Provides strategic design leadership by aligning cross‑functional teams around a clear product vision, driving innovation, and shaping human‑centered, organization‑wide design strategies. 
 

Orhun Baysal is a multidisciplinary Design & Innovation Leader with over 20 years of experience in the defense and automotive industries, combining strategic thinking with deep technical expertise. He has strong capabilities in industrial design, human factors, ergonomics, UX research, and design management.

 

Within Otokar—a Koç Holding company—he leads visionary design initiatives in military vehicle interior ergonomics, functional exterior design, user experience, and human–machine interaction.

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Orhun holds advanced expertise in scale mock-up development, CAD-based human factors analysis, virtual reality (VR) validation, user-centered usability tests, and multi‑layered design verification methods that integrate technical, ergonomic, and experiential data.

Beyond his technical proficiency, he works as an Agile Product Owner, Design Thinking leader, strategic design consultant, and product development mentor, guiding cross‑functional teams while strengthening user value, decision clarity, and organizational design culture.

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Orhun’s key strengths include:

• solving complex design and engineering problems,

• managing end‑to‑end design and R&D processes,

• aligning multidisciplinary teams around a clear product vision,

• building organization‑wide user‑centric culture,

• leading technological transformation projects,

• shaping product strategies that place human experience at the center.