Alp Turgut

About Me

Alp is a multi-award-winning digital product designer with 12+ years of experience shaping best-in-class digital experiences for global brands such as Nike, Atlassian, Salesforce, Rolls-Royce, Zalando, Strava, Mercedes-Benz, Virgin Media O2, and high-growth startups like Runna and many more. He specialises in structured information architecture, premium user experience, and timeless interface design with a proven track record of delivering elegant, high-performing products across mobile, web, and in-store platforms. Alp was the Founding Product Designer of Runna, a leading running and fitness app that won “App of the Year” by Apple and has reached hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. His product work at Runna played a pivotal role in driving growth, retention, and a distinct brand identity in a highly competitive fitness-tech space. With a strong focus on user research, design systems, and emerging technologies, Alp has crafted products that have scaled to millions of users globally, consistently balancing business goals with user needs. Alongside hands-on product design, Alp brings strong design leadership capable of building and leading high-performing teams, defining design vision, and operating at a Head of Design level across startups and scale-ups. He applies his proprietary “Startup Booster” methodology, a lean and principle-led design framework that has helped multiple early-stage ventures gain traction, increase conversion, and reach investment readiness.

My Skills

• Design Leadership
• Design Thinking
• Product Design
• User Experience
• User Interface

My Career

• Founding Product Designer & Product Design LeadRunnaJanuary 2023
  Current
• Product Design Lead & Founding Product DesignerRolls-RoyceAugust 2020
  Current
• Founder, Head of Design, Photographer & FilmmakerArtX Design StudioJanuary 2019
  Current
• Senior Product Designer & ArchitectMercedes-BenzJanuary 2022 - December 2022
• Senior Product Designer & ArchitectSalesforceJanuary 2022 - December 2022
• Senior Product DesignerVirgin Media O2February 2020 - April 2022
• Senior UX/UI DesignerBernadetteFebruary 2020 - April 2022
• Senior Product DesignerZalandoMay 2021 - August 2021
• Product Design LeadNew LookFebruary 2021 - April 2021
• Product Design Lead & Founding Product DesignerBuzzbikeOctober 2020 - March 2021
• Senior Product DesignerSalesforceNovember 2019 - February 2020
• Senior Product DesignerNikeNovember 2015 - October 2019
• Principle Product DesignerStrava-

My Education

• Stanford UniversityDesign ThinkingGraduated 2013
• Binghamton UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Computer ScienceGraduated 2013
• Binghamton UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Information Systems EngineeringGraduated 2011

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