Communication Design

Designer/UX/UI Consultant

Robert-Kraus.com

Selected earlier roles: Designer/UX/UI Consultant for clients including Canadian Solar, Pro7, Fairfleet, SZ, BSV Bayern, and Soulsurf GmbH.

UX UI Design Consulting

Art Director Online

Plan.Net Concept

Art direction for online projects, including visual concept, animation, storytelling, and game design.

Art Direction Visual Concepts Animation Storytelling Game Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Digitale Leute School

Vibe Coding Bootcamp, Agentic AI Engineering

2026 -

Completed a Vibe Coding Bootcamp in Agentic AI Engineering from May to July 2026, covering prompt and context engineering, agentic AI systems, and AI product architecture.