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Akber Ahmed

@akberahmed

Senior Product Designer with 8 years designing end-to-end digital products, including AI experiences, across fashion, mobility, and EdTech.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for teams where AI is woven into how the product is built and how the team works—so we can ship useful, trustworthy experiences end to end, not just add AI as a talking point.

I’m a Senior Product Designer with eight years of experience shipping digital products across fashion, mobility, and EdTech. I focus on end-to-end experiences—starting with user research and taking work through to production.

Most of my foundation came at Snap, where I designed for major retail clients and shipped Muse, an AI stylist built on LLM recommendations and generative virtual try-on. I learned how to make model-generated outputs feel useful and trustworthy to real users, not just impressive in demos.

Today, I embed AI deeply into how the product is built and how the team works. At think-cell, I consolidated design systems into a unified component library, shaped interaction design for think-cell Assist, and designed onboarding and notification experiences for enterprise add-ons with accessibility at the core.

Across freelancing and earlier UX/UI roles, I’ve delivered measurable outcomes—like a 14% conversion lift and a 12% reduction in return rates for Fit Finder, plus an 88% task success rate and 4.0/5 user satisfaction for Muse usability testing. I thrive on cross-functional collaboration, structured design critique, and mentoring that helps teams ship better together.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Designer

Current

think-cell Software

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Consolidated multiple design systems into a unified component library and established a single source of truth across design and brand touchpoints. Shaped user flows and interaction design for think-cell Assist and designed notification and in-product onboarding experiences for B2B add-ons.

Design Systems Component Libraries Figma Variables Design Tokens Interaction Design User Flows Notifications Onboarding Enterprise Add On B2B Product Design

Interface Designer (IC4)

Snap Inc.

May 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 7 months)

Worked on end-to-end user research, interaction design, and usability testing for retail experiences within Snap following the acquisition of Fit Analytics.

User Research Interaction Design Usability Testing Accessibility

Senior UX/UI Designer

Snap Inc.

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Led end-to-end UX work for Fit Finder across retail clients, and shipped Muse (an AI stylist) combining LLM recommendations with generative virtual try-on. Co-created a scalable design system for the ARES Shopping Suite and worked with engineers to maintain accessibility standards.

UX UI Design User Research Interaction Design Usability Testing Generative AI Design Systems Accessibility Mentorship

Product Designer

Lingoda

Jan 2018 - Oct 2018 (9 months)

Designed interfaces for student and teacher portals on a global EdTech platform, delivering high-fidelity designs and development-ready prototypes. Conducted usability testing to improve the digital classroom experience and established an initial UX/UI style guide.

UX UI Design Usability Testing Product Design

Product Designer

Sixt myDriver

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 (11 months)

Redesigned the myDriver booking flow end-to-end and conducted user research to inform design decisions with product and engineering teams.

UX UI Design User Research

Senior Art Director

Ogilvy & Mather

Oct 2012 - Mar 2016 (3 years 5 months)

Advanced from Visualizer to Senior Art Director across international agencies, leading visual concept development and executive stakeholder presentations for global campaigns.

Visual Concepts Art Direction Executive Presentation Creative Direction

Senior Art Director

MullenLowe Group

Oct 2012 - Mar 2016 (3 years 5 months)

Advanced from Visualizer to Senior Art Director across international agencies, leading visual concept development and executive stakeholder presentations for global campaigns.

Visual Concepts Art Direction Executive Presentation Creative Direction

Senior Art Director

Leo Burnett

Oct 2012 - Mar 2016 (3 years 5 months)

Advanced from Visualizer to Senior Art Director across international agencies, leading visual concept development and executive stakeholder presentations for global campaigns.

Visual Concepts Art Direction Executive Presentation Creative Direction

Freelance Product Design

Independent Client Work

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Designed and shipped products from research through to handoff, including SmartSubs (iOS subscription management) and GreenCycle (sustainability e-commerce) deployed in Webflow.

Product Design User Research Design Handoff Webflow