Ahmet Buğra Avcılar

Led 0→1 and growth phases for an AI-powered creator ads platform, scaling the creator base to 30k+ users. Built LLM-based brief generation and creator-matching workflows and ran a platform revamp that improved revenue forecast performance by ~120%.

Owned end-to-end product design for a Gen Z virtual pet app, covering concept, game mechanics, and analysis/quality. Drove growth to 4M+ users through social features, gamification loops, and rapid A/B experimentation.

Shipped mobile-first B2B2C engagement features (SDK + CMS) by running usability tests and working end-to-end with engineering. Contributed to a $3M ARR SDK/CMS by improving onboarding and designing interactive story formats for enterprise clients, while mentoring junior designers.

Consulted to design a newborn child tracking app from scratch and manage product execution. After the consultancy, the company secured a $175k investment at a $2.4M valuation.

Contributed across the iGaming product design process, creating high-level designs and prototypes and running user testing. Presented product work to board members and collaborated within a team of product and concept designers.

Designed UI for a multi-country fashion e-commerce platform selling to 130+ countries across 6 languages. Worked closely with the CRO team, delivering projects that drove at least a 10% impact on company revenue.

Managed and led the design team while collaborating with customers on websites and apps. Focused on translating business requirements into usable interfaces and delivering end-to-end design work.

Started an MBA program at Istanbul Kültür University in 2017 but dropped out.

Studied Economics at Istanbul University from 2011 to 2015.