Birthday balloons
Open bunq on your birthday and balloons float up from your photo.
About
- Englishnative
- DutchB2
Hey, I’m Tom 👋
I love building products. I’ve had a hand in products that millions of people use every day, and I care about the small details.
I’m an Aussie in the Netherlands. I moved here in 2018 on a bit of a whim, and have loved it ever since.
The small details
I sweat the details.
They become how people love a brand, and they have to feel good every single time you see them.
Here are some examples from the bunq app.
Done!
Done screen
The screen you see when an action succeeds, with a matching haptic. You feel that it worked.
Save your spare change automatically
Auto Round Up
One of my most loved features, shipped in my first time at bunq. The animation explains it without reading a word, so everyone understands what it is.
Work
Head of New Products at bunq
I lead the team that takes new products from an idea to the app. Stocks, crypto and rewards are just a few recent examples. I also built a full redesign of the app around how people actually use their money, with small touches that delight. And the first real‑time speech‑to‑speech AI translation in a bank app, so you get live support in your own language.
Before that
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Senior Product Manager, Remote
I ran the teams building credit risk products that blend into the background, so customers never notice and the company stays safe.
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Senior Product Manager, Stitch (formerly HATCH)
I joined the HATCH digital showroom, which became Stitch: PVH’s platform for designing and selling fashion on screen, before a sample is made. Product Manager first, then Senior. Stitch was later sold to Fashion Cloud.
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Product Owner, PVH · Tommy Hilfiger
A new checkout for Tommy.com across 26 European markets, to make shopping there a delight.
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Product Manager, bunq
The first time around. I built the Travel Card with ZeroFX, the Green Card, and Auto Round Up, still one of the most loved features in bunq’s history. The critics rave: “I’ve never met anyone as passionate about confetti (and product).”
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Product Manager, Freelancer.com
Where it started. I led the team building collaboration tools, so managing freelance work gets as easy as possible. I was also the voice of a Freelancer ad on Spotify.
Studio
Oops Studio
Small apps, made carefully.
On the side, with a friend, I run Oops Studio. We make iPhone apps we want to use ourselves, and we sweat the details. It’s a fun way to flex our creative muscles.
- friendtips Live on the App Store The places your friends actually recommend, on one map.
- Concerto Live on the App Store One tap for the whole concert. See what is playing on your Lock Screen.
- Fleety Coming soon Keep track of every plane you have ever flown in.
- spaarrentevergelijken.com Live Compares the savings rates of every Dutch bank, every morning.
Say hello
The best way to reach me is email.
hello@tombilske.comTrash
Nothing here. I keep things tidy. 😉