Design System Manager
I have spent more than 8 years helping product teams design their Design Systems, then govern them as they grow. I combine digital accessibility, UX and AI to automate the repetitive work and ship interfaces that more people can use.
RGAA certified by Access42
Teams that trusted me with their projects
Your audits keep flagging the same accessibility issues.
Your stakeholders generate their mockups with AI, with no Designer to review them.
And every fix lands after release.
You're in the right place.
What I believe
A Design System gives teams shared rules to design consistent, accessible interfaces.
I work on the foundations, the components, the documentation and the governance. I aim for a system that teams and AI tools actually use, and that can change without breaking everything.
AI and design
I build tools and workflows where Design Systems, digital accessibility and AI meet. They automate repetitive tasks and support design teams. Components, rules and accessibility standards make the work faster, as long as we keep the friction users face in sight.
Portfolio
2020
An emergency alert tool that French towns use to warn residents during a crisis. I designed it with municipal staff and elected officials.
about 5 minto prepare an alert in testing, against about 15 min in the benchmark of competing tools
2025
An audit of 17 components, then hands-on help with the fixes.
99%component compliance, up from about 20% at the audit
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I work on Design Systems, accessibility, user research and AI for design teams, on the methods as much as on the deliverables. I also mentor designers one to one.
WCAG or RGAA required
For organizations that must comply with WCAG or the French RGAA, or that want to know where they stand before a redesign.
Product teams
For product teams who want to build on real usage before designing.
Design and engineering teams
For teams who need a Design System manager: I run your Design System, from tokens to governance.
Design and product teams
To hand repetitive checks over to AI and give your designers time back for user research and design decisions.
French-speaking designers
One-to-one sessions to become independent on accessibility, or to settle into a lead role.
Torn between two services? Write to me and I'll point you to the right one.
Hi, I'm Linh-Dan Tran
Before I moved into design, I studied public health. It made me aware of the human side of services, and of how unequal access to them can be.
Running user tests in Montréal with older adults and people with cognitive disabilities showed me how much it matters to design services everyone can use.
That experience shaped how I see design and strengthened one conviction: accessibility should never be optional.
If I had the chance to cross paths with Linh-Dan again on a new assignment, I would not hesitate to repeat the experience
What my clients say
I was blown away by how quickly she got up to speed on the customer mobile app in the Leroy Merlin context, and by how much work she can take on. She is a force to be reckoned with!
Gwennaelle Vermandel, Strategic Designer, Leroy MerlinLinh brings a sharp and relevant critical eye. She has a rare ability to get to grips with complex environments.
Benjamin Vanderlynden, product manager, SiriusShe has a brilliant gift for synthesis, a wonderful ability to listen and an everyday enthusiasm that is both inspiring and motivating!
Ousmane Diarra, project manager, DesjardinsContact
A question, a project to discuss, or curious about 1:1 mentoring? Tell me what you have in mind. A few lines are enough to start. I work remotely, in English or French. Mentoring sessions are in French.