Dynin Khem

Director of Product Design
dyninkhem.com
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linkedin.com/in/dynin
Seasoned Product Design Leader with expertise in scaling and developing high-performing design teams, delivering strategic, data-driven design solutions, and fostering cohesive, user-centered experiences across enterprise and consumer products. Proven ability to lead design across Product, Engineering, and Marketing in high-growth environments.
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Work Experience

Kraken Crypto Exchange

Director of Product Design
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Dec 2021 - Current
  • Leadership & Team Building: Headed a team of 13 designers across product-critical domains: retail onboarding, business onboarding, risk management, fiat/crypto funding, and account security.

  • Design System Unification: Led the consolidation of 16 separate design systems into 2 unified systems, significantly improving brand coherence and team efficiency.

  • Cross-functional Partnership: Partnered with Product, Engineering, and Compliance to optimize customer acquisition and integrate regulatory requirements across multiple regions (US/CA/EU/AUS).

  • High-impact Projects:

    • Advanced Global KYC, AML, and fraud prevention initiatives, balancing regulatory compliance with seamless user experience.
    • Spearheaded key marketing page redesigns on kraken.com, ensuring consistency and enhanced engagement.

Agoda (Booking Holdings), Bangkok/Singapore

Head of Design
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2015 - Dec 2021

Agoda is the leading travel platform in Asia-Pacific and part of the Booking.com family. I joined when the company was in it’s startup phase.

  • Design Team Scale & Culture: Built and led a team of 50+ designers, fostering an inclusive, data-informed design culture and nurturing a diverse talent pool from 14+ nationalities.
  • People Leadership: Grew 6 first-time managers into effective people managers and guided junior designers through multiple stages of career growth.
  • Strategic Product Launches: Partnered with Product and Engineering on key product launches (Agoda Flights, Hotels, Homes, iOS/Android redesign) and strategic B2B initiatives in APAC markets.
  • Enterprise UX Leadership: Led the redesign of customer support tools for 800+ agents and optimized backend tools, delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and user satisfaction.

Amazon, Seattle

UX Designer - Product Experience Design
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Jul 2011 - Jun 2015
  • Fire Product Launches: Played a pivotal role in the development and launch of FirePhone/FireOS, contributing to core apps and system framework. Today the operating system powers several of Amazon’s top-selling products, including FireTV, FireTablet, and Echo devices.
  • Innovation in Design: Filed over 10 patent applications, with 2 patents awarded, showcasing a commitment to UX innovation and problem-solving.
  • Design zero-to-one: Lead designer for unreleased consumer camera device and security system.

Education

University of Texas at Austin

B.S., Advertising
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2007

Yale School of Management

Certificate, Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders
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2017

Patents

US PATENT US10169659B1

Video summarization using selected characteristics

Amazon, 2019

US PATENT US9456148B1

Multi-setting preview for image capture

Amazon, 2016

Employment Visa

US Citizenship, authorized to work in the United States

Portfolio

Portfolio Link

Detailed portfolio available upon request