James Bowen

James Bowen is a seasoned design professional currently serving as the Senior Product Design Manager at Bumble Inc. since April 2021, where previous roles included Product Design Manager and Product Design Lead - Revenue. Prior experience at BBC from May 2015 to April 2021 involved leading user experience design for significant projects such as the full redesign of Top Gear digital and enhancing BBC Sounds' discover stream. James also contributed to the BBC identity management platform, facilitating 20 million user accounts. Earlier career experience includes a role as Lead Digital Designer at Simply Scuba UK, progressing from Junior to Lead Digital Designer over 2.5 years. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from the University for the Creative Arts.