Jamil Lazarev

Built the design function from zero at an AI-companion startup and shipped its 0→1 launch — B2C companion and B2B white-label, with frontend contributions of my own.

— 0-to-1 Product & Growth: Shipped the MVP, including direct frontend contributions, then scaled both the B2C companion and the B2B white-label platform: 1M+ total traffic, 100K+ MAU, 40K+ DAU.
— Design Operations: Built the processe

— Working on pet projects
— Developing my website

Ran design for a trading platform used worldwide: consolidated 20+ designers spread across product teams into one department, and built the design system the whole ecosystem now runs on.

— AI Platform (0-to-1): designed the product end to end for a unified AI platform for coding, design and content creation — the interface, the design system and the workflows for orchestrating code and media agen

Product and design advisory for the agency's own products and client work, under NDA.

Drove the product design strategy for a global crowdsourced software testing company, orchestrating the complete UX and brand overhaul of its interconnected B2B SaaS enterprise platform and B2C community app.

— Dual-Product Redesign: UX and brand overhaul of both sides at once — the B2B SaaS platform where enterprises order testing, and the B2C platform where the crowd of testers works.
— B2B Con

Founded a grocery delivery startup built on occasion-based shopping.

— Filtering by recipes, mood and food pairings instead of standard categories — the shelf reorganised around what people are actually about to cook.
— A co-branded card delivery model for the first order, built for a market where card penetration was low.
— End-to-end: product strategy, UX/UI and operations.

Built the design function for an enterprise blockchain platform and designed the regulated systems it was pitched with — for Visa, Maersk and more.

— Enterprise Blockchain: Set up design for an open-source enterprise platform, supporting partnerships with Visa, Maersk and more.
— Regulated Product Architecture: A proof of concept for a uranium marketplace and blockchain-based national voting syst

Ran product design for enterprise work inside Russia's largest media holding: intranets and portals for national corporations.

— Enterprise Intranets: Corporate intranets and internal portals for Leroy Merlin and Borjomi.
— Complex B2B Portals: The official digital procurement portal for Gazprom.
— Healthcare & FinTech: End-to-end research and design for Medzdrav (bridging online and offline care

Spearheaded the digital transformation of one of Azerbaijan's leading banks by building and scaling a cross-functional product organization (research, design, engineering, and QA) from scratch.

— 0-to-1 Product Delivery (Express24): Rescued a stalled core initiative and launched the MVP of the Express24 internet bank in a record 4 months. Driven by deep customer discovery and user interviews, the

Led the end-to-end design and technical development for a recruitment mobile application targeting the low-skilled job market.

— Team Leadership: Built and managed cross-functional design and development teams, establishing core delivery processes from the ground up.
— Full-Stack Contribution: Directed the UX/UI design and hands-on development of the mobile application, encompassing both the Node

Led product design and digital strategy for various e-commerce platforms and corporate clients.

Products:
— Zupamart: Online marketplace featuring bargain-based purchasing.
— Toyplan: Comprehensive digital wedding planning platform.
— Megamart: E-commerce online marketplace.

Key Projects:
Delivered digital solutions and branding for clients across diverse industries, including Palitra (kitchen d

Led UX/UI design initiatives for major national brands and financial institutions.

Key Projects:
— KapitalBank: Designed the corporate website (Awarded "Best Corporate Website of the Year") and the internal corporate intranet.
— Finance & E-commerce: Delivered comprehensive web platforms for AGBank, Pasha Insurance, and Chelebi (furniture, ceramics, and textiles).
— Corporate & Consulting: Design

Directed product strategy and design for Azerbaijan’s pioneering digital products agency, launching numerous first-to-market national platforms.

Key Products Launched:
— E-commerce & Marketplaces: Amour.az (cosmetics), Smarthost (first domain/hosting marketplace in Azerbaijan), Signal.az (automotive classifieds), and Ajgalma (first national food delivery platform).
— Media & Ticketing: Azerifootb

Co-founded and managed a boutique digital design agency, overseeing end-to-end product design, creative direction, and project execution for various regional businesses.

Delivered comprehensive digital solutions for a wide portfolio of B2B and B2C clients, specializing in UX/UI design, frontend architecture, and interactive web applications.

Delivered UX/UI design and frontend development at a digital studio affiliated with one of Azerbaijan’s pioneering Internet Service Providers, contributing to foundational web projects for local enterprises.

Central Bank of Azerbaijan (cbar.az): Designed and developed the official portal, which was awarded the Netty Award for "Best Government Website of the Year" (2009).