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Tara van Amerongen

Tara van Amerongen

SVP Design at Xero; award-winning design and digital transformation leader specializing in user experience, strategic design, and business model innovation.

Jul 15, 2026

16:30
Tara?
16:31
I love this, um, aspect of expression and being memorable because, um, I'm probably an outlier in this group, having transitioned into design mid-career and being acutely aware that I didn't have the work to put in a portfolio, and that if I wanted to make it in design, I could never send my CV or portfolio.
16:48
I would never, you know, get past the first screening from the, uh, talent team or anyone who opened my stuff.
16:54
So being memorable was for me going, "They have to meet me first.
16:58
They have to feel my energy.
17:00
They have to know what I'm talking about.
17:02
Um, we need to explore how I can help them," rather than doing, you know, what, what has happened past, if you haven't gone to design school or you don't have three to five solid case studies.

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