
Lao Sanchez
Fluent in Web2 and Web3. Previously Booking.com, Uber, Bitvavo, Wish, Adyen, and more.
Originally from Colombia and professionally shaped in the Netherlands, I bring 17 years of experience designing and leading digital product experiences across Web2 and Web3. My work spans product strategy, design leadership, and hands-on craft, with a focus on building products that are both ambitious in vision and rigorous in execution.
Design is the thread that runs through everything I do. I enjoy the ambiguity of starting from nothing as much as the discipline of making an existing product meaningfully better. I care about clarity, craft, and precision—and about creating experiences that feel considered rather than merely functional.
I got into design because I've always been interested in people: how they think, what they value, and how the things we create influence their everyday lives.
Beyond design, I'm interested in sound, photography, training, and Cairo, my four-legged reminder that not everything can be optimised.
Leadership
Craft & direction
- Booking.com, 2017–2020, Product Designer and Manager, Amsterdam
- Uber, 2022–2023, Senior Design Manager, Amsterdam
- Bitvavo, 2023–2025, Director of UX & Product Design, Amsterdam
- Wish, 2021–2022, Design Manager, San Francisco
- Adyen, 2020–2021, Lead Product Designer, Amsterdam
- Defi App, 2024–2025, Principal Designer, Remote
- Thesis, 2025–2026, Principal Designer, Amsterdam
- Bol.com, —, Product Designer, Amsterdam