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Kenneth
Jansson
VP of Design & Research
Weedmaps
Kenneth is a Brooklyn-based VP of Design & Research with 15+ years of experience building, scaling, and optimizing marketplace and platform businesses. He has led high-performing, multidisciplinary teams across Product Design, UX, and UXR, driving end-to-end strategy from early-stage concept through growth and maturity. His work spans editorial, e-commerce, and complex two-sided SaaS marketplaces, across startups, scale-ups, and enterprise environments. Ken is known for connecting design to business outcomes—aligning user needs, data, and company strategy to unlock measurable impact. He champions research-driven decision-making, operational excellence, and design systems that scale, while fostering a culture where teams can do their most creative and meaningful work. A dedicated mentor and leader, he invests deeply in developing talent, shaping strong design organizations, and embedding design as a core strategic function within the business
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27 March 2026 14:15 - 14:45
Beyond craft: The real job of design leadership
Building a world-class design team is easy; keeping it alive inside a high-growth product company is the hard part. Real leadership happens in the gaps between the sprints. It’s found in the hard conversations with stakeholders, the defense of user-centered processes, and the emotional intelligence required to rebuild a team's culture from the ground up. Join us for a candid look at the scars and successes of leading design through organizational transformation.